1920s Authentic Coiffures

The nineteen twenties are remembered for the creation of the "bob". While being a radical deviation from the acceptable coiffures of the day, its creation marked the first time that short hair on women became, by the end of the decade, socially acceptable. The "bob", adopted by young flappers, represented to the woman of the twenties sexual empowerment and a step toward self determination. While most women were not adventurous enough part with their long locks, many women eased into the transition by cutting just the hair at the sides of their heads into a bob and leaving the tresses in the back long but tucked into neat buns at the back of the head. 

Waves were still a popular method of adding interest to a hair style. The creation of the permanent wave aided in the setting of marcel and finger waves. However, the twenties curls and waves were more frizzy than the sleek waves adopted in the thirties.