| 1960s Bob HairStyles: Updated For 2006 |
| Karen Marie Shelton / Dedicated to FFOS |
| Date: 7/15/06 |
Introduction
The Bob hairstyle never really goes out of
style. It just keeps cycling back into
fashion on a regular basis. Anyone who
loves the Bob knows that movie star Louise
Brooks caused a major stir when she appeared
with her shiny black hair coiffed into a
short, blunt cut. It was an instant
fashion success much like Jennifer Aniston's
Rachel.
Recently I was discussing the Bob hairstyle
with world famous celebrity hairdresser
Robert Hallowell who recently created a chin
length bob cut on his long time client Lucy
Liu.
I asked Robert to explain what a bob is
defined as and he said that according to
Vidal Sassoon, the creator of the current
bob, it is a hairstyle cut completely
without layers. In essence, the Vidal bob is
all one length around the entire head.
From the discussion about what really
constitutes a Bob we moved into a dialogue
about the Dorothy Hamill Wedge and how that
fit into the Bob world. Robert
informed me that the Hamill Wedge was not a
traditional bob because it had different
hair lengths. He did tell me that he
knows how to cut that traditional Hamill
look which is very good to now.
Over the years I receive a lot of emails
from hair consumers that wish to find a
stylist that can cut that wedge. Since Dorothy made news with her
hairstyle the art of recreating it has been
lost to the majority of hairdressers.
1960s
Bob Hair Style Updated For 2006
Four decades ago Vidal Sassoon was in London
popularizing the 1960s bob hair style. For
2006 hairdressers have actually revived the
bob, pairing it with updated touches.
Since 2006 is all about the romantic look,
Bobs can be cut to have a softer more
romantic edge. Hair color can also be
used to soften a traditional Bob.
Whether they can really be called a true
classical Bobs, the Bob inspired haircuts of
2006 come in every possible length, texture,
color and shape. They may be
deconstructed, shattered, razored or cut
with a wide variety of asymmetrical layers.
The are also "inverted Bobs" where the cut
is tapered all around the perimeter line
hugging the neck line in the back. Cut
with fullness and height around the crown,
the back of the style is slightly stacked
and somewhat tapered. Bobs can be worn
with a dizzying array of parts, bangs and
textured. They can be angled, chipped,
flipped and textured.
Summary
The Bob is back in fashion for 2006.
Inverted and angled Bobs are especially
popular with a zillion ways to customize a
Bob in vogue. | 
