These illustrations were a huge inspiration to me a child. They are featured in a book called . Unfortunately, Kenneth Batelle passed away May 13, 2013. He worked with Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Lauren Bacall, Audrey Hepburn, and Lucille Ball among others. He developed the straighter, bob style Marilyn wore after so many years of heat setting and bleach took their toll on the health of her hair. This particular book was written in the late 1960's during the transition from salon set styles to wash-and-wear cuts. Kenneth suggested that healthy, strong, natural hair was the future. He advised that women to choose cuts based on what their hair did naturally after washing and air drying. After tiring of flat irons and styling in general I decided to follow his advice, this was the summer of 2007. The right side of my hair has always flipped out and the left side has always flipped under. I decided to cut the left side much short than the right, thus giving rise to the asymmetrical bob I wore until quite recently! As a little girl I remember marveling at the lovely illustrations on hair dye boxes and their instructions, hairspray cans, and the style books found in salons. I still have a can of Miss Breck that belonged to my grandmother. Hair can be difficult to draw. It is not possible to draw every
