The most beautiful and iconic haircuts, short, medium and long, gone down in history

Some cuts are timeless, they are not limited to a temporal dimension, but they are always liked and always trendy. They are now part of the history of style, they have marked eras, becoming points of reference from which to rewrite the aesthetic canons of hairstyles. And this is because they went from head to head, after being launched by a star and then conquering street style, inspiring men and women who copied them.

How does he not recognize this timelessness to the cut of Marylin Monroe, which in the 1950s inspired the look of women all over the world: short, fluffy, curly thanks to the strategic use of curlers, which became the passepartout style of the period and replicated by many Hollywood stars.

It even made its way over royal heads. As reported by the tv series The Crown even the young Queen Elizabeth II would have chosen it, on the advice of her hair stylist, to renew her style with a more “fashionable», A short and rounded cut, later called« helmet hair ».

THE COURTS
Among the shorts, even the various ones made the history of looks pixie cut, from the longest one of the model with long lashes Twiggy, to the very short one of the actress Mia Farrow, reference of any hair stylist who wants to be understood when he has to describe an XS cut. The mod version of the pixie, that of Mary Quant, O bowl cut designed by Vidal Sassoon, the British hairdresser of the stars, it is among the most unforgettable. Just last year Charlize Theron brought it back in a glorious way. Taking inspiration from a classic, more recently a princess thought of it, Charlène of Monaco, who just a few weeks ago transformed her look with a very transgressive and rock reading by recovering the short cut with a Rihanna side shave.

AND MEDI
There are many famous helmets, from the stainless steel one of Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue USA who over the years has never abandoned it, electing it as her distinctive sign, the very blond one of Raffaella Carrà, popular national icon in Italy. Obviously unforgettable is the jet black version of the bob with fringe Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, which has become the iconography of the sexy look par excellence.

THE LONG
Now that long hair, due to a pandemic, is popular, the recovery of timeless classics is a must. Cher, for example, it is among the most watched stars as a model with its XL lengths, but also Brooke Shields at the time of Laguna Blu, wild and natural beauty. Among the more glossy looks goes the super glam hedgehog of Rita Hayworth. The Old Hollywood star has inspired and still continues to inspire generations of women, including the super sexy cartoon icon Jessica Rabbit, and most recently Miriam Leone on a cover of Vanity Fair, who replicated this retro look in an excellent way. How can we forget the scaled and windy cut of Farrah Fawcett in Charlie’s Angels and the one who has reached the Olympus of eternal haircuts, The Rachel, returned to vogue in the 202o version sported by Chrissy Teigen and yes Britney Spears?

If you want to review the classics that do not fear the passage of time, browse our gallery of haircuts that have made history.

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