Big hair
Big hair is a
History
Actresses like Raquel Welch, Brigitte Bardot, Priscilla Presley and Jane Fonda became big-haired icons throughout the 1960s and 1970s.[2][3][4] Women's hairstyles labelled as "big hair" became fashionable during this period, with the Farrah Fawcett red swimsuit poster an iconic example.[5] The fashion persisted with certain regional subcultures in the southern United States, and the styles are sometimes also associated with female country music performers.[6] It is also associated with the exaggerated stereotypical femininity associated with drag queens and similar gender performers.[7]
For both genders, big hair became popular in the 1980s. The term is also used in the
Techniques
Depending on the specific style, hairstyles in the big hair categories may require a number of styling, cutting, or treatment techniques. Styling of punk and alternative big hair styles often requires
Naturally voluminous hair
Many people of various ethnicities throughout the world have naturally voluminous hair. For these people, "big hair" is not a deliberate fashion statement requiring any particular technique to achieve, but rather the default state of their hair. Some 60 percent of the world's population has naturally curly hair, which tends to be more voluminous than straight hair.[12]
Big hair is seen as artificial or trendy by some people. This has often led to misunderstandings and even
Big Hair, Don't Care, a children's book by Crystal Swain-Bates and Megan Bair, was published by Goldest Karat Publishing in 2013. The book is designed to improve self-esteem and confidence among children with naturally voluminous hair.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "Big hair", entry in Merriam-Webster Online, accessed March 23, 2010.
- ^ "Hair Through History: 9 Hairstyles that Defined the 1960s". Beauty Launchpad. November 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Boldrini, Giovanna (August 26, 2014). "7 Big-Haired Beauties Of The 60s and 70s Will Make You Yearn For The Past!!". littlethings.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ a b Oliver, Dana (October 9, 2013). "1960s Hair Icons Who Taught Us Everything About Big Hair". HuffPost. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ OCLC 50729398.
- ^ Skip Hollandsworth, "Hooray for Big Hair", Texas Monthly, December 1992, pp. 122 et. seq.
- OCLC 28496452.
- ISBN 0-8118-5796-4)
- ^ O'Neill, Catherine Q. (August 21, 2014). "Brooke Shields's Beauty Evolution". Allure. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016.
- ^ Skow, John (May 27, 1985). "Show Business: Madonna Rocks the Land". Time. Vol. 125, no. 21. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013.
- ^ Whacker, Pud (May 14, 2013). "Pud Whacker's Madonna Scrapbook: Bella Madonna". madonnascrapbook.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "The Curly Hair Gene: Fact or Fiction?". Naturally Curly.
- ^ "Florida school threatens to expel student over 'natural hair'". MSNBC. November 26, 2013.
- ^ Sintumuang, Kevin (November 12, 2006). "The Curly Cue". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Social Experiment: The Superficiality of the Chinese Culture". Chocolate Chick in China: The Adventures of an English Teacher in China. April 9, 2015.
- ISBN 9781939509109.