With so many ways to mark the years
gone by, I thought it would be fun to do it with hairstyles. Of course, many of the older haircuts are still here with us today, but it might be
interesting to read how old they are and where their roots are from.
25. Bob/Finger Wave
1920s
A look very popular with the ladies
during the Roaring 20s. It was part of
an overall look known as “The Flapper”,
where the girl would crop their hair
between their chin to their ear level
and work in uniform waves. This became immensely popular due to
celebrity such as Zelda Fitzgerald and
Colleen Moore.

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24. Pompadour
1950s
The more respectable of the two
hairstyles famous in the ‘50s, the
pompadour was created by combing
the hair against the sides, but pulling
the hair up and over on itself on top.
This look was more popular with celebrities in the era, like Elvis Presley
and Johnny Cash.

23. Ducktail
1950s
Take one “wrong side of the tracks”
gentleman. Leave some hair long
around the neck and apply generous
helpings of hair grease. Give the
gentleman a comb and watch as he
obsessively combs the sides flat and back and leaves the top piled high. The
top was either left in disarray,
symbolizing the “greasers” role in
society, or combed into a tube that was
called “the elephant’s nose”. Why settle
for looking like one ridiculous animal when you can have two!

22. The Pixie
1950s
Popularized by actress Audrey Hepburn,
it is a very short hairstyle with even
shorter bangs (fringe). It resembled
what pixies were drawn to have as a
hairstyle.

21. Beehive
1950s / 1960s
Nothing says “big hair” like a beehive.
Women sported this “hair-don’t” by
teasing their hair up with plenty of
hairspray, usually in a tall, dome shape
that mimicked a beehive. Also known
in the southern United States as “the B-52”, it inspired a band from Georgia
to name themselves after it and create
some zany music.

20. The Shag
1960s
Made famous by the Beatles in a time
when men still kept their hair short. It’s
pretty much any cut that’s grown out
and messy. If you were a pop idol in
the ‘60’s, women would love whatever
you did to your hair.

19. Bouffant
1960s
Generally, any haircut that’s piled high
on top of the head. The aforementioned
beehive hairstyle is a bouffant style.
Actual types of bouffants can range
from Tracey Turnblad from Hairspray to
Kramer from Seinfeld.

18. Afro
1960s / 1970s
A hairstyle sported largely by African-
Americans, but also by other ethnic
groups and people with very curly hair.
The style maintains that curly hair is
grown and brushed out to create a
perfect halo of hair surrounding the head. It was popularized by the “Black
is Beautiful” movement and by icons
such as Jimi Hendrix. The Isro is the
Jewish-American version of this
hairstyle.

17. Corn Rows
1960s / 1970s
Another style of hair popularized
during the “Black is Beautiful”
movement, corn rows allowed the
wearer an alternative to the afro. The
hair would be braided tightly to the
scalp, usually in rows from front to back, and secured with elastic bands.

16. Dreadlocks
1970s
Associated with the Rastafarian
movement, the dreadlock hairstyle
involves sectioning the hair into locks
and growing it as long as it can go. It
began in the 1950s in Jamaica and
reached America around the time reggae music became popular. This
style was sported by celebrities like Bob
Marley.

15. Feathered Flip (aka the Farah-do)
1970s
Made popular by actress Farah Fawcett,
thousands of women copied this
hairstyle in the 1970s. The hair would
be parted and teased back, but still soft
and flowing.

14. Jheri Curl
1970s
A style worn by African-American men
that involved a laborious and
expensive regiment of products. The
hair was first relaxed, then permed to
create a softer, oilier looking curl.

13. Devilock
1970s / 1980s
Made popular by the punk band the
Misfits, it’s hair that has been teased
forward and pointed.

12. Mullet
1970s / 1990s
The ultimate redneck haircut. It’s very
simply long in the back and short in the
front, or “party in the back, all business
up front”. This haircut is associated, not
just in America, but all over the world
with lower classes. There are many different styles, some combining others
found on this list, including the
mullhawk (mullet-mohawk), the
tropical mullet (with dreadlocks in the
back), the skullet (shaved head with
long locks in the back), and the cullet (long hair in back, receding hairline in
front, usually swept over).

