As public opinion polls show the sexiest hairstyle still continues to be bob haircut. So we can suppose that short haircuts will be in fashion for a long time.
But there is a question. When did short haircut come into vogue? If you look at the ancient Egyptian paintings, you get the answer to this question. Yes, even famous Cleopatra wore bob haircut.
However, this does not mean that short hair was always in vogue. There were times when the close-cropped hairs were regarded as a sign of “disloyalty”. This was in feudal Europe and tsarist Russia, for example, and even in modern Japan too.
Short haircuts are indebted to Gabrielle Chanel for their triumphant return. She changed her hairstyle in the beginning of 20th century. As a trendsetter, Coco Chanel largely assisted in the initial appearance of fashion for short haircuts.
And in 1908 the famous couturier Poirot presented models with short hair on the podium. In 1981 in Paris, English hairdresser Vidal Sassoon showed a new short haircut “bob”, which framed the face in the form of a rectangle. Since then, short haircut, albeit with some interruptions, is kept in the class of fashionable haircuts.
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