Woman sporting bob with finger waves, 1920s

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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. Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... It has been suggested that List of visitor attractions in Paris be merged into this article or section. ... Joan of Arc, or Jeanne dArc in French,[1] (1412 – May 30, 1431)[2] is a 15th century national heroine of France. ... The Bloomsbury Group or Bloomsbury Set or just Bloomsbury, as its adherents would generally refer to it, was an English group of artists and scholars that existed from around 1905 until around World War II. // History The group began as an informal socialwe have been great to society assembly of... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The term flapper, which became common slang in the 1920s, referred to a new breed of young women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered decent behavior. ... Feminism is a body of social theory and political movement primarily based on and motivated by the experiences of women. ... Shingle bob, a short hairstyle for women, introduced in 1924. ...

Early adherents

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. Louise Brooks (14 November 1906 – 8 August 1985) was an American dancer, showgirl, and silent film actress. ... Particular hairstyles occasionally become fashionable through their association with a prominent individual. ... Colleen Moore, born Kathleen Morrison (August 19, 1900 – January 25, 1988) was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era. ... ZaSu Pitts (3 January 1894 - 7 June 1963) was a United States movie actress. ...

1960s and beyond

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. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Vidal Sassoon (born January 17, 1928) is a hairdresser. ... The Beatles, each sporting the eponymous hairstyle The Beatle haircut, also known as the mop-top (for its resemblance to a mop) is a mid-length hairstyle named for and popularized by the British rock group the Beatles. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... Mary Quant OBE FCSD (born February 11, 1934 in Kent, England) is an English fashion designer, one of the many designers who took credit for inventing the miniskirt and hot pants. ... Jean Elizabeth Muir (1928-1995) was an English fashion designer. ... Amanda Barrie (born Shirley Anne Broadbent on 14 September 1935 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is an English actress. ... Cover of Cilla Blacks 1966 album Cilla Sings a Rainbow. ... Billie Davis (Tell Him - The Decca Years, 2005) Billie Davis (born 1945) was a British female singer of the 1960s, who is probably best remembered for the British hit version of the song Tell Him in 1963 and a minor hit, I Want You to Be My Baby, in 1968. ... Juliette Gréco on the cover of her album Bonjour tristesse Juliette Gréco (born February 7, 1927) is a French actress and popular chanson singer. ... Mireille Mathieu (album) Mireille Mathieu (born July 22, 1946) is a French singer, who besides being very successful in her own country, became a star of international stature, recording in several languages. ...

Many styles and combinations of the bob have evolved since. In the late 1980s, 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. Susan Janet Ballion (born May 27, 1957 in Bromley, London), better known by her stage name, Siouxsie Sioux (IPA: , pronounced the same way as Susie Sue), is the lead singer of both the influential rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees and of its splinter group The Creatures. ... Siouxsie and the Banshees are a British gothic rock band. ... Anna Wintour (born November 3, 1949, in London) has been the editor-in-chief of American Vogue since 1988. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American film actress. ... Pulp Fiction is an Academy Award-winning 1994 film written by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary and directed by Tarantino. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Short floaty skirt, 2005 Boho-chic was a style of female fashion (c. ... Sienna Rose Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American-born English[1] actress and model. ...

From 2006 on the bob has come back into fashion in Ireland and the UK.

In 2007 R&B singer Rihanna presented her bob haircut in the video for the international smash "Umbrella" which caused many other female artists follow the trend. Rihanna (born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988) is a Bajan singer with musical influences from R&B, pop, reggae, rock, dancehall and funk. ... Umbrella is the first single released from Rihanna’s third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. ...

Singer Tiffany Evans' sports a new twist on the traditional bob haircut Tiffany Evans (born August 4, 1992) is an American singer and occasional actress. ...

Types

• Chinese bob: Cut at the neckline, bobbed up around the edge.
• "Pob": A typical bob cut, with slightly longer hair in front, cut in an asymmetrical style. made popular by Victoria Beckham (A posh bob)
• Pageboy: is slightly different from the bob, but is also acknowledged as a type of bob. Hair is usually worn straight and could go as long as shoulder-length.^[1] Bangs are cut at or above the height of the eyebrows.

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See also

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

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References

External links

• Bob Haircuts Page
• Bob Hairstyles
• Bob World Film Database