Boys have worn different styles of long hair. These styles have been worn in both historical and modern eras. Contemporary boys do not seem to favor long hair, but the styles are less rigid than before and more open to personal choice so long hair is occcasionally seen in the 1990s. Long hair has been worn in a wide range of lengths.

A popular style for little boys has been longish over the ears hair, but not not uncut shoulder length hair. Only little boys or boys schooled at home would wear this as virtually all their contemoraries wore short hair. Many British mothers would keep their boys' hair long until they went off to their preparatory boarding school

Figure 4.--Many American mothers began to delay cutting their son's hair by the 1880s, often curling it. This was a popular fashion until after World War I (1914-18).

at about 8 years of age. Often the hair was natuarally curled, bur mothers by the 1920s were no longer commonly curling it.

Personal Experiences
• The 1880s--France: Delesseps family
• The 1890s--France: Jacques Zola
• The 1890s--France: Renoir family
• The 1890s--France: Jean Daubeville
• The 1900s--France: Paul

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Created: January 25, 1999
Last edited: August 30, 1999