{"id":33994,"date":"2014-12-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=33994"},"modified":"2014-11-26T15:28:55","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T20:28:55","slug":"uncommon-knowledge-short-hair-women-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2014\/uncommon-knowledge-short-hair-women-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncommon Knowledge: Does short hair make women wild?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wig<\/a><\/p>\n

It sure must have seemed that way in the early 20th century. Women had worn their hair long in Western culture for centuries, and the latest look at the turn of the century\u2014the Gibson girl\u2014required long tresses piled luxuriantly on top of the head. So during WWI, when women began cutting their hair at ear-level, it was considered rather scandalous. But 1915 was a tipping point, when famed ballroom dancer Irene Castle introduced the \u201cCastle Bob\u201d haircut. Suddenly short hair for women entered the mainstream, along with other shocking fashions, such as high hemlines and cloche hats\u2014which could only be worn by those with short hair. Hairdressers were initially so resistant to the new trend that women would line up outside of men\u2019s barbershops just to get their locks sheered. So did the bob make women wild? Not exactly. The fact is that, in the beginning, short hair was a practical choice for women during the war who were joining the workforce. Long hair is lovely for a magazine spread, but impractical when working with heavy machinery. And even Irene Castle picked her signature look for its ease when dancing. It was only later, in the 1920s, when women\u2014now with a literal weight off their minds\u2014began wondering what additional kinds of liberation they might enjoy.<\/p>\n

Wig Hat, $36<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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