Everything comes from somewhere. The saying holds especially true for hair. Shorn, beveled, layered—the haircuts of years past played a major role in defining haircut trends of the present and future. For a refresher on where the styles you’ve been taking into your stylist were born, scroll below for the most iconic haircuts of all time.
Jennifer Aniston’s The Rachel
The Rachel was everywhere in the late ’90s and early ’00s. The second Jennifer Aniston sported this iconic haircut on Friends, it was game over. The world wanted shoulder-length hair with pronounced layers that expertly framed the face.
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Farrah Fawcett’s Voluminous Layers
As one of the OG Charlie’s Angels, Farrah Fawcett turned heads in her voluminous shag-like haircut. To this day, people are still trying to achieve Fawcett-level volume.
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Anna Wintour’s Bob
When we think of the bob, we immediately picture Anna Wintour’s iconic haircut. The Vogue editor in chief has made the style all her own and showcased just how timeless it truly is. As long as she’s wearing it, it will never go out of style.
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Shirley Temple’s Ringlets
Never has anyone had a more perfect set of curls than Shirley Temple. Those perfectly-spiraled ringlets were truly a work of art.
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Angela Davis’s Afro
Activist and educator Angela Davis was a prominent figure during the Civil Rights Movement. And so was her afro. At the time, natural hairstyles didn’t receive the most positive sentiment from white people but that didn’t stop Davis from donning her iconic haircut.
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Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia Buns
The original space buns, Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia inspired everyone to sport this intergalactic look. Though ours were never as iconic, we never stopped emulating this style.
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Grace Jones’ Flat Top
There wasn’t a “rule” Grace Jones didn’t break. With her groomed flat top, the singer expertly blended femininity and masculinity for this haircut.
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Marilyn Monroe’s Bombshell Curls
Who doesn’t want hair like Marilyn Monroe? Her effortless curls and volume are the ultimate bombshell style to this day.
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Bettie Page’s Pin-Up Bangs
Pin-up icon Bettie Page inspired generations of people to try her rockabilly style, especially when it comes to her signature blunt bangs.
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Jane Birkin’s French Girl Hair
The singer and actress was the poster child for French girl hair in the ’60s and ’70s. Even now, people still request her signature Birkin bangs.
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Mia Farrow’s Pixie
Rosemary’s Baby was terrifying to watch, but we stuck through it all for Mia Farrow’s iconic pixie haircut. The shorter hairstyle was never as sought-after as it was when the horror film premiered.
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Cher’s Long Black Hair
She’s Cher and she will rock waist-length black hair like no one else.
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