Hairstyles Back Then to Hairstyles Now

Hairstyles today have dramatically changed from those in the 50’s through the 90’s. Although there are still many similarities throughout the years. Hair has gone through a great deal for the perfect look of that decade, to be achieved. The differences and similarities from then to today are very surprising.
The 50’s hairstyle was soft and curly. For casual activities women often tied their hair back in a ponytail and circled it with a scarf. The 50’s look was achieved by sleeping in curlers or rollers. A popular hairstyle came during the poodle frenzy, which is best known as the hair of Lucille Ball from “I Love Lucy”.
A popular men’s hairstyle was the ducktail haircut, which was done by applying a lot of grease and using the end of the comb to smooth back the sides, such as the “Fonz.” These guys were immediately seen as rebels.
The 50’s hairstyle was much different than that of today. Women today more prefer their hair straight, kind of like the women in the 70’s. Though the men’s hair in the 50’s was practically the same as the men’s hairstyles in the 70’s.
Then there was the age of the hippies. The 70’s women tried to keep their locks as long, smooth, and sleek as possible. In the 1970’s there were no more sleeping in curlers and no more rolls and pinup hairdos. But to get the long straight look women had to go to great lengths. Since there were no straightening irons like there are today, women had to use a regular clothing iron to straighten their hair. Girls would take turns ironing each other hair; inch-by-inch, careful not to scorch the hair, in order to achieve the natural, smooth, straight look.
A popular style sometimes seen today in both men and women is the mullet. The basic mullet is where the hair is short in front and long in back. Also Ferrah Fawcett had a major impact on hair, for she was famous for the feathered look, which is also sometimes seen today.
Using the crimping iron and teasing the hair with a comb, both men and women sported big hair. These big 80’s hairstyles were probably the most different from the hairstyles of today. The 80’s were all about BIG. Some commonly known styles were the side ponytail and the big curled bangs with the headband.
Some men used as much hairspray as the women to achieve the “hair metal” look they wanted. This look, like Guns n’ Roses or Kiss, was very popular in that time.
The closest decade of hair to todays is that of the 1990’s. It was not too long ago that “Friends” was introduced to this generation and from that came the “Rachel Cut.” The Rachel cut, or hair-like Jennifer Anniston’s character in “Friends,” is a popular look was long and sleek with longer length layers and framed with highlights. Also short, choppy styles like Meg Ryan were in. Messed up hair, whether short or long, was in, but it seemed everyone had gone blonde.
Men seemed to want their hair very short in the 90’s. Shaved heads were also really in for the men. From the 50’s to the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and today, the popular hairstyles have unconditionally changed. From long to short, big to straight, hair trends have taken dramatic leaps to get to where they are today. But from the way it is done to the way it looks, all have some similarities to them. Hair throughout the decades may have gone out of style but new forms of the styles are coming back.