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Top 10 Weirdest Hairstyles from History
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Dec 15, 2024
Throughout history, some hairstyles have been downright bizarre. Check out the top 10 weirdest hairstyles from history, featuring odd trends that left their mark on fashion.
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throughout history fashion and personal
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style have played a significant role in
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shaping how people are perceived while
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many hairstyles have stood the test of
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time others have definitely left a mark
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for their sheer Oddity from ancient
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civilizations to modern-day eccentric
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Trends these are some of the weirdest
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and most unforgettable hairstyles from
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history that still make us raise an
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eyebrow one the ancient Egyptian shaved
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look ancient Egyptians were known for
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their elaborate wigs but one of the most
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unusual aspects of their hairstyle
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culture was the complete shaving of the
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head both men and women shaved their
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heads to keep cool in the hot desert
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climate wearing wigs made from human or
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sheep hair for social status or
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ceremonial purposes while practical the
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Bold look paired with the extravagant
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wigs could certainly be seen as strange
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by today's standards two the Viking
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braids viking hairstyles were
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distinctively wild and often featured
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long flowing hair combined with
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intricate braids while braids aren't
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inherently odd the way Vikings used them
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in combination with their often unkempt
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beards gave the look a rugged and
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sometimes intimidating appearance the
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men would frequently braid their hair
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and beards into elaborate designs making
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their hairstyles a unique part of their
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Fierce Persona three The Beehive of the
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1960s the beehive hairstyle popularized
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by figures like singer Amy win housee
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and actress Audrey heurn involved a
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towering mass of hair piled on top of
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the head it was shaped to look like a
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beehive often held together with large
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amounts of Hairspray while iconic for
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the era The Beehive certainly looked
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more like something you'd see in an
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insect's Nest than a fashionable hair do
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four the bowl cut of the
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1990s popularized by the likes of The
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Beatles in the 1960s but most famously
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worn by young boys throughout the 1990s
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the bowl cut featured a straight Fringe
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around the head often appearing as if a
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bowl had been placed on top and the
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haircut around it while it was
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considered trendy for a short time the
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bowl cut is remembered for its overly
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simplistic and somewhat odd appearance
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five the
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mullet business in the front party in
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the back the mullet has made its mark on
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history as one of the most iconic yet
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strange hairstyles ever first made
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famous in the 1970s and 1980s the mullet
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was a combination of short neatly styled
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hair in the front with long shaggy locks
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at the back it defied all the
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traditional rules of hair styling and
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continues to be a source of both
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admiration and
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ridicule six the afro the afro hairstyle
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famously worn by figures like Diana Ross
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and Angela Davis in the 1960s and 1970s
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celebrated natural hair and became a
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symbol of Pride during the Civil Rights
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Movement while the afro is undeniably
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Iconic and important its sheer volume
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and shape can look a bit odd to some
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especially if not maintained properly
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the look was all about making a bold
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statement with wild fluffy hair that
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demanded
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attention seven the a powed wig during
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the 17th and 18th centuries both men and
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women of the European aristocracy wore
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powed wigs as part of their formal
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attire these wigs often made from horse
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hair were styled into elaborate curls
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and then dusted with a layer of white
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powder giving the hair in almost ghostly
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appearance while fashionable at the time
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these wigs are now remembered as one of
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the oddest and most extravagant hair
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trends in
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history eight the rat tail the rat tail
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hair style was most famously worn in the
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1980s and 1990s involving a long thin
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strip of hair at the nape of the neck
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while the rest of the hair was kept
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short or shaved often associated with
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rebellious youth culture the rat tail
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was a strange mix of punk and practical
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yet it didn't H well and is now regarded
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as a peculiar fashion faux par nine the
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Liberty spikes while punk rock culture
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celebrates individuality one of its
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strangest hairstyle trends has to be the
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Liberty Spike popularized in the 198 80s
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this style involves using hair gel to
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create tall spiked hair often in
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multiple sections resembling the spikes
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of the Statue of Liberty's crown the
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extreme nature of Liberty spikes was a
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symbol of rebellion but the look itself
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was undeniably over the top 10 the hair
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tapestry of the 1800s in the Victorian
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era many women would engage in a bizarre
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practice of creating intricate hair
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tapestries or hair jewelry which involve
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weaving their hair into decorative
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patterns or using it to create small
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sculptures while the practice was rooted
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in sentimental and cultural value the
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end result often resembled something far
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more like a strange craft project than a
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fashionable hairstyle throughout history
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many hairstyles have pushed the
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boundaries of fashion and personal
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expression whether it's the Towering
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Heights of the Beehive the wildness of
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the afro or the bizarre powed wigs these
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looks have stood the test of time for
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their sheer Oddity today they stand as
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Quirky reminders of how hair can be a
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form of self-expression no matter how
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strange it may seem
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