Styling short hair in 20's-50's styles?

I really like old time looks. My hair is naturally curly and I've tried to straigthen it then curl it to achieve older styles, and I can't seem to do anything right. I'm trying to figure out how to do up-do's or wear it down and have it look classic.

What are some things I could try?

My hair is a little below the shoulders.

Styling short hair in 20's-50's styles?

try a large barreled curling iron to get it ot look like the sexy lounge singers and for up dos aerosol hairspray and boby pins ar the key, you can never have to much of either and with enough of them your hair can do anything. if you are wearing an updo and want the ends to be curly and poofy, try sleeping in pincurls itll give your hair a whole lot of exrtra bounce! hope this helped! GOOD LUCK!!

Styling short hair in 20's-50's styles?

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Styling short hair in 20's-50's styles?

I love finger waves. Try using a setting lotion for those and for the curls use pin curls while it's still wet or use a big barrel iron.