25 Hairstyles of the Last 100 Years
Published on August 16, 2008 - 127 Comments
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 I thought it might be interesting to read how old they are and where their roots are from. I’ve also included a handy little translation for our British friends of some of the terminology used.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Made popular by the punk band the Misfits, it’s hair that has been teased forward and pointed.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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1. sarahenity - August 17th, 2008 at 3:08 am
Haha I love it! I had a poll on a radio show I used to host on “What was the greatest old school hairstyle?”. I think we had about 10 choices, and the mullet one in a landslide with 80% of the vote hehe.
2. littlegraysheep - August 17th, 2008 at 3:08 am
Rosario Dawson is hot like hell!
3. sarahenity - August 17th, 2008 at 3:11 am
hmmm. rat tails are terrible. whenever i see someone with one i want to grab some scissors and cut the stupid thing off. As for the Feathered Flip (aka the Farah-do), i tend to get that naturally. Should try and bring the look back so I don’t have to struggle to straighten my hair every day
4. sarahenity - August 17th, 2008 at 3:14 am
hahahaha also, “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.”
spot-on description
5. skye85 - August 17th, 2008 at 3:28 am
is number eight Victoria beckham? weird
6. Tempyra - August 17th, 2008 at 3:43 am
Cool list! My faves are numbers 25 (the bob), 22 (the pixie) and 2 (skinhead) - all of which I’ve worn myself
Funny that this list was posted tonight, less than 5 minutes after I realised that it’s been exactly a year since I last cut all my hair off in the style of item number 2 on the list (although I’m female haha). I even took a photo to show people how long my hair has grown in a year lol.
Good job Cedestra
7. warrrreagl - August 17th, 2008 at 4:30 am
I support any list with The Beatles on it!
8. jgodsey - August 17th, 2008 at 4:42 am
what does “flock of seagulls” count as?
9. ohrmets - August 17th, 2008 at 4:44 am
Mullet FTW!
10. sarahenity - August 17th, 2008 at 4:53 am
# 8. jgodsey - what does “flock of seagulls” count as?
horrendous.
11. nikki - August 17th, 2008 at 5:44 am
i agree w/ sarahrenity on the rat tail. this is a funny list.
12. Arkz_Archduke_of_Geeks - August 17th, 2008 at 6:04 am
the isro eh.. everybody i know just calls it the jewfro… and get this the person i know with the biggest fro is Egyptian
13. astraya - August 17th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Last week I saw a troupe of Mongolian horse riders/acrobats. The young girls had semi-shaved heads (a la reverse mohawk), but acrossways, with a fringe and about 20% of hair at the front and 30% of hair at the back (tied back in a pony tail) and the middle shaved.
14. Ghidoran - August 17th, 2008 at 6:19 am
Pretty interesting…
15. deepthinker - August 17th, 2008 at 6:57 am
Brilliant. A very unique topic. Right now I sport the Pixie, mainly because I am a busy mother and it only takes 3 minutes to style. Oh, how I remember having a perm. Dreadful. If the mullet or rat-tail ever comes back, then I will be convinced that evolution is moving in reverse. I still see them from time to time, but there are alot of rednecks here in East Texas, sadly.
16. Vera Lynn - August 17th, 2008 at 6:57 am
I knew when I read the title this would be a fun list!! The pixie and the bob are so cute. I could never do it tho. I love long hair. Guys and girls. The longer the better.
“I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy, snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty, oily, greasy, fleecy, shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen, knotted, polka-dotted, twisted, beaded, braided, powdered, flowered, and confetti, bangled, tangled, spangled, and spaghettied!”
17. jajdude - August 17th, 2008 at 7:03 am
Nice guns on the list, g.
Reckon the buzz cut is the only one that will stand the test of time, eh?
18. pdxstargazer82 - August 17th, 2008 at 7:18 am
I hate the rat tail. Since i’ve seen it mostly on children, i think it should be considered child abuse.
19. rushfan - August 17th, 2008 at 7:47 am
Great list. I never know what to do with my hair, so it’s usually in a pony tail.
