A BRUSH WITH STARDOM
THE 80s WERE A DECADE OF EXCESS, POMP AND FANTASTIC HAIR. WE’VE PICKED A SELECTION OF ICONIC STYLES THAT ARE AS MEMORABLE AS THE LUMINARIES THEY ADORNED…
FELIX ROWE
HAIRSTYLES THAT DEFINED THE 80s
Music and fashion go hand-in-hand, with every era instantly identified by its stylistic trappings.
It can even be reduced to haircuts. The 80s proved a particularly fertile ground for follicle flair, from A Flock Of Seagulls’gravity-defying ‘do’s to Philip Oakey’s lopsided masterstroke, which has even been the subject of scientific research.
The 80s were an era of challenging gender stereotypes. Men adopted styles traditionally worn by women and vice versa. For men, the decade saw a return to the elaborate, groomed stylings of former centuries – the Regency dandies.
Hair was an extension of artistic expression, a means of escaping the drudgery of everyday life. Often parodied in the ensuing decades, these daring styles were designed to shock and provoke.