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Page/Durch boy bangs were a style with front bangs combined with hair that came dowwn the side to or over the ears. Cuts that were just front bangs without some hair at the sides were not page/Dutch boy bangs. The front bangs could be different lengths and cuts. The bangs for for boys was commonly cut straight across the forehand, but could be rounded a bit for younger boys or otherwise styled. Notice the bangs for the boy here have been rounded or modeled a bit (figure 1). This did not effect wether or not a cut as a page/Dutch boy cut. The hair at the side was what made it a Dutch/page boy cut. The hair at the side cut vary as long as it was longer than a normal cut. Interestingly, the length of the hair at the side appears to have been longer in illustrations such as ads (Dutch Boy Paints) and the comic (Buster Brown) than suggested by the photographic record. We do see boys with hair over the ears, but they seem less common that having the side hair cut at or above the ear. By the 20s such cuts with longer hair at the side for boys were becoming somewhat less common. We still see bangs, but the hair above the ears was tapered A good example is an Iowa boy in 1920 (figure 1). And by the 30s Dutch boys bangs were no longer an important style, except for pre-school boys. Bangs were also a popular style for girls, but not with short hair like the boys. Usually the girls' cut had hair at the side covering their ears.
Page/Durch boy bangs were a style with front bangs combined with hair that came dowwn the side to or over the ears. Cuts that were just front bangs without some hair at the sides were not page/Dutch boy bangs. The front bangs could be different lengths and cuts. The bangs for for boys was commonly cut straight across the forehand, but could be rounded a bit for younger boys or otherwise styled. Notice the bangs for the boy here have been rounded or modeled a bit (figure 1). This did not effect wether or not a cut as a page/Dutch boy cut. The hair at the side was what made it a Dutch/page boy cut.
Most American boys in the early 20th century had hair cuts with the hair cut short at the sides. There were side burns, but they were cut very short. As soon as they side burns began to encoach on the ears, it was time to het a hair cut. Page boy bangs were essentially don so that the side burns were no nonger destinguishable at least above the ears. The boy here is a good example (figure 1). By the 20s pahe/Dutch boy bangs with longer hair at the side for boys were becoming somewhat less common. We still see bangs, but the hair above the ears was tapered A good example is an Iowa boy in 1920 (figure 1). And by the 30s Sutch boys bangs were no longer an important style, except for pre-school boys. Bangs were also a popular style for girls, but not with short hair like the boys. Usually the girls' cut had hair at the side covering their ears.
Perhaps the most commom Page/Dutch boy cuts were cut at the ear. This could mean covering just the top of the ear or down to much of the bottom of the ear. We see many example of this length in the photographic record during the early-20th century. It seems a very popular style at the time.
Over the ears cuts were probably the least common of the three page/Dutch boy bangs options. We are still working on this assessment. We have, however, found quite a number of examples as our American archive is so extensive. Interestingly, the length of the hair at the side appears to have been longer in illustrations such as ads (Dutch Boy Paints) and the comic (Buster Brown) than was actually common at the time. This can easily be seen in the photographic record. We do see boys with hair over the ears, but they seem less common that having the side hair cut at or above the ear. he over the ears style could be left plain or could be styled in some way. We see a range of such cuts. It seems to be a style adopted by doting mothers as the popularity of ribglet curls for boys declined at the emd of the 19th century.
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