A young Japanese woman is waving her bobbed hairstyle. The bob was first started in the USA in 1915 by celebrated ballroom dancer Irene Castle (1893-1969). It was perfect for the free-spirited youth of the time and turned into a controversial craze during the 1920s. The bob became the signature look of the flapper. It didn’t take long for young Japanese women with modern ideas to take to the new hairstyle. Compared to the traditional Japanese styles it was extremely easy to care for as well as liberating. The inset photo shows the kind of US hairstyle, and make-up, that influenced Japanese women at that time (click to enlarge).

Japanese women have such lovely hair. It’s almost a shame to see this done but it was a fad. Compared to what women do to their hair today, this is nothing.

# Mr. T · 2008-06-11

this is gross looking

# freakout · 2008-09-19