The 1920s was a time of change for the way women wore their hair.
American black women participated in history’s Great Migration from the South to northern states in search of work. It was a time of change even for hair. The shingled and bobbed cuts that define 1920s hairstyles are nearly as recognizable as the flappers that wore them. And, yes, their were beautiful black flappers!
Hairstyles like the Bob, Finger Wave, Marcel Wave, and Shingle were the most popular women’s hairstyles of the day. Think mystery, elegance, feminine beauty and you get an idea of the hair fashion that sweep the nation. In the remake of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, “The Great Gatsby,” we were just as excited to see all of hairstyles as we were the clothes, cars and homes.
