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A bob is a short haircut that became modern for women in the early 1920s. In the 1970s it became popular as a men's style, in which the hair is cut short, but a weighted area is left to fall between the ears and chin.

It was invented in 1909 in Paris by the hairdresser Antoine, who was inspired by "Joan of Arc." In Britain it became popular in "Bloomsbury" circles before the end of the First World War, but was made widely popular in the 1920s by flappers. At the time it was considered a sign of a liberated woman. In 1924 the razor cut shingle bob was introduced.

Contents 1 Early adherents 2 1960s and beyond 3 Different Types of Bobs 4 See also 5 External links

Early film stars associated with the bob included Louise Brooks - whose style was dubbed the "Louise Brooks bob" by Paramount studios in 1927 - Colleen Moore and Zazu Pitts. In Germany, brunette Louise Brooks's haircut was known as "the black helmet," because it resembled a German helmet.

In the 1960s, Vidal Sassoon made it popular again, using the shape of the early bob and making it more stylish in a simpler cut. Its resurgence coincided with the arrival of the "mop top" Beatle cut for men. Those associated with the bob at that time included the fashion designers Mary Quant and Jean Muir, actress Amanda Barrie, and singers as diverse as Cilla Black, Billie Davis, Juliette Gréco and Mireille Mathieu. Many styles and combinations of the bob have evolved since. In the late 1980's, Siouxsie Sioux, lead singer of Siouxsie and the Banshees, had a bob cut for a short time. Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of American Vogue since 1988, apparently had hers trimmed every day (Times 2, 10 July 2006). More recently the bob was identified with Uma Thurman in the film Pulp Fiction (1994) and adopted in 2006 by the singer Madonna and, as a move away from boho-chic, by actress Sienna Miller.

• Chinese Bob: Cut at the neckline, bobbed up around the edge.
• "Pob": A typical Bob cut, with sligtly longer hair in front, cut in an asymmetrical style. made popular by Victoria Beckham (A posh Bob)

• Bobby pin
• "Bernice Bobs Her Hair", a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald on the subject.

• Bob Haircuts Page
• Bob Haircut Worship Page
• Bob Hairstyles
• Bob World Film Database
• Bob Hairstyles Pictures