History of The Guillotine Haircut

We know that, back then, women traditionally had their hair long. So how did short hair become a trend? The answer takes us back to 18th-century France, during the French Revolution.

During the later years of the French Revolution, many fashionable young men and women of the upper and middle classes began to cut their hair short. It was called the Titus haircut, or coiffure à la Titus. The name is a reference to Titus Junius Brutus, the elder son of Lucius Junius Brutus, who founded the Roman Republic in 509 BC by famously overthrowing the Roman monarchy.

It wasn’t just a simple fashion trend. It was a symbol for the revolution.

More details about this over at Amusing Planet.

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