Existentialist Hair Style (1950)

Existentialist hair style, Grosvenor Street, London. M/S girl with plaits sitting in front of mirror. C/U girl looking at plaits - they look like cartoon pigtails! M/S girl looking in mirror. Famous hairdresser Steiner enters, looks at girl, makes disapproving expression and pulls of plaits (they’re actually fake hair pieces). C/U Steiner. C/U girl. Steiner looks at girl’s hair, starts to comb. C/U combing hair. C/U hand taking comb from dressing table. C/U Steiner. C/U taking scissors from table. C/U Steiner looking at diagram on table and checking with girl’s hair. C/U piece of paper with words “Doe Eye“ on. C/U Steiner, pan to girl’s hair combed out. C/U feathers in glass case, hand takes them out. M/S Steiner putting feathers in girl’s hair. C/U Steiner arranging them in correct position. M/S Steiner and girl looking at reflection. Steiner walks out of frame. C/U girl putting on earrings designed by Steiner. Extreme C/U of earrings - they are miniature perfume bottles, the warmth of