A waitress serves customers at a café in Hemel Hempstead

A waitress sporting a beehive hair-do interacts with customers at a 'Wimpy' diner in Hemel Hempstead.

The fast-food chain 'Wimpy' first appeared in the U.K during the 1950s. By the 1970s the business had expanded to such an extent that 'Wimpy' restaurants could be found in South Africa, Columbia, Egypt, Morocco and America. The brand, whose name derived from a character in the 'Popeye' cartoons, was established by the food manufacturing giants J. Lyons and Co.

Dressed in a uniform, the waitress pictured here is wearing her hair in the trademark sixties hairstyle. The beehive, so-called because it resembled a hive for bees, originated in America during the late 1950s. It was popularised by singers and actresses such as Audrey Hepburn and Dusty Springfield and became synonymous with fashion during the 1960s.