tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post1071086507800916718..comments2024-03-24T18:32:45.563-04:00Comments on Black and White: Words of the Month - HaircutsAnne E.G. Nydamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-47644735243618270592016-09-22T22:48:53.540-04:002016-09-22T22:48:53.540-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-75135051165136228722016-06-02T17:44:55.366-04:002016-06-02T17:44:55.366-04:00It was the very end of the nineteenth century for ...It was the very end of the nineteenth century for the hair bun.<br />Certainly by the time I wore a ponytail in the 70s and 80s the novelty of the name must have worn off, because I don't remember anyone making hat joke with me. When first coined it was still seen as a metaphor, but a generation later it was just a hairstyle.Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-90712402370719590162016-06-02T17:00:34.167-04:002016-06-02T17:00:34.167-04:00What about a "bun"? On the face of it, i...What about a "bun"? On the face of it, it would seem obvious enough from the general shape. But is it relatively recent or has it been used to describe a hairstyle for centuries?<br /><br />As for the ponytail, I remember wearing one in the 1950s and having adolescent boys lift it up and make some comment about checking to find what was usually under a horse's tail. The boys thought they were terribly clever and humorous.Paxnoreply@blogger.com