Author: Nadine Blanco / Source: buzznet
Depending on what decade you grew up in, you can probably recall two or three distinct hairstyles that defined that era. From ’60s beehives to frosted tips of the new millennium, somehow these looks became the talk of the town at one point in time. Hairstyles like pixie cuts and afros are classic and everlasting, but there are others like The Mullet that we’re happy to have put behind us. Take a look at these awesome hairstyles throughout the years!
1990s: The Rachel

In the late ’90s, everyone was raving about The Rachel. Named for her iconic character on Friends, Jennifer Aniston only actually wore the hairstyle for the first two seasons. But women continued to replicate the style for a good part of the late ’90s.
The cut was a product of Aniston’s hairstylist, Chris McMillan, who’d convinced the actress to try something new. Looking back on it now though, Aniston told Glamour in 2015, “I was not a fan of the ‘Rachel.’ That was kind of cringe-y for me. Looking back—honestly, even during that time—I couldn’t do it on my own.”
1960s: The Beehive

The Beehive hairstyle was invented in 1960 by a celebrity hairstylist named Margaret Vinci Heldt. Heldt was commissioned by Modern Beauty Shop magazine to create a fresh look.
Inspired by a black denim fez hat that she owned, Heldt decided she would create a style that could fit perfectly underneath it. “Once I started working, I really liked what I saw—I realized I was doing something different, and I liked it! …The editor said, ‘Margaret! That looks just like a beehive. Could we call it a beehive?’” Heldt told Modern Salon in 2012.
1980s: Mullet

The ’80s were full of hairstyles we’d rather not relive, but The Mullet was by far the biggest ire of that decade. Historians suspect that people have been wearing mullet-like hairstyles since ancient times to keep their necks warm while still being able to see.
Fast forward to modern times and The Mullet has been redefined as “business in the front and a party in the back.” Thankfully, the trend didn’t last too long in the ’90s. Professional hairstylists have attempted to make it chic over the years, but let’s just agree that The Mullet was never meant to be.
Hairstyles can be inspired by anything and one coming up came from World War II planes.
1970s: The Farrah

Farrah Fawcett sported a voluminous, wispy layered look when she debuted on Charlie’s Angels. Before she started the show, she had just gotten that hairstyle done by celebrity hairstylist Allen Edwards.
Edwards achieved the look by blow-drying her hair using his fingers and “pin curling” the ends. When it was all dry, they took out the pins and Fawcett would shake out her hair. Even though Edwards created the look, Fawcett told the media she did it herself. “I told her if you are going to say you did it yourself, then go do it yourself. That was the end of me and Farrah,” he told The Hair Nerds.
1960s: Pixie Cut

Women have been known to chop their hair into short pixie cuts as early as the 1920s when parties filled with ladies in flapper dresses reigned supreme. A few decades later, an elegant version of the pixie cut surfaced in the ’50s ala Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.
But it wasn’t until the ’60s that the pixie cut really became a trend, as mod pop art icons like Twiggy and Edie Sedgewick took on the style. Most notable back then was Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby. At the time, Farrow was in a relationship with Frank Sinatra and she chopped her hair off herself just to spite him.
1940s: Victory Rolls

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During the 1940s, many women would style their hair into Victory Rolls. A variation of the classic pin-up look, Victory Rolls were inspired by an aerobatic maneuver performed by World War II jets, which would leave a distinct pattern of clouds in the sky.
Women back then had to find creative ways to make themselves attractive and divert people’s attention away from their clothes. During the war, everyday essentials were often rationed, so basic necessities for vanity weren’t always on hand for the average American woman. The look was achieved through various methods of pinning and curling with lots of hairspray.
Coming up, a lot of people left a certain look behind because it was way too greasy.
1920s: Eton Crop

The Eton Crop was a style popularized by Josephine Baker. This hairstyle involves a very short bob that is slicked down with the ends stylized into a “kiss curl,” a swirl of hair at the forehead or the sides to evoke femininity. The cut was named an Eton Crop for the way it fused radical flapper style with that of public school boys.
Back then, having hair this short was controversial at first. Women who wanted short hair in the ’20s were turned away by hairdressers who didn’t want to cut long locks. Instead, the women went to barbers who were happy to oblige.
2000s: Crimped Hair

In recent memory, the last time crimped hair was a huge trend was in the early 2000s, when pop stars like Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears wore it frequently. However, crimped hair has been making a slight comeback on stars like Beyoncé.
But the trend actually dates as far…
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