Model Lauren Hutton made waves with this flowing bundle of large soft curls. It’s no wonder.
The fashion icon made the cover of every U.S. pinup magazine.
Afro – 1972
Taking the short and natural look to longer lengths leads to the afro. The casual, yet strong statement became an icon of the civil rights era.
Pam Grier did her part to lead black power identity with this groovy ‘fro. Viewed widely in 1970s blaxploitation films, her badass characters left their mark on American cinema.
Shoulder-Length Flip – 1973
Olivia Newton-John in shoulder-length curls is very sweet.
The singer and actress wore the soft and flowing center-parted shoulder-length hairstyle with flipped ends as demure Sandy in Grease.
Voluminous Curls – 1975
Taking the loose waves hairstyle a bit further, model and actress Beverly Johnson wore her locks in a mass of tight, voluminous curls. She was Vogue’s first black model and her hairdo was emulated everywhere.
In fact, voluminous curls would come back in style in futurity, known as the infamous 80s “big hair.”
Wedge Haircut - 1976
Vidal Sassoon’s protégé Trevor Sorbie designed the wedge cut. The “Hamill wedge,” however, is much more well-known than its creator.
Olympic champion figure skater Dorothy Hamill first wore the short and shingled clip performing worldwide on the ice. Women and girls everywhere began asking stylists for the “Hamill wedge.”