Titus cut

[1] It was supposedly popularized in 1791 by the French actor François-Joseph Talma who played Titus in a Parisian production of Voltaire's Brutus.

[1][2][3] The Titus cut was considered a radical departure from the large elaborate hairstyles and wigs that were popular during the last quarter of the 18th century.

[1] As a simple "classical" style, free from aristocratic excess, it was associated with the French Revolution and popular among those who supported it.

The Journal de Paris reported in 1802 that "more than half of elegant women were wearing their hair or wig à la Titus.

"[1] The style spread to England as well, where it was often called coiffure à la guillotine in reference to the beheadings of the French Revolution.