What is a Bob Haircut?
Most simply, the bob haircut is a blunt cut that is level with the bottom of the ears all the way around the head. It is typically worn either with bangs, or hair swept across or off the forehead. The look comes in and out of fashion often, generally reentering fashion with a new and interesting twist. Though women have worn short hair since they began imitating the Roman Emperor Titus, the extreme popularity of the fashion came about during the First World War. In 1915, female ambulance drivers utilized the bob haircut for reasons of convenience and sanitation. Because of this, the cut became highly fashionable among French women. It wasn’t until 1918, when Irene Castle, a renowned ballroom dancer, donned a bob haircut, that it became hugely successful in America. The “Castle bob” dramatically changed the female youth of the 20’s. The young women readily accepted the chance to shed their long, feminine locks, in favor of the daring, dangerous bob haircut. In cutting their hair, women
