Now referred to as the original “blonde bombshell,” Jean Harlow crossed paths with the infamous Howard Hughes and signed a film contract with him. Harlow became a platinum blonde when the color was first released in 1931, and soon after she started the finger wave associated … Read More →
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Jackie O: Classically Coiffed
Jacqueline Kennedy became the First Lady of the United States when her husband John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1961. While he was in office she served the country as a fashion icon and symbol of grace, which earned her the admiration of women … Read More →
Halle Berry: Provocative Pixie
Long considered one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, Halle Berry has had many different hairstyles throughout her career. She got her start on the pageant circuit with big 80’s styled hair, and was the first African-American Miss World contestant in 1986. Three years … Read More →
Rita Hayworth: Ravishing Red
Nicknamed the Love Goddess, actress and dancer Rita Hayworth illuminated the silver screen in the 1940s. She came to Hollywood as a teen and got her start typecast as the exotic foreigner, and then became the happy-go-lucky dancing girl—and was the first dancer to be … Read More →
Quirky Curls: Sarah Jessica Parker
Starting her career at a young age—starring in Annie on Broadway—and transitioning into television and film in the 1980s, Sarah Jessica Parker appeared in movies like Footloose, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and Disney’s Flight of the Navigator. In her early films, she was … Read More →
Mia Farrow: Precocious Pixie
A longhaired Mia Farrow began her career as the modest and intelligent Allison on ABC’s popular prime-time soap opera Peyton Place, where she was one of the most beloved characters. In 1965, Farrow shocked the series when she showed up for work one morning with … Read More →
Marilyn Monroe: Bleached and Beautiful
Marilyn Monroe’s image never strays too far from Hollywood, with stories based on her life popping up every few years. The recent resurgence includes the movie My Week with Marilyn starring Michelle Williams and NBC’s television show Smash about a musical being made from the … Read More →
Louise Brooks: Bobbed and Brilliant
The star of seventeen silent films, her most famous being Pandora’s Box and Diary of a Lost Girl, Louise Brooks portrayed strong female characters that challenged the sexual mores of the time, as well as the norms of beauty and fashion. Prior to the 1920s, … Read More →
Rockabilly Women’s Styles
The term rockabilly, which is a mix of rock ‘n’ roll and hillbilly (country) music, was originally a music genre, but now refers to a style subculture. Rockabilly hairstyles are some of the most classic feminine looks for their hints of Hollywood glamour from the … Read More →
Jane Fonda: Klute and Classy
Jane Fonda has acquired many titles such as actress, fashion model, political activist, and writer. She has been an important part of pop culture since the 1960s when she established herself as a sex symbol in the science fiction comedy Barbarella as the title character. … Read More →