From finger waves, the waves of the 20s and 30s, to the beehive, the vertical backcombing, up to the braids on the sides of the face and the volume at the top of the head: the hairstyles of the past launched by divas like Brigitte Bardot, Audrey Hepburn and Marion Davies are back among the hairstyle trends of 2021, reinterpreted by stars and catwalks.
The Finger Waves of the ’30s
For the 2021 Oscars Amanda Seyfried walked with an Old Hollywood crop created by the hairstylist Renato Campora, with a low side parting and glossy waves of the 20s, inspired by Marion Davies, the character that the actress plays in the Mank film and which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
The Voluminous Climbing of the 1970s
The voluminous climbing as Farrah Fawcett wore it in the late seventies and early eighties, in the TV series Charlie’s Angels, is among the trendiest cuts and hairstyles in 2021 on TikTok, where is going viral like “Farrah Fawcett flip”. Among the latest stars to reinterpret it, the singer-songwriter and actress Ciara.
The “Beehive”
Literally “beehive hairstyle”, the Beehive, also called panettone or cofana, is a crop with teasing that develops vertically, creating a large volume that stretches the head upwards. To make it were divas like Aretha Franklin, Brigitte Bardot and Audrey Hepburn, who with the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s made it a hairstyle symbol of the most elegant beauty. In recent times the late Amy Winehouse had made it her own in a sublime way. Today many people love him, from JLo to Adele, but his most modern and recent interpretation was given by Anya Taylor-Joy at the premiere of the film Emma.
The Braids on the Sides of the Face
Consecrated as the pandemic hairstyle by it girl and fashion shows – one above all, the Etro F / W 2021-2022 collection – the baby braids or accent braids on the sides of the face are a fashion that comes from Shakespearean times: pictured, Jean Simmons on the set of the 1948 film Hamlet, as Ophelia. Also loved in the 60s by Sharon Tate, in 2021 they became the most loved hairstyle by the stars during the pandemic.
The Cottoning With the Bow
To help build the imaginary of beauty “à la francaise”, sensual and irresistible, it was Brigitte Bardot with her teased hairstyles on the upper part of the head, often decorated with a black bow and rarely without the fringe slightly open with a curtain on the forehead, back in fashion for 2021 haircuts. The latest to pay homage to it in a modern way was the French-American actress Lily-Rose Depp, who posed with a sixties look on the cover of Elle Russia as of April 2021.
Flowers
For her wedding to Roman Polanski in January 1968, Sharon Tate chose a voluminous and sculptural hairstyle characterized by a profusion of white flowers arranged between her blonde waves. For spring / summer 2021, many stars and catwalks presented it again, starting with that of Rodarte.
The Pixie Cut
Among the most iconic cuts in history, the pixie cut worn by Mia Farrow in the film Rosemary’s Baby was one of the most copied. It was created by the actress herself, alone, with some scissors for the manicure, while on the set the cut was arranged by the famous hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, among the names mentioned in the book Rosemary’s Baby, from which the film was based directed by Roman Polanski. Today the pixie cut is back in trend especially among Hollywood stars, starting with Rihanna: always a symbol of individuality, in the post-pandemic it will also help regain a sense of control after so many uncertainties.
The Maxi Bonnet
The hood like that of Twiggy and other icons of the Sixties, with a maxi backcomb at the top of the head, in recent years has returned to be the protagonist of many red carpets and wedding events. In fashion, on the other hand, it was the Haute Couture spring-summer 2021 collection by Giambattista Valli that re-launched it in style, which combined it with a ponytail decorated with flowers and bows.
The Couple Headband + Volume
Like Romy Schneider, the headband that pulls the hair on the forehead combined with a hairstyle, loose or collected, with volume on the head and well-defined upward or inward tips, immediately creates retro 60s elegance. Among the latest stars to reinterpret it, actress Ashley Tisdale styled by star hairstylist Bridget Brager.
The “Alla Babushka” Scarf
As Audrey Hepburn often wore it, the scarf tied under the chin is a constantly growing trend that will last for next autumn. The name “babushka”, which in Russian means “grandmother”, comes from the Russian grandmothers who have been wearing it for over a century. There were many catwalks to propose it again for 2021, from that of Dior A / W 2021-2022 to that of Max Mara A / W 2021-2022, up to that of Asian Fashion Collective A / W 2021-2022.