The pageboy was originally the hairstyle of choice for young aristocratic boys known as pages in the 15th Century. As the centuries passed, however, the style of making little boys appear to be little girls went out of fashion and never quite came back, being replaced by decidedly more masculine looks. Still, there was nothing wrong with this particular hairstyle, and eventually women would embrace the simplistic and feminine pageboy style.

Shoulder-length hair was meticulously cut so that the hair (bangs included) carefully framed the face. While the hair is mostly flattened, the hair is curled under at the ends and towards the face, thanks to the help of a curling iron, or curlers.

The pageboy style was popular during the 1940s and made a comeback three decades later as well. Back in the 40s, the preferred style was to pull back the bangs and secure them with bobby pins or ribbons, but by the 70s, the bangs were once again hanging over the forehead. Either way, it’s a haircut with a colorful and age-old history. And who knows, the way fashion trends go, maybe everyone will once again be wearing pageboys in the coming years. Heck, it might even shift back to men. You just never know with these things and they are impossible to predict.