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It became popular during the 1920s because it was ideal to showcase the shape of cloche hats. [1] It was worn by Josephine Baker , among others. [ 1 ] The name derives from its similarity to a hairstyle allegedly popular with schoolboys at Eton .
Short hair became fashionable for western women in the 1920s. Styles included the bob cut (a blunt cut to the chin or neck and cut evenly all around), the shingle bob (a haircut that was tapered short in the back) and the short crop (cut short in the back and longer hair in front).
Louise Brooks styling a "shingle" bob cut in 1929. A bob cut, also known as a bob, is a short to medium length haircut for women, in which the hair is typically cut straight around the head at approximately jaw level, and no longer than shoulder-length, often with a fringe at the front.
A more masculine look became popular, including flattened breasts and hips, short hairstyles such as the bob cut, Eton crop, and the Marcel wave. The fashion was seen as expressing a bohemian and progressive outlook. One of the first women to wear trousers, cut her hair short, and reject the corset was Coco Chanel. Probably the most influential ...
A shoulder-length hairstyle for women, much like a long bob, hence the name. Mullet: Hair that is short in front and long in the back. Often described as "Business in the front, party in the back". Odango: A hairstyle where two buns are worn on either side of the head, with the rest of the hair worn as pigtails.
Click through our collection of the best short hairstyles for women over 50 to find variations on shoulder-length cuts, bobs, and pixies that are perfect for women of any age.
During the 1920s and 1930s, Japanese women began wearing their hair in a style called mimi-kakushi (literally, "ear hiding"), in which hair was pulled back to cover the ears and tied into a bun at the nape of the neck. Waved or curled hair became increasingly popular for Japanese women throughout this period, and permanent waves, though ...
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