The Most Popular Hair Trend the Year You Graduated High School
Trends come and go, but a yearbook photo is forever.
Senior year of high school is filled with so many major life decisions. Figuring out the best hair option for your yearbook photo was one of them. Did you follow one of these popular trends of the time?
1960: Stacked Updo
Unlike the neat, polished updos of years prior, women opted for messier, imperfect styles to achieve a sexy look.
1961: Pageboy
A little softer and more flattering than the unfortunate '90s bowl cut, actress Hayley Mills and other stars donned this round chop with smoothed-under tips.
1962: Bouffant
As one of the most influential figures in fashion, First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis popularized this voluminous style.
1963: The Beehive
Women saw the likes of the Ronettes and Brigitte Bardot piling hair atop their heads to reach as much height as possible.
1964: The Bob
Ah, the bob. After initially popping up in the '20s, Vidal Sassoon reinvented it during the mid-'60s, making it chic again among stylish women.
1965: Five Point Cut
Taking the same bob a step further, Sassoon popularized the modern, geometric look on women including Mary Quant.
1966: Long and Straight
As hippies influenced mainstream style, women flocked to copy the ever-trendsetting Cher by wearing their hair long, straight, and silky.
1967: Short and Natural
Cicely Tyson famously went natural during her role on East Side/West Side, prompting women everywhere to cut their hair short in imitation of the actress' gorgeous look.
1968: Mop Top
Hey — the Beatles loved mop top styles, so why wouldn't women love 'em, too? Here, Julie Driscoll rocks a super-straight, shaped cut.
1969: Modern Bouffant
Starring in Julia, a role that made her the first black actress to have her own TV show, Diahann Carroll helped propel this chic, voluminous style to popularity.
1970: Long and Center-Parted
After 1970's Love Story starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal became the hit of the year, women started rocking center-parted straight styles.
1971: The Shag
After hairstylist Paul McGregor cut Jane Fonda's hair into this funky short-and-long style for the 1971 film Klute, women began asking their own hairdressers for this unisex look.
1972: Afro
Pam Grier and her voluminous curls became one of the decade's most iconic looks.
1973: Cornrows
Actress Cicely Tyson once again inspired a beauty trend by wearing her hair in cornrows for her role in Sounder.
1974: Loose Waves
As one of the decade's most recognized models, Lauren Hutton's glamorous waves inspired many women to try flowing, loose locks.
1975: Voluminous Curls
While some women preferred defined waves, many women desired a curlier, more voluminous style like that of supermodel Beverly Johnson.
1976: Wedge Haircut
Designed by Trevor Sorbie — a protégé of Vidal Sassoon himself! — the wedge style featured a triangular silhouette that cut off right around the ears. Olympic figure skater Dorothy Hamill helped popularize the style after winning the gold medal in 1976.
1977: Bleach Blonde
Bringing punky hairstyles into the mainstream, Blondie singer Debbie Harry rocked a shaggy, bleached look.
1978: Farrah Waves
Farrah Fawcett and her unforgettable hair on Charlie's Angels inspired countless women to highlight their hair and blow it out into full, sweeping waves.
1979: Spiky Punk Hair
Musician Siouxsie Sioux and her goth-meets-punk style brought wispy, all-over-the-place hair into popularity.
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