ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðə "luːwˈiːz bɹˈʊks bˈɑːb" pˈæɹəmˌaʊnt stˈuːdɪˌoʊz dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌvðə dᵻfˈaɪnɪŋ "bˈɑːb kˈʌt" ʌvðə "flˈæpɚ" ˈiəɹə wʌz aɪkˈɑːnɪk tə ðɪ ɛkstˈɛnt ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻpɹədˈuːst baɪ sˈɪd kɚɹˈɪs ɪnðə fˈɪlm sˈɪŋɡɪn ɪnðə ɹˈeɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, baɪ mˈɛləni ɡɹˈɪfɪθ ɪn sˈʌmθɪŋ wˈaɪld nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ænd baɪ ɹˈoʊz mə ɡˈaʊən ɪnðə dˈuːm dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
In the early 20th century, the "Louise Brooks bob" (Paramount studios' description   of the defining "bob cut" of the "flapper" era) was iconic to the extent of being reproduced by Cyd Charisse in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), by Melanie Griffith in Something Wild (1986), and by Rose McGowan in The Doom Generation (1995).