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The Trendiest Hairstyle From the Year You Graduated School

From '80s crimps to Cher hair, these are the 60+ styles that defined decades.

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A number of classic hair trends, like bouncy blowouts and stylish cornrows, never go out of style. However, there are a handful of others that we're happy to leave in the past—and more specifically, leave in the '80s. To take a quick trip down memory lane and revisit a few timeless styles worthy of any beauty hall of fame, we've rounded up some of the top styles from the mid-1960s and beyond, worth revisiting and maybe even repeating. Keep scrolling to find the trendiest hairstyles, cuts, and colors Bazaar editors have loved through the decades.


1965: Curtain Bangs

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Brigitte Bardot's preference for curtain bangs, voluminous waves, and hair bows made a splash in the mid-1960s and remains one of the most popular hairstyles to this day.

1966: Side-Parted Bobs

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English model Twiggy's bob with a deep side-part was a signature part of her iconic beauty look.

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1967: Glossy Bouffants

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Priscilla Presley's jet-black, glossy bouffant on her wedding day to Elvis Presley is one of the most iconic wedding-day bridal hair looks of all time.

1968: Back-Combed Bobs

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Singer Barbara McNair showing off a voluminous and back-combed bob with flipped ends, a hairstyle worn throughout much of the late 1960s.

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1969: Bejeweled Updos

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Elizabeth Taylor's bejeweled updo, featuring two hanging braids, marries the primness of the 1960s with a hint of the Bohemian vibe of the 1970s.

1970: Face-Framing Layers

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Goldie Hawn pictured wearing her signature curly curtain bangs and thick face-framing layers in 1970.

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1971: Shaggy Mullets

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Jane Fonda's short, shaggy, and punky mullet pictured in 1971.

1972: Glossy Hair

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Maureen McCormick's ultra-long and glossy hair as Marcia Brady was copied by similarly blonde women all over the US in the early 1970s.

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1973: Cornrows

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Legendary actress Cicely Tyson made national news when she wore her hair styled in cornrows for her role in the 1972 TV movie Sounder. Her choice is considered a pivotal moment in the cultural history of natural hair.

1974: Ultra-Long Hair

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Cher hair is still imitated to this day. The star's preference for ultra-long and silky-smooth hair is considered one of the 1970s' most memorable hairstyles.

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1975: Black Shags

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Joan Jett's black shag haircut defined what it meant to be truly rock 'n roll in the 1970s and 1980s.

1976: Short Ringlets

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For the 1976 version of A Star is Born, Barbara Streisand wore her hair styled in short, beautiful ringlets.

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1977: Layered Blowouts

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There's perhaps no style more iconic 1970s than actress Farrah Fawcett's layered blowout.

1978: Platinum Blonde

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By 1978, Debbie Harry's iconic platinum blonde hair had become a trend that would sweep the country throughout the 1980s.

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1979: Curly Bangs

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With the disco era in full swing, women were keen on copying singer Donna Summer's gorgeous curly bangs.

1980: Flattops

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Beauty icon, model, and singer Grace Jones is known for her distinctive flattop and shaved hairstyles, which epitomized the new wave fashion movement.

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1981: Shaggy Bobs

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Princess Diana's shaggy bob hairstyle inspired millions of haircuts worldwide in the early 1980s.

1982: Wispy Bangs

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A longer take on the shag, Michelle Pfeiffer wore her hair in 1981 styled in layered and wispy bangs.

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1983: 'Dynasty'-Inspired Hair

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The only thing bigger than the TV show Dynasty in the 1980s was the hair on the show itself.

1984: Teased Bangs

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It was all about super-sized hair in the mid-1980s, as seen on supermodel Christie Brinkley.

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