20. Blue - August 17th, 2008 at 7:51 am
I having a mowhawk myself liked this list and thought it was good. Only problem I have is with the rat-tails probably the dumbest haircut ever.
21. logar - August 17th, 2008 at 7:55 am
22-
I have the same problem- so I just shave it.
21-
The is never,never an excuse for a mullet. Shame on you.
18-
The rat tail is even worse, usually perpetrated on minors by parents with mullets. Usually, a rat tail can be defined as a pre-mullet.
22. logar - August 17th, 2008 at 7:57 am
If you want to see the last bastion of mulletude, go to Rio Linda, CA (you know what I mean rushfan).
23. dangorironhide - August 17th, 2008 at 8:12 am
Didn’t think I’d like this list much when I saw the title, but I actually really enjoyed reading it. Disappointing to not see my own style (chest-length mess) on it though
24. segue - August 17th, 2008 at 8:34 am
When my son was an undergrad, he’d wear his (short) hair in hundreds of tiny spikes all over his head.
Quite cute, actually.
25. Mom424 - August 17th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Excellent Cedestra; Hilarious and pithy. Great Sunday morning fare. I love the description of the faux hawk, I couldn’t quite figure out what was going on - one of our semi-adopt a kids has that exact do. Goofy.
Other than a short flirtation with the perm, I have always sported the pixie cut - ala Mia Farrow.
http://i108.photobucket.com/al.....171855.jpg
Pretty much how I wish I looked. All I need now is big-ass eyes, a smaller nose, freckles and beauty.
26. Tempyra - August 17th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Mom424: You can have my freckles
27. Csimmons - August 17th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Business in the front, party in the back! the motto of kentucky I do believe
28. Mom424 - August 17th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Haha Tempyra; You do have beautiful freckles and a very nice new hair-do. I was paying attention.
29. smurff - August 17th, 2008 at 8:54 am
No 8 reminds me of my feather duster.Did not see much of it here in SA in the 70s
30. Tempyra - August 17th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Mom424: Thank you :-). I would gladly donate my freckles to you though
Who else thinks the chick in number 8 must be Victoria Beckham in her pre-famous days?
31. stewart - August 17th, 2008 at 9:10 am
What do you call that hair cut that is used in the Jet Li Movies of the old Chinese people with the front half of their heads shaved and the back in a long plait?
32. fivestring63 - August 17th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Another style that would fall under #2 Buzz Cut is the High and Tight. Again associated with the military.
33. Cedestra - August 17th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Thanks, guys! I was going for a moderately funny list; I had a lot of fun making it. I forgot to add “Flock of Seagulls” as an honorable mention.
31. Stewart: It’s a variation on the rat-tail with more, um, class, I guess. It was popular well outside the last 100 years, though.
34. Wildlifeman - August 17th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Good list, but I would like to see the flat top (big in the 50s and 60s, and a minor comeback in the 90s I believe). Oh, and re the mohawk, that style actually started in the 40’s and 50’s. I have a picture where one of my uncles had one, taken circa 1950. My dad said a lot of GIs (particularly paratroopers) wore them during WWII.
35. Cambrex101 - August 17th, 2008 at 9:42 am
I hate Rattails. And Mullets. They are both so hideous, I can’t stand them.
I think mo-hawks and faux-hawks are sweet.
I have English class with a boy with a 2 ft. mohawk, he’s always complaining about strangers just walking up and touching it.
I also know a boy who used to have an afro past his shoulders. He got cornrows though because people kept touching it and things kept getting stuck in it.
Hah.
36. Mom424 - August 17th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Wildlifeman: I didn’t know about the Mohawk and the paratroopers. I will be sure to ask my Dad if it was popular in the Canadian Military back in the day. Thanks for sharing the cool factoid.
37. segue - August 17th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Mom424, I have all the freckles you could wish for, but my hair is super thick, and reaches my waist. I wear it in loose braids most of the time, just to keep it under control.
38. Mo - August 17th, 2008 at 9:56 am
The FLDS hairstyles the women have - perfectly coiffed, bouffant, french braid hairdo. WTF. It looks difficult to do and maintain. What about the turn of the century when women piled their floor-length hair on top of their head? Don’t forget the Dorthy Hamill.
