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The Most Iconic Hairstyle From The Year You Were Born

Step back in time

The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “Change is the only constant in life”. Now, we’re certain he wasn’t talking about hairstyles, but the same logic certainly applies.

From Brigitte Bardot’s famous bouffant to Cindy Crawford’s voluminous waves and Beyoncé’s two-tone tresses, we’ve witnessed many a look come and go over the last few decades, only to return again completely revamped.

And since we love to indulge in a stylish deep dive from time to time, we thought we’d take a walk down memory lane to uncover the most popular hairstyles in history and the stars who made them happen. Scroll on to see them all.

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1965: Brigitte Bardot’s bangs and bouffant

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1966: Twiggy’s pixie cut and deep side part

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1967: Cher’s straight and sleek strands

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1968: Barbara McNair’s back-combed bob

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1969: Elizabeth Taylor’s bejewelled up-do

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1970: Ali McGraw’s sleek centre part

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1971: Jane Fonda’s mullet-style shag

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1972: Maureen McCormick’s ‘Marcia Brady’ hair

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1973: Cicely Tyson’s cornrows

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1974: Lauren Hutton’s glamorous waves

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1975: Diana Ross’ bold Afro

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1976: Barbara Streisand’s face-framing curls

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1977: Farrah Fawcett’s famous flicks

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1979: Donna Summers’ curly fringe

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1980: Joan Jett’s rocker-shag

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1981: Princess Diana’s polished shag

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1982: Heather Locklear’s grown-out shag

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1983: Christie Brinkley’s volumised roots

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1985: Madonna’s half-up-half-down ‘do

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1986: Taylor Dayne’s crimped strands

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1987: Whitney Houston’s bouncy ringlets

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1988: Sarah Jessica Parker’s undone curls

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1989: Linda Evangelista’s career-changing pixie cut

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1990: Julia Roberts’ Pretty Woman perm

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1991: Courtney Love’s grunge-glam shag

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1992: Cindy Crawford’s voluminous, loose waves

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1993: Janet Jackson’s box braids

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1994: Drew Barrymore’s grown-out pixie cut

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1995: Jennifer Aniston’s ‘The Rachel’ cut

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1996: Baby Spice’s dishevelled pigtails

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1997: Butterfly clips à la Kirsten Dunst

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1998: Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” Pigtails

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1999: Gwen Stefani’s hot pink hair

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2000: Beyoncé’s stripey two-tone highlights

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2001: Christina Aguilera’s blonde-meets-bandana ‘do

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2002: Halle Berry’s choppy pixie cut

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2003: Mischa Barton’s beach-girl waves

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2004: Eva Mendes’ tousled layers

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2005: Nicole Richie’s long side fringe

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2006: Victoria Beckham’s angular bob

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2007: Blair Waldorf’s ‘Queen B’ headbands

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2008: Rihanna’s side-swept pixie cut

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2009: Taylor Swift’s Fearlessera ringlets

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2010: Jennifer Lopez’s blow-dry with body

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2011: Kate Middleton’s half-up-half-down wedding hair

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2012: Salma Hayek’s red carpet top knot

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2013: Lauren Conrad’s ombré locks

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2014: Jennifer Lawrence’s textured pixie cut

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2015: Gisele Bündchen’s sun-kissed balayage

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2016: Ariana Grande’s signature high ponytail

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2017: Zoë Kravitz’s ultra-short pixie

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2018: Meghan Markle’s messy bun

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2019: Irina Shayk’s ‘glass hair’ power bob

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