Big Hair for an Even Bigger Icon

What would fashion be if not for the timeless style of Jacqueline Kennedy? Without her eye for elegant accessories, trends like oversized sunglasses and pillbox hats would likely remain buried treasures of the 1960s, never having reached their full potential.

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But looking past the famously stylish First Lady's impeccably tailored suits and designer gowns, one cannot help but notice her equally tailored hair, also known as the classic 1960s bouffant.

Although Jackie's hairstyle often varied, going from tight curls on her wedding day to teased, flipped hair at the White House, most associate her with the latter style, and rightfully so.

Volume was the most important factor of the bouffant. Unfortunately for Jackie (and her followers in the sixties), the most effective way of creating volume was to sleep in rollers, then backcomb the curled hair the following morning.

Time-consuming as it was to create, the bouffant could last several days with minimal touch ups if enough hair spray was applied--and given that this trend took place in the 1960s, a decade of intricate 'dos, this probably wasn't an issue.

Another woman who may spend some time at the White House, Sarah Palin, often wears a relaxed bouffant. Wikimedia.org.

Today's version of the bouffant, like many retro hairstyles, is a watered-down style injected with modern touches, but it's only a matter of time before teased hair and rollers make a huge comeback.

After all, given that Marie Antoinette and Jackie Kennedy, two icons separated by 200 years, both donned the hairstyle in all its glory, the bouffant is obviously here to stay. But one question: Do we have another 150 years to wait until it makes an appearance again?