39. Mom424 - August 17th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Tempyra: I don’t think it is Victoria Beckham, I think I remember her from some awful old sitcom; not Full House or Saved by the Bell but one of that same ilk.
40. chemical_echo - August 17th, 2008 at 10:23 am
No Mushroom Cut?
I remember so many people with mushroom cuts back in elementary school.
41. GhostShip - August 17th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Ahh, seeing the Liberty Spikes remindes me of my high-school days
Personally, I preferred strong gel or pomade. The downside of Pomade is that it doesn’t dry; but you have any trouble, you can always touch up your hair without a big hassle 
Oh yeah, what about shaving letters/words/symbols into the back of one’s head? I remember that was pretty popular when I was in elementary school (early 90’s)
42. wickeddavis - August 17th, 2008 at 10:37 am
As for the mullet, I’ve always thought the old saying “business in front, party in the back” applies just as well to the rusty chevrolet el camino that the mullet is usually spotted near. the front of the el camino looks like a car. all business. but the truck bed in back full of rat-tailed teens with lotsa skoal and cheap beer… thats where the party’s at!
43. Nelia - August 17th, 2008 at 10:50 am
It is a really hard choice… But I think that the rat tail grosses me out more than any other hairstyle. It is just creepy and awful. One summer three years ago I worked for a woman who STILL had a rat tail. She used to braid it and put beads on it. Her husband worked there too, and he once confided that he was having a hard time resisting the urge to cut it off while she slept.
Me, I’m working kind of a shag right now. Works for me!
44. The Doppleganger - August 17th, 2008 at 10:50 am
I would never have believed that you could group homer and donald together like that.
“There comes a point in a man’s life when he no longer has hair”
crackup.
not me! there is no male pattern baldness in my family in blood relations! lucky me. My grandfather (mother’s side) is almost 80 and he has hair as thick as ever. also family history shows that greying doesnt start till around 60!
45. psyko78 - August 17th, 2008 at 11:33 am
great list, didn’t expect to see the devilock on here
MISFITS RULE
46. rushfan - August 17th, 2008 at 11:43 am
#38 Mo ~ Yes! Those FLDS hairdoes gave me nightmares.
#41 Ghostship ~ Yup. My brother had his football # shaved onto the side of his head.
47. ben - August 17th, 2008 at 11:48 am
No rats nest, for white kids with curly hair thats not quite an afro? thats me. There is a kid at my high school with an afro bigger than the one in the picture, its by far the biggest ive ever seen. He’s been growing it for 4 years i think he told me, and as soon as he graduates hes giving it all to locks for love
48. Angelina - August 17th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Awesome List!!! I had a perm in the 80s and the Rachel in the 90s. The shag is alive and well here in Savannah, Ga with frat boys and surfer dudes alike. I have seen my share of mullets in my life. . . my faves are the she-mullet and the permed mullet!
49. pwnstar - August 17th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I believe the caucasian afro is more commonly reffered to as a “Jewfro”
50. The Doppleganger - August 17th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
I believe the caucasian afro is more commonly reffered to as a “Jewfro”
crackup. never heard it called that but ive had one. You know hurly from lost? like half as long but just as bushy
51. The Doppleganger - August 17th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
who is that smuck in the last picture anyhow?
52. Angelina - August 17th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Dopp: News anchor Sam Donaldson
53. The Doppleganger - August 17th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
never heard of him. he looks awful beedy-eyed
54. logar - August 17th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
In high school we had something called a “Mall-Wall”- a highly hairsprayed/moussed wave of bangs, boys and girls.
55. JAB - August 17th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I’m not much into fashion, style, etc., but I have to say, I LOVE this list!
Maybe 10 years from now, people will be looking back and saying how rediculous girls looked with their hair all bleached-blond and poker-straight from ironing it. I personally hate the look, myself.
56. Becca - August 17th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
AWESOME list. Do more like this. Fun (and unpretentious:P).
57. bigski - August 17th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Instead of doing #1 i sport #2.No need in delaying the inevitable.
