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Crew cut: History and Key Facts

A crew cut is a type of haircut in which the upright hair on the top of the head is cut relatively short, graduated in length from the longest hair that forms a short pomp (pompadour) at the fron

Croydon facelift: History and Key Facts

In English slang, a Croydon facelift (sometimes council house facelift, or in Northern Ireland a Millie facelift) is a particular hairstyle worn by some women.

Curly Girl Method: History and Key Facts

The Curly Girl Method is an approach to hair care designed by author Lorraine Massey for textured hair in its natural state (coils, waves, and curls) that has not been chemically relaxed.

Fontange: History and Key Facts

A fontange, or frelange, is a high headdress popular during the turn of the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe.

Paco Rabanne: Biography and Background

Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo (18 February 1934 – 3 February 2023), more commonly known under the pseudonym of Paco Rabanne (French: [pako ʁaban]; Spanish: [ˈpako raˈβan]), was a Spanish-born natural

Lola Prusac: Biography and Background

Lola Prusac (18 January 1895 – 29 October 1985) was a Polish-born French fashion designer noted for her inventive and original way of dressing, who worked for Hermès in Paris between 1925 and 193

Hair crimping: History and Key Facts

Hair crimping is a method of styling usually straight, long hair so that it becomes wavy, often in a sawtooth / zig-zag fashion.

Sumibōshi (1800–1850): Art, History and Details

Sumibōshi at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1800–1850, silksatin weave; metal thread weft. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Caroline Reboux: Biography and Background

Caroline Reboux (circa 1840–1927) was a Parisian milliner and French fashion designer.

Hair twists: History and Key Facts

Hair twists, flat twists, or mini-twists, are a hairstyle popular with Afro-textured hair around the world, and sometimes with other hair textures.

Jane Régny: Biography and Background

Jane Régny was the pseudonym of the French fashion designer Madame Balouzet Tillard de Tigny.

High roll: History and Key Facts

A high roll is a hairstyle that Western women wore in the late 1700s.

Ivy League (haircut): History and Key Facts

An Ivy League, also known as a Harvard Clip or Princeton, is a type of crew cut in which the hair on the top front of the head is long enough to part at the side, while the crown of the head is c

Yves Saint Laurent (designer): Biography and Background

Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), better known as Yves Saint Laurent (, also UK: , US: ; French: [iv sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ), was a French fashion designer who founded hi

Liangbatou: History and Key Facts

Liangbatou (simplified Chinese: 两把头; traditional Chinese: 两把頭) or erbatou (simplified Chinese: 二把头; traditional Chinese: 二把頭) is a hairstyle/headdress worn by Manchu women.

Lob (haircut): History and Key Facts

A lob or long bob is a medium-length haircut and a variant of bob cut.

Franck Sorbier: Biography and Background

Franck Sorbier (pronounced [fʁɑ̃k sɔʁbje]; born 1961) is a Paris fashion house that achieved haute couture status in 2005.

Mohawk hairstyle: History and Key Facts

The mohawk (also referred to as a mohican in British English) is a hairstyle in which, in the most common variety, both sides of the head are shaven, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair in

Jacques Tiffeau: Biography and Background

Jacques Tiffeau (October 11, 1928 – February 29, 1988) was a French fashion designer.

Tiktiner: Biography and Background

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Ramdane Touhami: Biography and Background

Ramdane Touhami (born 23 September 1974 in Montauban, France) is a French-Moroccan artist, creative director and entrepreneur.

Ponytail: History and Key Facts

A ponytail is a hairstyle in which some, most, or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered, and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip, or other similar a

Protective hairstyle: History and Key Facts

A protective hairstyle is a term predominantly used to describe hairstyles suitable for Afro-textured hair whose purpose is to reduce the risk of hairs breaking off short.

Shag (haircut): History and Key Facts

A shag cut is a hairstyle that has been layered to various lengths.

Madame Virot: Biography and Background

Madame Virot (1826–1911) was a French fashion designer milliner.

Shaving: History and Key Facts

Shaving is the removal of hair, by using a razor or any other kind of bladed implement, to slice it down—to the level of the skin or otherwise.

Georges Ferréol Vuitton: Biography and Background

Georges Ferréol Vuitton (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ feʁeɔl vɥitɔ̃]; 13 July 1857 – 26 October 1936) was the only child of Louis Vuitton (1821–1892; French designer and trunk maker for Empress Eu

Short hair: History and Key Facts

Short hair refers to any haircut with little length.

Sidelock of youth: History and Key Facts

The sidelock of youth (also called a Horus lock, Prince's lock, Princess' lock, lock of childhood or side braid) was an identifying characteristic of the child in Ancient Egypt.

Synthetic dreads: History and Key Facts

Synthetic dreads, also called dread extensions, dread falls, and cyberlocks (also spelled cyberlox), are interlocked coils of synthetic hair, mostly kanekalon, that give the look and feel of natu

Surfer hair: History and Key Facts

Surfer hair is a tousled type of hairstyle, popularized by surfers from the 1950s onwards, traditionally long, thick and naturally bleached from high exposure to the sun and salt water of the sea

Giorgio Armani: Biography and Background

Giorgio Armani (Italian: [ˈdʒordʒo arˈmaːni]; 11 July 1934 – 4 September 2025) was an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Armani luxury fashion house.

The Rachel: History and Key Facts

The Rachel haircut, commonly known as simply "The Rachel", is an eponymous hairstyle popularized by American actress Jennifer Aniston.

Titus cut: History and Key Facts

A Titus cut or coiffure à la Titus, also known as coiffure à la victime (Haircut of the Victim), was a hairstyle for men and women popular at the end of the 18th century in France and England.

Tonsure: History and Key Facts

Tonsure () is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility.

Waves (hairstyle): History and Key Facts

Waves are a hairstyle for coily and curly hair in which the curls are brushed and/or combed and flattened out, creating a ripple-like pattern.

Salvatore Ferragamo: Biography and Background

Salvatore Ferragamo (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre ferraˈɡaːmo]; 5 June 1898 – 7 August 1960) was an Italian shoe designer.

Wanda Ferragamo: Biography and Background

Wanda Ferragamo (née Miletti; 18 December 1921 – 19 October 2018) was an Italian fashion designer and businesswoman.

Elio Fiorucci: Biography and Background

Elio Fiorucci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛːljo fjoˈruttʃi]; 10 June 1935 – 19 July 2015) was an Italian fashion designer and the founder of the Fiorucci fashion label.

Graziella Fontana: Biography and Background

Graziella Fontana is a Genoese Italian fashion designer who was active in the London Mod fashion scene in the 1960s and early 1970s.