Template:Did you know nominations/Hairstyles in the 1950s

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 08:54, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Hairstyles in the 1950s

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... that "short bangs" was a very popular hairstyle in the 1950s, favored by women such as Lucille Ball and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower (pictured)?

Comment: New article. Nominated by User:Nvvchar

Created/expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Nvvchar (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 22:53, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Reviewed Cenarrhenes.--Nvvchar. 23:19, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

 The article length and date seem fine. My problem is with the hook. Looking at the references 2 & 9, neither seems to support the statement that Lucille Ball and Mamie Eisenhower had "short bangs". And by the way, the duck tail image appears in the article proper and also in the gallery. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:03, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion. To clarify the reference at 2 is from here [1], on page 192, which states “that later women copied First lady Mamie Eisenhower’s “short bangs popular during the 1950s.” Hence the hook could be shortened to

ALT 1.... that "short bangs" was a very popular hairstyle in the 1950s, favored by women such as First Lady Mamie Eisenhower (pictured)?

In case you are not in favour of ALT 1 Hook, please suggest your preference. We will accept it. Thanks.--Nvvchar. 14:51, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Verified that the Mamie Eisenhower claim is supported by the cited reference, so with the revised "ALT 1" hook, this item is good to go. --Rnickel (talk) 23:45, 11 October 2012 (UTC)