History of hair - Today
In the 1980s, those newly prosperous from the economic boom opted
for mall bangs, poodle perms, and voluminous hair. But Melanie Griffith
showed that the first step on the woman's career ladder involved the short-
ening and taming of such "big" hair in the hit '8os movie Working Girl.
Lady Diana's 1981 wedding made commoners around the world realize that
dreams do come true if you have a short, elegantly layered head of hair. In
1988, Sinead O'Connor's shaved head, combined with her soft features,
paved the way for all quiet, modem renegades, and dreads went glam as
singer Lauryn Hill hit the charts that same year. Superstar Madonna started
a revolutionary career with her controversial lyrics and stage moves and her
wild, long, sometimes choppy, highlighted, root-infested tresses. The pop
star exemplified a woman's right and capability to change her appearance
as often as she liked, as was evident in the endless hair colors and styles she
sported throughout the decade and beyond.
Change was the mantra ofsupermodel Linda Evangelista in the early
1990S. Because she constantly varied her hair's hue, length, and style,
Linda's pictures in national women's magazines and her struts down
designer catwalks were always anticipated. Anti-pop became popular itself
in the 1990S, and grunge rocker Courtney Love's dark-rooted platinum look
started the 1990s off with a screaming rant. By 1994, more conservative
masses had found their "friend" in Jennifer Aniston's layered, angled shag
cut.
In the late '90S, middle-parted, quick-styled, long, straight, pale blond
hair rose to stardom on the heads of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and
Gwyneth Paltrow, perhaps in response to the 1995 international agreement
to eliminate the production of chlorofluorocarbons found in aerosols, such
as hair spray cans. At the turn of yet another millennium, actress Sarah Jessica Parker
graced the small screen in an award-winning show, prompting widespread adoption other flowing,
curly locks.
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History of Hair 2
History of Hair 3
History of Hair 4
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