Seventies’ Hairstyles; Making a Comeback?
The seventies. An all-around exciting time for fashion, most notably haircuts and makeup. Bobs, bangs, plaits, and of course, mullets. So many styles to channel, some still popular today.
Many of the seventies style are still incredibly popular today, here are a few:
Sleek and straight:
You may have heard the story of women who used to iron their hair back in the seventies. Not a big deal, but they used a basic clothes iron to get the straightest, shiniest hair possible (not to mention, plenty of split ends). Sleek and straight hair has stuck around but thankfully, we can now use the most modern ceramic irons that’ll do the same without as much damage.
Headbands and accessories:
The easiest way to dress up or personalize a hairstyle is to accessorize. All types of headbands were common the seventies, bandeaus (wide headbands), scarf headwraps, (that tie at the base of the neck), and more narrow shapes. Wrapping a very thin headband (maybe some braided leather) around the forehead (what’s now popular once again) was a common seventies’ style that’s now been revived.
Braids:
Braids, or “plaits” as they were called back then are also making a comeback. Worn wrapped around as a headband or mixed into a chic twist or bun, both thick and thin braids can be seen all over the fashion runways. In the seventies, they were carried over from the hippie days of the sixties and worn in a more subtle way.
Bobs and bangs:
Bangs, or fringe, were a popular addition to seventies haircuts. Bobs, cut either chin or shoulder-length, were given a twist when blunt bangs were added across the forehead to give an edgier look. Still as classy today as it was back then, many women have the bob haircut and some variation of bangs, usually side swept across the forehead.
Vidal Sassoon revamped the bob haircut in the seventies and brought it into the fashion spotlight. Hollywood celebrities and rock stars alike wore the style back then, and you can continue to see it all over the red carpet today. There’s a reason the hairstyle has yet to fade – its sleek silhouette and classic shape, easy styling, make it a timeless haircut.
