• more about #crops
    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 now has TWO kittens: 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 »
    MizJenkins: ::sighs:: The bob is such a tease to curly girls. Screw you bob. more »
    dianersb was bit by a zombie: Reminding me that my bob needs a trim, as it's now just plain shoulder length. more »
    hannapdx: I used to rock my bob with saddle shoes and a jean dress in my eighties little girl years, it was priceless. Now my head doesn't like bobs as much in... more »
    JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: And how old is the messy, top of the head "so far past giving a fuck" bun? more »
    hortense: When I think of bobs, I always think of this short story: [www.sc.edu] more »
  • #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]