The seventies hairstyle was dominated by the punk era where short spikey hairstyles used to rule the roost. If you talk about the women in particular then the 70s hairstyle of the women saw bob and shag hairstyle create style statement. In case of the male species long hairstyle used to dominate them. It was an era which was much remember for its hep style statement.
The 70s hair style coincides with the hippy era where you would see girls carrying long and wildly flowing hair and the hairstyles imparted a natural look. The hairstyles of the seventies was associated with the long and straight look where would would use iron for straightening their hair.
It was during the 1970s that the glam quotient was given due importance and we would see around hair that were shiny, styled and adorned with headbands. This era even saw the sixties plaits being carried over. This era saw a number of hair dos creating their impact and one of the notable ones was Afro which was considered as frenzy during that period. It was even a disco era which apart from the bell bottoms and humungous belt buckles saw the disco wedge cut making a mark too for itself.
Even the Shag was considered to be one of the most happening hairstyles of the seventies and this particular style included irregular layers imparting a shaggy look. Even the pageboy haircut created a rage and this hairstyle found its way out by curling the hair inwards and the length of the hair was till the neck and the inward curling was aimed at framing the face with fluffed up bangs to impart that finishing touch. Even the mulled haircut was quite famous and it was worn by both men and men where the long hair were left at the back till the shoulders and the sides were cut and the front was kept short. |