58. DDRM - August 17th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Not to geekify what was a really original and interesting topic for a list…
… (but)
When star war’s ep 2 & 3 came out… every kid I knew wanted a rat’s tail.
Was Anakin supposed to look working class and trashy?
Maybe it was playing to the character being ignorant and having a arrogant sense of entitlement. “The man” was holding him down.
59. Vera Lynn - August 17th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Big Dopper (50)Read comment #12.
60. goof_ball - August 17th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
i like 3, 4, 10, and 11
thats gotta say something about my personality lol
61. segue - August 17th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Why is everything showing up as being archived today?
62. jfrater - August 17th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
segue: we just had a crash due to high traffic - I have fixed it now
63. revolver0410 - August 17th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
The Jackie Kennedy hairdo? The Louise Brooks style? The logo-on-the-scalp look?
64. Teapixie - August 17th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
What a fantastic list! I love it. Bit sad though when you can look back and say,’Had that one, and that one, forgot I had that one,’ and so on. I can remember in the mid 80s getting my hair permed so it wouldn’t be so curly!! The things we do in the name of fashion (?)
65. glittershrooms - August 17th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
The pixie is sooo cuuute. If I were petite I would totally go for it!
Great list!
66. Squiz - August 17th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
ok, it’s not an emo haircut.
it’s the same stupid haircuts that new wavers in the 80s had. let’s face it emo is just new wave reborn. lol
although the little blurp was pretty funny.
67. MPW - August 17th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
I saw a guy with a mullet today, I laughed a bit. Nice list! My hair is a combo of number 24 and number 20.
68. jesse - August 17th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
oh god! im so happy the devil lock is on there! not to be confused with the lame emo cut, the devil lock is badass!
MISFITS FOREVER
69. Anne O’Nemus - August 17th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
To Stewart:
During the Qing Dynasty in China it was actually the ethnic Manchus (clan name Aisin-Gioro) who were in power, and not the ethnic Hans, who had been the ruling races of China previously, and they mandated all men MUST wear their hair this way or face execution, yes execution. Why? Aliens told them to do it. No actually I have no idea.
70. Shibari Hime - August 17th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I enjoyed this list! I am an avid mullet hunter. I can’t help but marvel at the lengths and styles involved…. don’t take it wrong I would NEVER be with someone who sported one they are hiddeous but for some reason I can’t help but marvel at them. The rare FeMullet should be listed!!!! Its HUGE in Hawaii!!! And Polynesia in general! Too bad my hair style isn’t up there. The - Naturally-curly-boingy-humidity hating-”I’m a curl and refuse to do anything you want me to do even if I live on your head!” style. Ahhhh the torment. At least my hair varies between a awesome purple called “Purple haze” Or a sweet Fushia! Rock on and lets see some more lists….. maybe a sexual kink list…. ENTERTAIN ME DAMNINIT! *giggles* Joke joke. But do the list. ^~^
71. DK - August 17th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Excellent list! My friend used to spike his hair, and kept asking if he could spike up mine (it was down to the middle of my back at it’s shortest). He said he’d use wood working glue, and when I asked how do you get it out, he said “shave it off!” Needless to say I didn’t let him do it!
72. Vera Lynn - August 17th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
Shibari Hime (70)I have long curly hair, too. In the winter it is so flat. I don’t like summer, but my hair does. It used to be down to my waist. Alas no more. But again one day…. I think the curl is very pretty. And sexy. Men love it.
73. stewart - August 17th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
33. Cedestra - Yes I think anything, excluding the mullet is better than the rat tail.
74. stewart - August 17th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
69. Anne O’Nemus – you mean scientology was actually started in the qing dynasty and then rediscovered by LRH? I guess the execution was a really convincing political tool. “see master Qing, all followers love you, all have cut hair like yours”. LOL
I guess its kind of like branding cattle with hot irons right?
75. Sarah At The Disco - August 18th, 2008 at 3:04 am
This list is awesome.
Seeing Pete Wentz and Ryan Ross on it made me insanely happy [[number 3]]
Ryan Ross has that shag beatles hair now. It looks cool on him.
Again, this list is awesome.