11. Liberty Spikes
1980s
Like its brother the Mohawk, the Liberty
Spikes are a challenging hairstyle, both
to wear and to society. Associated with
the underground punk movement of
the 1980s, it’s a marvel to look at. It
brings up questions such as “How does he keep them that way?” or “How
many people’s eyes has she poked
out?”. The great thing about the Liberty
Spikes is, so long as you have a few
inches of hair, a hatred for the
Establishment, and Elmer’s glue, you, too, can have this hairstyle.

10. Mohawk (“Mohican” or a “mowie”)
1980s
Truly the hairstyle of the punk
movement. The wearer would shave
his or her head except for a strip in the
middle, from the forehead to the back.
This would be grown long and
cemented straight up with any number of household liquids, including eggs,
glue (see Liberty Spkes), hairspray,
pomade, and gel. Other forms include
the Reverse Mohawk (shaved hair being
in the middle), bi- or tri-hawk, the
Chelseahawk (with bangs – fringe), the duo-hawk (split into two pieces), and
the deathhawk (with teased hair).

9. Rat-tail
1980s
A hairstyle involving a long lock of hair
on the nape of the neck. The hair could
be left alone, braided, permed, or
dreadlocked. This is another hairstyle
associated with the lower-class,
redneck culture.

8. Perm
1980s
The dreaded hairstyle of the ‘80s. This
style made Aquanet money hand-over-
fist. As with many other styles of hair,
perms had been introduced prior to the
1980s, but only took off during this
decade. Women and men both, but mostly women, would perm their hair,
tease it, and use as much hairspray as
possible to hold it in place.

7. Bowlcut
1980s / 1990s
If you couldn’t afford to go to the
barber, you could ask your mother to
place a bowl on your head and shave
everything else off. That is exactly what
many boys did, or at least looked like
they did.

6. Hi-top Fade
1980s / 1990s
A hairstyle that tried its darndest to
look like a pencil eraser. Popular with
African-American youth in particular,
the hair would be shaved at the neck,
puffed straight up, and shaved flat at
the top. This style was popularized by Will Smith and Kid ‘n’ Play.

5. The Rachel
1990s
A popular haircut with women, it was
named after the character Rachel Green
from Friends, who sported this haircut
in the first few seasons. It is a layered,
bouncy ‘do with highlights and
lowlights.

4. Fauxhawk
2000s
For those who want a little punk in
their lives, but don’t want the
commitment of shaving their heads, the
fauxhawk is perfect for them. A shorter
haircut is styled with gel to create a
ridge of hair in the middle. A variation on this is the Hoxton flip, where the
wearer slicks back the sides and spikes
the top like a mohawk. Sanjaya of
American Idol fame also popularized
the ponyhawk, where the hair is pulled
up into a series of ponytails in the middle of the head.

3. Emo
2000s
A complicated hairstyle for the
complicated feelings that go along with
the Emo lifestyle. The wearer will dye
their hair black, part their hair to an
extreme on one side, and razor cut their
bangs (fringe). This allows the Emo to participate in their “half-view” on
society by hiding behind their hair.

2. Buzz cut (skinhead or crewcut)
The hairstyle for the person that doesn’t
like hair. The buzz cut will cut or shave
all of your hair off, to the degree you’d
like. The haircut is associated with the
military (especially new recruits) and
the neo-Nazi movement.

1. Combover
There comes a point in a man’s life
when he no longer has hair. Some opt
to shave it all off and be done with it.
Others go to sources like Rogaine or the
Hair Club for Men to solve their
baldness. Then, there are those who like to pretend it isn’t happening. They will
grow their hair out and comb it over
their bald spot in order to hide it.
Famous people sporting a combover
include Donald Trump and Homer
Simpson.

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