70s hairstyles

Great pictures of 70s hairstyles and clothing can be found here. We also have information about the 1970s retro look.

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Here is a cute hippie look for girls that incorporates many great things from the 70s/80s: tie dye look, headband, and long curls. Kinky long red locks are held back out of this woman's eyes with the colorful forehead band which could be nothing more than a fashion scarf placed above the eyebrows and tied in back under the hair. The turquoise blue color of her shirt has what looks like paint splashes that resembles the old fashioned tie dye and it's a smash hit with her mane.

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This picture is from about 1973 and shows a pre-teen 12 year old girl in her 6th grade school photo. During this time period, which was early 70s, the hairstyle trend was that of no style basically. This look would work much better on someone with thicker hair rather than one with thin fine hair as above. A middle part with no bangs was very popular and taking a section on each side and tucking that behind the ears to allow the rest to fall right along side the face was right in style. We had no flat irons back then so the strands were just left to be a bit messy. Teenage girls did not wear much make up back then especially those in grade school or junior high (middle school). Right around the mid to late 70s, feathered hair became popular and this trend was popularized by Farrah Fawcett of Charlies Angels.

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photograph by PR Photos / Tina Gill

If you are looking for some summer hair and fashion ideas, then take a look at Heidi Montag here in this picture taken at the 19th Annual "A Time for Heroes" Celebrity Carnival. Scarves are hot this season and she is sporting a very colorful one that is draped across her shoulders and is in shades of blues and greens. She is wearing white shorts and sandals. Her purse is a brightly colored near teal. Her blonde hair is straight and parted off center. This is a retro inspired outfit and hairstyle.

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Here is a funny 70s picture of a pre-teen sporting a typical hairstyle for that time as well as an example of some of the fashions for that time. A long granny style skirt that looks like a bedspread and the top looks like something from the 1800's with puffy short sleeves and gathered round neck. Obviously shoes were an after thought as blue and red tennis shoes are hardly appropriate but comfortable. This 12 year old's hair is long and straight and parted on the side with a clip holding the bangs over to the side. Using clips was very popular in the early 1970s to hold the hair out of the eyes as no-style hairstyles were cool during this time. Notice the furnishings like the television on the right (that had no remote as children were the channel changers) and the early American decor. The carpet and curtains were a brownish gold color.

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I remember the holidays in the early 70s when the adults were still stuck in the 60s like we see here with the bouffant. The adults are usually a decade or so behind on the current styles, but stick around because the styles always come around again with a few new twists. All different types of retro are in today.

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