80s Hairstyles

80s hairstyles seem to always be coming back. Perhaps this is because 80s hairstyles were the very start of the rebel look. The 60s stayed with long skinny locks that were often not always clean whereas the 80s hairstyles were often funky and when one remembers who the 80s celebrities were it is obvious why the 80s hairstyles were what they were.

Some of the celebs were Madonna with her at the time longish white blond locks and there was Dynasty the TV show that had the stars with big hair styles, big shoulder pads and often ruffles as a designer aid. To combat this type of clothing one had to have that wild hair like Farrah Fawcett.

Bo Derek was another 80s star whose hair style led the way with its blond long locks. Often the 80s brought in vivid and bright color or sometimes a long sheath of hair on one side of the head and the other side was shaved. David Bowie also comes to mind for a male 80s singing star. So twenty years later some of the 80s styles are returning to both hairstyles and to unique fashion clothing as that was influenced by these celebs too.

50s Hairstyles

50s hairstyles also keep returning for several reasons. One of the reasons 50s hairstyles keeps returning is that they were often romantic and remain romantic today. In the 50s WWII just passed and the country was returning to dress parties and cocktail parties and other forms of celebrations and also there were no short supplies of materials so dresses became more feminine and hairstyles went along with that style. This was the time for Jackie Kennedy bouffant and a larger hair profile. 50s hairstyles went along with the poodle skirt and the men’s 50s hairstyles included the duck tail look.

When you think back to the 50s you also will realize television was really just beginning so many of the movie stars of the day influenced the hairstyles of the day. Sixty years ago there were the soft curls of Annette Funicello to the shoulder length white blonde of Marilyn Monroe. It included that curly top of Lucille Ball but it also included sculpted waves but not generally tight waves or curls. So 50s hairstyle today would also be the gamut from soft curls cut medium length or that carrot top curl of Lucille Ball to the beginnings of highly teased hairstyles and some backcombing.