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more about #coiffures more comments → bleedingmouths: I just finished the biography of the 18thC Duchess of Devonshire who basically invented these kind of hairpieces. I absolutely adored this book and ... more » LaComtesse: YOU GUYS! My dream of having enormous wigs come back into fashion is HAPPENING! All the signs are pointing to this! more » CaptainTaxidermy: I once made an insane wig like that for french class in 6th grade. I wrapped a rapunzel wig around a sombrero and made one of my barbies into a mini m... more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Fantastique! more » Lizard in the Wires - Please, call it hamburger time.: I'm nearly positive Lady Gaga views this as a challenge. The 18th-century isn't gonna know what hit it. more » Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): I can't imagine having short hair. Mine has been waist-length for as long as I can remember. Of course, in this recession a bob would probably be bett... more » The HZA.: I have had a few bobs in my time and I adored them. One time the ex got mad at me for cutting my hair so short. Pffft. Suckas, I looked fierce. He was... more » Gretchen is a new kitten mom!: I love my bob. It is the ONLY haircut for those of us who are 40-approaching-50ish and are not going to cave to the old-lady haircut just yet. I curr... more » squirrelcop: Happy birthday, bob! (I had to comment as the Amazing Louise Brooks is my avatar and the first cut I asked for once my hippie phase finally passed...) more » bloodflower: the bob has been my most successful haircut yet! i should probably go back to it. more » 18thfloor: I've always been super jealous of those who can rock the bob! With my super frizzy, curly hair, I just look like a Mario Bros. mushroom. more » sportz.star: Anna Wintour ruins the bob for me. I wonder if her's was the original? (It's been a long day and she's ruining what used to be my fave mag, so some g-... more » YourScreenplaySucks: If my crazy-ass curls could do that Louise brooks bob, the most perfect hairstyle ever created, without 2 hours of hair prep every morning I would be ... more » schlegs84: The bob is like the "Bad Boy" of haircuts. It tricks me once every 5 or so years. I think, "It's so cute! I'm sassy enough to handle it! I need a ch... more » Mr. Mittens (né nodoubt9203): happy birfday bob! you haven't aged a second! more » -
#wiggingout
Chloe's Cushion, Or The Cork Rump
This gallery of surreal 18th-century hair images is truly awe-inspiring. These may be satirical, but it's easy to believe that vermin actually did (as reported) sometimes make nests in women's wigs. [BibliOdyssey] -
#bobs
What About Bob?
The bob is 100. The cropped hairdo, inspired by Joan of Arc, was invented in 1909 by a Parisian hairdresser, gained popularity with Bloomsbury bohos and later with flappers, Anna Wintour. [The F Word]
