Flowers and Feathers

No modern Rockabilly girl's hairstyle would be complete without their signature hair accessories!

Hair clips, flowers, feathers, combs, butterflies and so much more!



Who wouldn't want to be a Rockabilly chick with so many gorgeous hair accessories to choose from!



Check out Babygirlboutique.com for some of the best and most beautiful hair accessories out there!

Hair-Do How-To

In my earlier posts I talked about women's Rockabilly fashion and make-up, so today let's have a look at the women's Rockabilly hairstyles!

Women's Rockabilly hairstyles are varied, but still follow two basic general looks.

The first is a moderate-length, layered style. This style is always curly, making use of the hair's natural curl or being permed and roller-set.

The other look that is most common among the modern Rockabilly devotees is the one made popular by Bettie Page, a 1940's and 1950's pin-up model.

This look is a longer style, generally created with a blunt-cut fringe across the forehead. The hair is centre-parted, left long and generally styled to have soft waves along the legth, while the bangs are straight and smooth.

Having trouble trying to figure out how to do these styles?

You Tube has lots of videos to help! Here is one of my favourites:

Put Your Cat Clothes On!

This week's song is by Rockabilly pioneer Carl Perkins, the King of Rockabilly!

His best-known song is the hit "Blue Suede Shoes" - Yes, you heard right! Carl Perkins wrote that song, not Elvis Presley! With that song he virtually defined and established Rockabilly music in the Rock 'n' Roll era.

Many of his other songs were also covered by the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and the Beatles.

In 1987 Carl Perkins was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Blue, Blue, Blue Suede Shoes, Baby!

Ok, this week it's all about men's Rockabilly fashion - We've covered the clothes and hair, so let's finish off the look with the right kind of shoes!

Any true Rockabilly guy will tell you that Creepers are a must! They come in every colour under the sun, but the plain black and white are still the most common.
This website has loads to choose from and I can highly recommend them as it's where I also got mine!

Some other favourites are also:

Winklepickers




Spectators




and Jubilees

Pomps and Quiffs!

You can tell a Rockabilly guy a mile away just by looking at his hair!

Men wear well-greased pompadours, also called quiffs - think Joaquin Phoenix in "Walk the Line" for a modernized version. Elvis Presley and James Dean are also good hair models.

But how on earth do they get their hair like that you ask!

To achieve Elvis-worthy pompadour status, hair should be cut long on top and at the front, with shorter sides and back.

To style, slick hair back with grease. It's all about the pomade - without it a true Rockabilly quiff is nothing!

Oh and don't forget the back pocket comb! Just in case!

This kid sure has one hell of a pomp and shows you exactly how it's done:

Cool Cats!

The men's Rockabilly look is all about unique fashion that tells the world you're just a casual, laid-back sort of guy.

Modern Rockabilly fashion is like a combination of a 1950's greaser mixed with an old-school punk rocker.

You can notice a Rockabilly guy by their slicked quiffs, turn-ups and engineering boots, converse or creepers.

So to get the look, go for slim-cut jeans (turned up at the bottom!), white t-shirts, tough leather jackets, boots, bowling shirts, western shirts, slim fit suits and dark sunglasses.

Now there aren't as many webites that sell men's Rockabilly clothing as there are girl's - Sorry guys! I will definitley keep an eye out for them though and keep you cool cats posted!

Daddy-O's has some good stuff! The best places though to get cheap, unique stuff are definitley vintage and second-hand shops - It's amazing what can be found in them! Ebay is also a good place to look.

Here are some pictures for inspiration and some eye-candy for any girls reading!

One for the Money, Two for the Show!

I've put a new song up for this week and it's by no other than the King of Rock 'n' Roll himself - ELVIS PRESLEY!

Everybody knows him, lots of people love him and his music and style are much loved in the Rockabilly scene.

Now he wasn't just known for his singing though, he also had a few moves that would make any woman weak at the knees. So here's also a video of him shaking his stuff for the audience: