Posted by .mkl (other posts) on February 06, 2014 at 13:34:47 Previous Next
In Reply to: Hair History questions. posted by Kenneth on February 06, 2014 at 11:09:15:
: Why did short hair becomes so puritanical from the turn of the 20th century to the 1950s. I know the wars had something to do with it but that doesn't explain why most the civilian males went along with it too.
: Perhaps hollywood had an influence?
: As you know the 19th century was pretty liberal as far as personal style went.
Don't forget about the invention of the clippers.
Before, short hair meant constant maintenance due to trips to the barber... which cost money.
With the advent of clippers, buzzcuts became something that could be done at home for (almost) free... which made short hair a lot more accessible.