Hair: we’ve dyed it, curled it, teased and tasselled it; we’ve confined it with lacquer and let it flow free. It’s the one part of our identity we can change in an instant. Yet a hairstyle can be cruelly ephemeral, a passing trend, and in Britain we’ve had plenty of those. Timeshift: Bouffants, Beehives & Bobs: The Hairstyles that Changed Britain, BBC 2017
We’ve not just reflected who we are but how we live. ibid.
Raymond Bessone: This crimper extraordinaire would bestow on the world of hairdressing its greatest gift: the Bouffant. ibid.
A new generation of baby-boomers pushed the Bouffant to its limits, taking it higher and higher. The most hair-raising hairdo of them all was – the Beehive. ibid.
The Bob: Sassoon was cutting hair as precisely as a tailor cutting the sharpest suit. ibid.
The Eton Crop: ‘Tiggy’s haircut has become incredibly iconic.’ ibid.
The Feather-Cut became the style of choice for all men in pursuit of hair heaven. ibid.
The Afro: For years the Afro-Caribbean population had been straightening their hair to follow mainstream fashion. ibid.
One of the most notorious episodes in our shared hair history: the Perm. ibid.
The classic combination of the Mullet and the Perm was a winning one. ibid.
To get ahead in the Premier League you need to stand out from the crowd. ibid.
The cutting edge for today’s hipsters: well it’s the Short Back and Sides. ibid.
Me, I don’t talk much. I just cut the hair. The Man Who Wasn’t There 2001 starring Billy Bob Thormton & Frances McDormand & Michael Badalucco & Richard Jenkins & Scarlett Johansson & Jon Polito & Tony Shalhoub & James Gandolfini et al, director Joel Coen, opening commentary