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