Hairstyle History

Many fashion trends that we see today have their origin somewhere in the past. Many of our new ideas from hairstyle remind us the 80′s period. The specific word for the 80′s is BIG. Not Mr. Big from “Sex in the city” but big in real sense of the word. This period was like an explosion in fashion. Many pop stars and movie idols were representative at that time.

The most popular styles of the 80′s were: the teased hairstyle, the asymmetric haircuts and the oh-so popular mullet. These styles are specific by their dimension, color and mildly.

The asymmetrical haircut appears for the first time in history in the 1980′s. Many of new gangs girls (and guys) wore long locks on one side and a shaved head on the other side, or the long-in-front and short-in-back reverse mullet. Girls worship their favorite pop stars of the decade – platinum blond curls, teased sky high and held in place by black lace bows for the Madonna fans. Fans of Siouxsie Sioux and The Cure went for the hairspray and the black dye to make a black mop that hung in their eyes. Fans of Cyndi Lopper went for the bright orange color and curled bangs.

The famous bands inspired most of hairstyles. One eccentric hairstyle, Flock of Seagulls, recommended two side “wings” with a lock of longer hair hanging down in the eyes and it was very appreciated by men. Fans of heavy metal bands, also knew as “hair metal,” like Guns n’ Roses, Kiss, Bon Jovi and White Snake, tried to look like their idols. Guys used as much hairspray as their girlfriends to reach the wanted look.

The terminology used is 80′s was “Bigger is better”. Even if you did not have enough hair to wear big hair, you found a way to get it. Some of the specific movies of this period are: Dallas, Charlie’s Angel and Dirty Dancer. At that time it makes its appearance the MTV channel. So, this is the beginning of a new era.

The 90′s are the result of the 80′s period. The 90′s are the reverse of the 80′s; the women wanted their hair to be ready but not that ready, curly but straight in the same time, blond with golden brown strands. Every woman or girl wants to look like Rachel (Jennifer Anniston) from the famous TV show “Friends” or Meg from “Sunset Beach”. 

The hairstyles of the 90′s compared with the 80′s weren’t as big. Fortunately, the 1980s finished, and with the end of this era the life of hairspray is finished. The key fashion of the 90′s decade is natural, carefree and wash-and-wear hair style. Reminding of the trend in the 70′s there were also long hair, but this time was left flowing and loose.

To sum up, women and men were always concerned about their hairstyle. They spend a lot of their time trying to look like their idols.