100 Years of Iconic Hairstyles | Allure

Take a look back at the last century of the most iconic hairstyle, from the shingle bobs of flappers from the 1920s Jazz Age to the au natural Afros of the 1970s Black is Beautiful movement. Whether you're into the finger waves made popular by Jean Harlow in 1930s or you like the cascading ombre waves of 2010s, there's a style in this century for everyone.


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100 Years of Iconic Hairstyles | Allure

[amymandeville]

I was surprised the 90s didn't show the hair all curled forward and teased for height like so many of us used to wear. I think that style took me over an hour to do. My 80s big hair didn't even take that long!

[vanessamendes]

They were more worried about the make-up than the hairstyles.

[cobraqueen]

victory curls are way more iconic for the 40s

[kaonashii.]

4:13 tbh that’s not an Afro. That’s just big curly hair with some frizz. An Afro is what Nina Simone has, what Viola Davis has, what Lupita N’yongo has. Curly hair does not equate to having an Afro and vice versa. They’re two totally different things. Stop equating curls or frizzy, unkempt hair with Afros.

[kenziesatchurol]

This video is so stereotypical, and it doesn't seem historically accurate.

[barbarabavier]

Totally missed the iconic 1940's roll, the 70's Farrah Fawcett feather and Dorothy Hamill wedge, and the 90's Rachel and iron flat hair.

[alexandria]

i just wanna talk to the person who chose the wig for the 30's....i just wanna talk....

[QueenGinger]

The eyeshadow on the 1970s bothered me, her right eye got completely missed in the inside corner, so her eyes are uneven.

[devonhampton]

A lot of these styles were horrible and that definitely was NOT an Afro 🤦🏽‍♀️

[megannwalsh]

So inaccurate it hurts. Half of these aren’t done like they were at the time. Come on!

[kinescope-zrlh]

Surprisingly the 20s one was probably the most accurate part of this video, the straight bob did exist although it would've probably been shorter. I think the marcel waves they did for the 30s would've been better for the 20s since they were at their peak of popularity in the 20s, but waves were already dying out in the 30s as longer curly hair got more popular

[GeekyGirl-bjgp]

Just started watching it and i already know its gonna be wrong

[wolfypancakes]

I want Karolina(meme mom) to react to this so bad

[shoneday]

They all look so good in their hairstyle and they all look so fitting with the decade

[kalmanaartamana]

An afro isn't a "hairstyle" it's literally how our hair grows out of our head.

[katherinehigginbotham]

Love seeing the diversity in casting this time round! Accurate or not, it’s a step in the right direction. Keep it up!

[nikoletacude]

I want 1930 and 1940 to be back in trend

[randomclips]

Wow I can't believe it, they recorded this for 100 years... big proud to the cameraman :)

[GinaBlythe]

First. The 1940s peek-a-boo look was Veronica Lake's iconic look. Victory roll and hair curled into snoods is more iconic.

As far as the 1980s, WTF was THAT monstrosity? Not even CLOSE!

Do you EVER research or just go "Hey! This is what we think it was!" and just go with it, no matter HOW inaccurate it is? 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[LaytonKnightt]

These channels always put the snooki hairstyle in the 00s. Jersey Shore premiered in like December, 2009. It was more relevant to the early ‘10s than anything in the 00s