The Philippine Daily Inquirer, from Manila, recently ran a story titled "In search of the perfect bob." In it, the reporter discusses her own quest for the haircut, as well as a bit of it's history.
The popularity of the bob knows no bounds. Neither does its identification with Louise Brooks. Both are worldwide phenomena!
It
has been a long debate on who actually started the classic bob. But
American Hairdresser magazine, in an article on March 1, 2007, “The Way
We Were,” credited dancer Irene Castle for the bob, which used to be
called “Castle Bob” in 1915.
There was
also the tale of an unpopular girl whose life changed after she got her
new bob, as told in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, “Bernice Bobs
Her Hair,” published in the Saturday Evening Post in May 1920.
Others
credit the bob to Coco Chanel or the American dancer and actress Louise
Brooks, with her ebony black, blunt bob with bangs.
Anna Wintour has been sporting the page-boy bob since she was 14.
Why is the ’do still popping up to this day?