The Soft Bob: A Short and Sweet Hair Trend

While there’s research that evolutionary trends make men prefer longer locks on women, the ‘50s were all about short hair. The soft bob was the ultimate hairstyle of the time. With the full swing skirt, tiny waists, and big chests, the shorter curls created balance, emphasizing the hourglass figure that was so popular at the time.

Hollywood’s most iconic film stars of the era, such as Liz Taylor, inspired this trend, and women worldwide couldn’t wait to chop off their shoulder-length hair for a chic bob. The trend continued through the ‘60s, but the following decades saw different styles in vogue.