Women's Hairstyles

To supplement the boyish, or garçonne, look of the 1920s, many women adopted the "bob." This extremely short hairstyle evolved during WWI as a convenience for women working during the war and remained fashionable in the subsequent decade.

1920s Bob: Image courtesy of Valerie Mendes and Amy de la Haye, 20^th Century Fashion, 1999. Image courtesy of Elizabeth Ewing, History of 20^th Century Fashion, 1992.