Hairstyles of The Roaring Twenties

Posted by: Ginnette  |  Category: 20's Style

Twenties styleLong-legged ladies in short flapper dresses. Coy, graceful pageboys, slightly turned in at the ends to accentuate the face. Daring bobs, cut close to the cheekbones. The twenties brought about a revolution for women’s styles – from hair to clothes to makeup, women dared to chop off their virgin locks and paint their lips red.

The women of the twenties can be credited with the bob haircut, a cut that is a favorite for many women still today. Back then, a woman chopping off her long hair was a sign of rebellion and many picked the bob haircut as their weapon of choice against the old-fashioned rules. In fact, some angry fathers and husbands would Click to continue…