| Before the bob hair cut became popular in the 1920's, | | | | bob style haircut. |
| women were confined to having long hairstyles that | | | | Sassoon and his creative director, Maurice Tidy spent |
| were swept up with combs or often worn with | | | | time developing variations to the cut and before long, |
| hairnets to keep their curls. The 1920's changed all | | | | most women wanted their hair cut in the bob cut. |
| this when the constraints of the Victorian styles | | | | This trend continued along into the 1970's with the |
| were abandoned. | | | | Dorothy Hamill cut that everyone seemed to copy. |
| With the war, women were finally able to wear their | | | | Even today, with the hairstyles varied, this style |
| hair short, thanks to the actions of Irene Castle, | | | | continues to be popular. |
| silent-screen actress, who started this popular haircut | | | | 1960s Bob Hair Style Updated for 2006 |
| in 1917 to help with the war efforts. It was the | | | | The bob hair cuts of today are simply variations of |
| promoted style to change the outlook of women | | | | the look created in the 1920's. Four decades ago, |
| that in the time of war, they did not have the time | | | | Maurice Tidy worked with Vidal Sassoon in London |
| to spend on their hair and the style would help keep | | | | popularizing the 1960s bob hair style. |
| their hair from being tangled in factory machines. This | | | | Now he has revived the bob, pairing it with a new |
| style became the most demanded style in this time. | | | | hair wave technique invented by hair icons Jesse |
| By the 1940's, however, long hair was back, with | | | | & Flo Briggs, called the S Wave Thermal |
| emphasize on the soft, wavy looks of the shoulder | | | | Set(TM) to update the look for the new millennium. |
| length style. It wasn't until the 1960's that the bob | | | | To see the photos please visit: |
| style became popular again. Women were back in the | | | | With more geometric cuts, these styles are very |
| work force and they needed more manageable | | | | popular today. Some women still wear the traditional |
| styles. Long hair did not fit the style of the working | | | | bob cut, while others choose the more popular style, |
| woman. | | | | with more angled sides, shorter bangs, or having the |
| It wasn't long before the most influential hairstylist to | | | | bangs longer than the back. These styles are very |
| date, Vidal Sassoon, helped to make the bob style | | | | demanded due to their easy care for today's working |
| more popular than ever by changing the cut of the | | | | woman. The bob style haircut is here to stay. |
