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1920s Hairstyles History- Billie Dove took her classic “split curls” and made extra pointy with green gel (like petroleum jelly.) The curled up on her forehead and cheeks giving that very baby doe eyed look she was famous for. http://www.vintagedancer.com/1920s/1920s-long-hair-to-bobbed-hair/ Long Hair Bridal Styles, 1920 Hairstyles, 1920 Makeup, 1920s Long Hair, 1920 Hair, Billie Dove, 1920s Hairstyles, 20s Hair, Long Hair Bridal

Make no mistake. In the 1920s, a woman deciding to cut her hair was serious business. Simply put, long hair was considered feminine and short hair was not. Magazines such as “Ladies Home Journal” printed stories asking, “To Bob or Not to Bob?” Consider F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story from 1920 called Bernice Bobs Her

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Popular vintage 1920s hairstyles for women, including the classic bob haircut - Click Americana Flapper Short Hair, Decades Hairstyles, 1920 Glamour, 1920s Hair Long, 1920s Hair Short, 1920 Hairstyles, Velma Kelly, Hairstyles 1920, Vintage Showgirl

Although the most popular vintage 1920s hairstyles were dominated by the bob cut, there were lots of different ways to style bobbed hair. Here's a look back at short and long haircuts (plus old-fashioned styling tips) from the flapper era!

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