Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Friday 6 October 1950, page 8


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EVER heard of "the bod-gie" and "the weegie"? They are the names of the two new hair-do's that are

catching on at South Coast beaches this season. The bodgie is for boys; the wecgie for girls. The bodgie is better known as the American 'crew cut' or 'college cut,' and is par-ticularly popular with surfers. The hair is close-cropped all over — with scissors, not clippers — but it doesn't look as though the wearer has just come out of a shearing shed. For the weegie cut, the hair is cut almost as short as a man's but is complete with side-burns, and like the bodgie, is combed back to meet at the back of the head. Unlike the bodgie cut. however, the neck is neither cut square nor in a peak. The effect is more like a duck's tail. Both styles are youthful, cool, and sensible for sun, sand, and surf.