76. TH Jack - August 18th, 2008 at 5:27 am
Anyone else notice John Travolta is in two of the pictures? Just a random observation.
77. cparker - August 18th, 2008 at 5:47 am
I love this:
This allows the Emo to participate in their “half-view” on society by hiding behind their hair.
Brilliant Cedestra! Couldnt have said it better.
78. TheBoonDockSaint - August 18th, 2008 at 6:19 am
One thing you have to remember is that the rat tail and the mullet were not always associated with low class. In the 80s these were very in demand hair styles and very popular. Only since their decline after the 80s have they become the “redneck” hair don’t. But don’t despair all of you youngsters under the age of 30 your time is coming. You too will be explaining and defending your hair and fashion choices to your children.
79. adora bell - August 18th, 2008 at 6:31 am
I call b.s. on the perm being popularized in the 80s, the spiral perm was, but women obsessively body waved their hair starting in the 30s and 40s to get the right amount of body and wave to style their hair appropriately at home. My grandmother has been getting her hair permed since the 50s
80. Cymplyirziztbl - August 18th, 2008 at 8:06 am
Is it me or does number 1s eyes look reallly evil, it keeps following me!
81. Tempyra - August 18th, 2008 at 8:12 am
Cymplyirziztbl: You’re right, his eyes do seem to follow you. I wish I could remember how to explain why that happens - it’s something to do with the photo being taken from two focal points… that doesn’t seem to make sense
Maybe someone else can explain it!
82. Byron - August 18th, 2008 at 10:46 am
I did a similar list a few days ago on toptenz.net (http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-hairstyles.php). Nice additions here. I think it is very humorous that we both had The Rachel.
83. JayArr - August 18th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I still love Farah!
Oh lordie, I work with a guy who wears the power-mullet… when will he ever learn???
‘Rat-Tails’ are an excellent grip for taking those idiots down; just don’t pull so hard that you rip them out at the roots.
I honestly don’t think ‘Perm’ is a hair style - it’s just a way for people to get curls and OTHER hair styles
Hmm… I’ve been doing the comb-over for over 40 years, and it aint hiding no stupid bald spot - sheesh!
Whatever happened to the Caesar hairdo? I see it’s become pretty popular over the past 10 years or so.
Hey Fivestring63, high and tight is a type of crew cut, not a buzz… buzz is, by definition, down to skin all around.
Last little bit: In general (there are always exceptions), women are never happy with their hair styles, and change them (or threaten to change them) fairly regularly. Men, however, are either too lazy or too comfortable with a single hair style to ever change - except when they begin balding (the worse the pattern the more drastic the change).
84. copperdragon - August 18th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
hilarious list. good job cedestra.
i was expecting to see pigtails/ponytails/pleats/braids on the list. very versatile.
also, what about black guys who shave words/symbols into the back of their short afros.
then there’s the “bun” - long hair wrapped in a circle and pinned to the back of the neck.
85. Cat Skyfire - August 18th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
What about the Buzzcut/flattop? It was the mark of military in the 40s, but a tremendous insult to the long oiled hair of the fathers when it came out in the 30s. Which then, in turn, became the ‘legitimate’ hair style compared to the long haired men of the 60s and 70s.
86. Jake - August 18th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Related lists- top 10 myths about dinosaurs. Could somebody explain the relationship between the 2?
87. jfrater - August 18th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Jake: software selects the related lists
88. Rosa - August 18th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Oh man! i loved this list.. (I particularly liked the Ed Norton photo.. hottest man on earth…
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Anyway, a creative, cool list that made me laugh.
89. Brickhouse - August 18th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Really great list! I love the fingerwave, it’s so pretty.
90. Brickhouse - August 18th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
When I was growing up, my neighbor across the street had a combover. A Homer-like, 3-hair combover. He was incredibly bald and really had three skinny pieces combed over his head. It was sad.
91. segue - August 18th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
#83. JayArr…Last little bit: In general (there are always exceptions), women are never happy with their hair styles, and change them (or threaten to change them) fairly regularly. Men, however, are either too lazy or too comfortable with a single hair style to ever change - except when they begin balding (the worse the pattern the more drastic the change).
