The ‘hime cut’ has been making its way through K-pop girl bands and Instagram, but it was originally worn by noblewomen in Heian Japan Japanese actress, singer and model Megumi Asaoka popularised the ...
Between 794 and 1185 CE or the Heian period in Japan, noblewomen sported a hairstyle that combined two current trends: front bangs and side locks. It came to be known as the Hime or princess cut, ...