1920s women revelled in their new found power, they became rebellious - by wearing shorter, tighter dresses, heavy makeup and cutting their hair short. The Shingle Cut or Bob.The shingle cut and the bob were made popular by silent film stars Anna May Wong and Louise Brooks. The shingle cut also known as the 'boyish bob' was introduced in 1923, it was tapered into a V-shape at the nape of the neck and the sides were either spit curls or waves. Bob cuts came in many different styles;
Trendsetter and influential dancer, Irene Castle helped to make the bob popular. She cut her hair short in 1914 to keep her hair out of her face whilst dancing. Soon women flocked to the hairdressers to get the 'Castle Bob'. Bobs started to become popular with fringes, in both straight and curly styles. Fringes would be cut straight across the forehead or in a heart-shape with the middle shorter than the sides. Bobbed hair also prompted the invention of the bobbie pin! It was designed to keep short hair in place. In Britain, it was called the Kirbygrip because it was made by Kirby Beard & Co. Anna May Wong Louise Brooks Colleen Moore Bessie Smith
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AuthorThis blog is to follow on from my university final project, which was a historical reference book on ‘Female Hair and Makeup Throughout History’. Each week I will release a post featuring an era and an aspect of hair, makeup and fashion from the time. I will also have my makeup muse of the week, who could be a makeup or fashion trendsetter of their time or a makeup artist who has innovated the industry. Archives
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