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Ahhhhh, JayArr, I’m so glad you put in the qualifier “In general”, because, as a woman, I can say truthfully, that I have been pretty happy with my hair my entire life.
My hair is waist length, very thick, with lots of body and a hint of wave. My basic “do” is loose braids, and braided only about 6 or 8 inches, more for control than style, but I love the look, and get complimented on it all the time.
When I want to be dressy, I twist it up in a double chignon thingy, held in place with what look like fancy chopsticks.
Sometimes, I just wear it free and flowing, and in all cases, because I am tall, and have kept myself slim and trim, no one believes I am old enough to be the grandmother that I am.
Where women go wrong with their hair, is trying to follow trends, rather than finding what suits them; their hair and face. The styles you find in the magazines are, as a rule, already outdated, so if a woman cuts her hair short this season and next season the big style is long or shaggy, she’s lost.
It’s the fashion industry at fault for womens dissatisfaction with their hair styles, just in the way they blindside women with fashion every new season.
92. McFace - August 18th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Number 7 is NOT a bowl cut!… think 12 year old Jonathan Taylor Thomas if you’re looking for bowl cut.
93. Riddler - August 19th, 2008 at 9:51 am
How about the haircut of Conan O’Brien and The Apprentice Guy what’s his name?
94. Cedestra - August 19th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Originally I was trying to get celebrity photos for each one, preferably a “newer take” on older hairstyles, but I couldn’t find a celebrity with a rat-tail. LOL I originally had Natalie Portman for the pixie, but I agree with Jamie’s choice for the original. Re: #62. You’re welcome.
LDSL haircut was considered, but it really isn’t “huge”; it’s a select community that created it. And, yes, the devilock shouldn’t have been included with that standard, but it’s so awesome!
Dorothy Hamill- doh! I did forget one. Honorable mention!
I sport something a little longer than the finger wave/bob. It’s below my ears, but my hair is curly and fluffs it up a little.
My brothers had, at different points, the rat-tail, the bowl-cut, a buzzcut, one had the “Korean-fro” (his hair is thick but not curly) and also had stripes for sideburns. That was a reward for doing well in school. For a long time I had what is called a “hime” haircut: straight cut across the lower shoulder-blades, another cut of hair at the shoulders, and straight across bangs at the eyebrows. My best friend and I sported matching blond and brunette versions. I had the Pocahontas look going in junior high and high school.
95. Cedestra - August 19th, 2008 at 10:29 am
93. #1 and Conan’s is actually a pompadour/bouffant/combover.
96. JayArr - August 19th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Seque (91) Sweet! Versatility is key to hair success, and it sounds like you have a near-perfect head of it, m’dear.
97. segue - August 19th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
96. JayArr …Versatility is key to hair success…
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Thank you, JayArr. I’ve always maintained that long hair is the most versatile, as long as you have the patience. It did take a little more effort when the kids (three of them in 2 years 10 months) were little, but well worth it.
98. Rosa - August 19th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
@Segue (91): I am soooo jealous! I’m going to steal your hair! My hair, too, is long (right under my butt) and slightly wavy, but it’s more on the thin side and I really wish it was thick…
I could do so much more with it if it was.
On the bright side, it’s soft…
99. Tempyra - August 19th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Rosa: Just think of how much time, money, and frustration you save on shampoo/conditioner/styling products by not having thick hair
100. Beautiful hairstyles - August 20th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Highlighted with bright colors like maroon-red, possible pink or blue colors all through the hair, it gives an enhanced emo tone to the hairdo. The general style of hair is straight hair that has been cut asymmetric in different length levels and shapes.
101. Jaz_3 - August 20th, 2008 at 4:55 am
how about spike?
102. segue - August 20th, 2008 at 7:54 am
100. Beautiful hairstyles
Highlighted with bright colors like maroon-red, possible pink or blue colors all through the hair, it gives an enhanced emo tone to the hairdo.
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When my kidlets were in grammar school through high school, I would get what was called then a “cellophane”, now, I think it’s just called a “shine”. It’s a transparent layer, either colorless or, in my case, colored, which shows up brilliantly in the sunlight. Sometimes, I’d have violet, sometimes purple or maroon or green. My hair always looked perfectly normal inside, even under inside lighting, but let sunlight hit it and WOW!
