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Funky 80s Hairstyles: Back and bigger than ever
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For those of us who were there, 80s
hairstyles make us cringe with embarrassment. For those who weren't,
well, you can stop laughing now. What was it that caused us to wear
our funky 80s hairstyles like a badge of honor? From the bangs that
reached for the heavens with frizzy passion, to the extremely
asymmetrical new wave social hair statement, to the funky side
ponytails walking hair-in-hair with the mullets, hairstyles in the
1980s were about excess, experimentation, and enough hairspray to
protect our heads when the Russians dropped the bomb. |
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But rumor has it, 1980s hairstyles are making a return to the fashion scene - with a vengeance. So lighten up, Frances. Take a look at these eighties hairstyles and find the one that's right for you. |
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The I'm-Closer-to-God-Than-You Bangs.
Now's the time to break out your old
yearbooks (or your parents' yearbooks) and find that girl - you know, the
popular one who had the most jelly bracelets and the complete set of
Poison albums - and make her big 80s hairstyle yours. You know, the one
that drove the bitchin' camero. The monstrous hair
that made all of the girls jealous, as she walked around in her skintight
Gloria Vanderbilts, Chic or Jordache jeans with a hair pick tucked haughtily in the back pocket. Well, now
that hair can be yours, and you won't be a wannabe anymore. Survey says,
by now her hair's probably grody to the max.
This look was HUGE (sorry for the awful pun) at my high school. We
were the very definition of big, nay, gargantuan hair. Bring on the
Aqua Net baby, we're going UP. >>
80s Big Hair t-shirt
The Asymmetrical, New Wave Lamestyle.
Psych! New wave hair styles were the baddest of the bad, the predecessor to all that is goth
today. Only the coolest and angriest people could pull off the
"in-your-face, society" 'do. And even now, there's no such thing as too
cool. New wave hair styles
are catching on again like Michael Jackson's head in a Pepsi commercial.
The asymmetrical aspect is obvious in this photo (not of 80s hair, but of an example of the style on its way back - thanks to www.bosshair.com for the use their images). Even the preppies got in on this hair style back in the 80s. In the preppy version, the hair style overall would be otherwise completely normal, but one side would be markedly shorter than the other.
The Side Ponytail: Only In My Dreams, Debbie Gibson.
Bubblegum pop and valley girl mallrats
popularized this 80s hairstyle to epic proportions. They were most gnarly,
though, when you broke out the crimper for a little pizzaz and added a new
frizzy friend to the side of your head. Fer Shur. Whether you're crimped
(if you don't have your crimping iron anymore, fear not, you can get one
new from the links to the right)
or straight, when you're ready to try this 80s hairstyle, remember, it's
not tight enough until one of your eyes squints to half the size.
This hairstyle is shown at left as used in the very funny movie, Napoleon Dynamite.
The Uncle Jesse
Mullets may have received a
bad rap through the decades, but back in the day … oh … so dreamy. John
Stamos put the Hot Hot Hot in mullets in the mid-80s, giving the
rocker-turned-redneck style enough oomph to achy breaky its way into the
next decade. But nine out of ten valley girls agree, a man who can really
pull off the mullet look is a bad to the bone stud-o-rama. Like, totally.
The Rodent or Water Fowl
Back in the 80s, ne'er a day went by when a little urchin didn't cross your path with either a rat tail or a duck tail. You always knew the kids to avoid based on how long their extra little hair appendages were. And if a guy with a mullet or a gal with long frizzy hair had a rat tail snaking out the bottom of their already extensive locks, there's one thing you could assume immediately: They were hardcore, dedicated to the 80s, to the max.
So while 1980s hair styles may be gone, they're not forgotten. Don't be a McFly and miss the boat the second time around. Call your hairdresser today, stock up on the Aquanet hairspray and Dippity-do, and let the party commence, retro-style. Bill and Ted said it best: "Our journey through time has taken a most excellent turn!"
We Need Your Pictures Send us your 80s hair pictures. We are always on the lookout for photos of great 80s hair. Dig out those annuals and scan in the box of junior high pictures you've got stashed in the bottom of your closet. Enter them in our monthly photo contest and turn your 80s hair history into fame and prizes! Nothing says 80s hair quite like a crimper and lots of Aqua Net. In the unlikely event that you don't have these on hand, you can buy them using the links below: |
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