Yes, we have all heard it before, but here you go again...what goes around comes around; &, it is now time for the Seventies Hairstyle to yet again take the stage. Encompassing the straight, long hairstyle prominent in the Sixties to the shag hairstyle made popular by music superstars & hair bands, the look of the Seventies was varied & flashy - & it is on its way back.
Made popular by David Bowie, Bobby Sherman & popular hair bands of the time, the Shag haircut was the clear winner of the Seventies. Even today & during the past 20+ years, the shag hairstyle has survived & morphed in to the most popular of styles. The bob, layered bob, the inverted bob, wedge, & even - hold your breath - the Mullet, owe their origins to the classic shag hair style.
Long & Straight Hairstyle
Gigantic Curls
What made the layered & Shag "doable" was the pre-dominant style of the day, long & straight. Without that style, layers would not have been possible & Cher might not have been as popular - of coursework the leather vest helped, ! Leftover from the Sixties, longer hair styles began to shorten & stylists began experimenting with styling tools - blow dryers, flat irons & curlers.
The Crop
With the advancement of styling tools, gigantic curls popped-up everywhere & the Farrah look was born. Shaped in the minds of everyone, the Farrah poster hung on every 16 year old's wall. The bathing suit-clad TV star became an icon for gigantic, long, curly hair overnight. Hair dryers, curlers & round brushes were swept off the shelves as that "look" was tried by every women from 12 to 40.
The Crop, Bob, bobbed, inverted Bob can be attributed to Dorothy Hamill & soon overshadowed the Farrah look that was worn by one of the top Olympic skaters of her time. Characterized by the enfolding face look & the inversion in the back, the Hamill look continues today - with a modified version recently becoming "the style" for 2008.
The Seventies Hairstyle is Back!
So, everywhere you look, the standard, classic hair styles that helped define the Seventies are returning to a new generation of women (& men). The layered look is becoming more sophisticated, the shag is modified & toned-down, gigantic curls are now combined with sophisticated cuts & styles made possible by today's styling appliances & hair products.