A very cool look, because it was always a surprise.
103. Taranis - August 20th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I loved the discription for the emo hair cut, that was great. And you forgot to mention it’s spiked in the back and occasionally highlighted. My school is flooded with emo kids, I deal with it every day.
104. segue - August 20th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Alright, I have to ask, and I’m sorry I have to ask…more sorry than you can know…what the heck is “emo”?
105. jfrater - August 20th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
segue: let me answer your question with a picture and a wikipedia link
106. segue - August 20th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Okay! It’s a great look on someone who has the bone structure to carry it off, and a complete disaster on someone who doesn’t. A mullet, on the other hand, is a disaster on everyone, so is a rattail, and a bouffant. So, an emo is actually a better hairstyle than some of the others.
Thanks!
107. Rosa - August 20th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
@Tempyra (99) : I’d never really thought of that.. thanks, you’re absolutely right..!
108. Tempyra - August 20th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Rosa: Last year, I got so frustrated with spending 100s of dollars on haircuts and hair products that I shaved it all off
To get my hair (at shoulder length now) cut, coloured and styled it’d cost me over $100AUD. Having thick dark hair is a bitch.
segue: Dunno if you already ‘got it’ but an emo is a person, not just a hair cut style. Like a punk. The name originated from the emo-core (emotional hardcore) style of music I think.
109. segue - August 20th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
108. Tempyra…segue: Dunno if you already ‘got it’ but an emo is a person, not just a hair cut style. Like a punk. The name originated from the emo-core (emotional hardcore) style of music I think.
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Yes, thanks to Jamie I did, but since the list was on hairstyles, I was commenting on the hairstyles only.
110. Tempyra - August 20th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Okay
111. TheBoonDockSaint - August 21st, 2008 at 7:49 am
One more thing about the mullet. If you have been following the olympics it is apparantly the official haircut of the Japanese Women’s Softball Team.
112. Cedestra - August 21st, 2008 at 8:34 am
Here’s a video for you, Segue, on How to be Emo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGLv3IEL0VI
113. Aquila - August 21st, 2008 at 8:42 am
GREATTT.love it ^^
114. segue - August 21st, 2008 at 4:32 pm
#112. Cedestra
Here’s a video for you, Segue, on How to be Emo:
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Cedestra , that’s just hilarious! Thank you.
115. jfrater - August 21st, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Cedestra: haha loved it!
116. g3 - August 21st, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I have to add another name for the combover. In Japan, the thin combover (in which there isn’t enough hair to cover the bald spot) is known as a “bar-code”. Love that name!!
117. Vera Lynn - August 21st, 2008 at 9:58 pm
g3(116) Bar code! That works for me.
BTW, what is g cubed? 343 is 7 cubed. I see that number all the time, esp in the afternoon.
118. g3 - August 22nd, 2008 at 4:39 am
Vera Lynn (117) Just my initials. Starting signing as g3 before I knew what cubing actually meant. Used to write it as GGG but in my handwriting that looked like 666. I think a 7 year old initialing her textbooks that way freaked a lot of my teachers out!
119. Cedestra - August 23rd, 2008 at 11:20 am
120. Polly Odyssey - August 25th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Shags and Bowl Cuts are the best hairstyles ever. XD
121. Denzell - August 27th, 2008 at 12:39 am
I’m having the emo hairstyle now.
122. Tomo - August 29th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
It’s funny to read a list about hairstyles just days after I’ve gotten a hair transplant done. I have so may styles to choose from now.
I think the male ponytail is missing from this list. It’s despicable.
123. Juwar74 - November 23rd, 2008 at 3:52 pm
What about the pompadour, or the conk? And that style that was popular during the forties. Don’t know the name though..
124. Juwar74 - November 23rd, 2008 at 3:54 pm
My bad, pompadour is up there… Sorry, I was reading so much, I forgot it.
125. Parker - December 28th, 2008 at 1:11 am
4 and 3 are my personal favorits.
4 more then three actually. very cute