The long-hair styles of the nineteenth century began to give way to shorter hairstyles like “the bob” during the early 1920′s, a trend which continued to grow in popularity. While bobbed hairstyles of the early 1920′s were very plain, they were transformed with beautiful curls and waves by the late 1920′s into stylish and feminine bobs that endured into the 1930′s. The bobbed hairstyles of the late 1920′s continued to grow in popularity well into the 1930′s. The beautiful short hairstyles of this trend setting era have enjoyed a revival in modern times as hair stylists look back to this period for inspiration.
Popular hairstyles of the 1920′s included the bob, marcel wave, finger waves and shingling and their many different variations. Other hairstyles like the Eton Crop were only temporary phenomenons. Barbers and hairdressers were in competition with each other for the cream of this booming hairdressing business, as women of all ages sacrificed their long tresses on the altar of fashion.
As early adopters of the new shorter hair styles, 1920′s movie stars and other celebrities played a big part in popularizing the new hair fashions through appearances in movies and stage shows, the new hairstyles they sported being eagerly copied by their adoring fans. Even though it was very expensive when first introduced, permanent hair waving was an instant hit with women looking for permanence in their hairstyles.
Short hairstyles became increasingly popular as the 1920′s progressed, with long hair giving way to the new hair fashions. Although considered very radical by many in the early 1920′s, bobbed hair quickly became the desired standard for young girls and young women in their twenties, but was also very popular with middle-aged women in their thirties and forties. The original plain bobs eventually gave way to much more attractive shingled bobs or incorporated waves and curls using sophisticated cuts to add style and interest. Early critics predicted that bobs would be a short-lived fad that would last a couple of years at most and were surprised to find that they continued to grow in popularity well into the 1930′s. In actual fact, the mass migration to bobbed hairstyles turned out to be part of a major revolution in womens hairstyling.
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