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The
Sasquá, 1973
After pictures of a hairy man-ape were captured by amateur photographer
Randall Motz, French haute couture stylists adopted the pre-evolved
look as their signature for the season.
Fry
and Dye, 1977
A straighten-and-bleach process that literally pushed hair strands
to the breaking point. Also known as "Strawhead."
Nested,
1980
A tight perm intertwined with twigs and bits of string, the Nested
style was an offshoot of "feathering" and "wings" that failed to
take off.
The
Swirlie, 1982
Easy to achieve, the Swirlie was the devil-may-care result of having
one’s head dunked into a toilet as the toiled was flushed.
It continues to be popular with high school underclassmen and teenage
computer enthusiasts.
Fro-Yo,
1983
Kinky hair cut and shaped into a large swirl that rose to a point,
the Fro-Yo was ultimately too high-maintenance; The "dipped" version
could last several days, but "plain" had to be re-swirled every
day.
Jhonni
Kurl, 1985
Quaker State's foray into hair "relaxing" products did produce lustrous
tresses, but proved to be too difficult to clean off clothing, furniture,
carpeting, walls, countertops, paneling and other surfaces.
The
Alan, 1988
Celebrity stylist Alan Massay's "invented" hairstyle was little
more than a means to promote hair gel and other products from his
AM Style hair care line. Suspiciously similar to the "Bob."
The
Kaiser, 1990
Inspired by 19th century German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm
II, this eye-catching do reflected the pomp and steely grandeur
of his now-famous military helmet. After two separate hair-related
injuries, the style was banned in clubs and movie theaters.
Kindergarten
Cut, 1993
When word got out that a self-style with rounded safety scissors
produced the ultimate "I just don't care" effect, twenty-somethings
stormed the school supplies aisles, and back-to-schoolers had to
go without.
The
Kumbaya My Lord, 1996
Born on a single weekend at the annual "Giving, Loving and
Dreaming Workshop and Celebration" in Arcata, California, the
style was founded on the idea that hair just be allowed to be itself
and that that was OK. It can still be found at certain small liberal
arts colleges and among the nation’s homeless.
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