Thirteen iconic hairstyles and the women who wore them. Through time, the way we wear our hair has been a way we express ourselves. Women have been known to change the cut, color and style to reinvent ourselves after a big birthday, new job or a breakup. Here are 13 of the celebrities who have influenced hair fashion.
1. Louise Brooks. This silent film actress helped define The Roaring 20's with her short, shiny bob.
2. Veronica Lake. In the 1940s, her peek-a-boo style was so pervasive that she was asked to do this public service announcement, encouraging women working in war production plants to follow her lead and change their hair.
3. Marilyn Monroe. Dyed blonde curls that looked soft and moved gracefully helped define the 1950s.
4. Brigitte Bardot. Her undone beehive represented sexy European chic in the 1950s.
5. Jacqueline Kennedy. "Helmet hair." Full, backcombed hair that did not move. She didn't mean to start a trend. In the late 1950s she wore her hair much shorter, but felt it made her face appear too big in photographs. With her husband about to embark on a presidential campaign, she adopted big hair that framed her face and made her head look better proportioned. It amused her that women all over the world emulated her and adopted a high-maintenance style she only wore to correct what she felt was a personal defect.
6. Mia Farrow (before). When Peyton Place premiered in 1964, Mia Farrow as Allison MacKenzie defined adolescent innocence with her long, straight white blonde hair and bangs, reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland.
7. Mia Farrow (after). Two years into the series, Mia shocked viewers and launched another fashion trend with her extremely short pixie cut.
8. "Mama" Michelle Phillips. When the lead singer of the Mamas and the Papas made the center part California cool, bangs became passe.
9. Angela Davis. Activist Angela Davis embraced her natural, God-given hair and popularized The Afro.
10. Farrah Fawcett. A feathered cut with lots of volume, created with the help of hot rollers.
11. Princess Diana. Her face-framing shag was flattering even to non-royals.
12. Jennifer Aniston. The look that launched a 90s trend. Friends was on for a decade, and Jennifer Aniston only wore "the Rachel" for Seasons 1 and 2, but the public embraced it for much longer.
13. Billie Eilish. The singer popularized hair colors not found in nature, always with black roots.
How many of these styles have you worn? How many have you seen on the street?
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Jamie (jannghi.blogspot.com):
ReplyDeleteHair styles sure do come and go.
I had a Farrah cut in the 1970s, and I still wear what one might consider a Rachel cut. I had a classmate in high school who was working with machinery and her hair was caught in it; it pulled her scalp off and nearly killed her.
ReplyDeleteI remember most of these. (I mean, some from historical stuff as it was before my time, but still.) I'm way too lazy to have done any of them, however.
ReplyDeleteAnd I was thinking that, if you had the right kind of hair, 6, 7 and 8 were virtually carefree! I had 11, before Diana was a household name, and it was very easy. Just wash and go!
DeleteI had a Dorothy Hamill haircut. I can't believe that's not on the list!
ReplyDeleteOh these ladies certainly carried their styles so well! Love the selection here..
ReplyDeleteAs for me, i just do what needs minimum maintenance .. my teenager just recently suggested i use a tool called a diffuser (still have no idea what it is) for my hair to make it better but.. :)
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