Decade-Defining Hairstyles Throughout The Years
1960s: The Beehive
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The Beehive hairstyle was invented in 1960 by a celebrity hairstylist named Margaret Vinci Heldt. Heldt was commissioned by Modern Beauty Shop magazine to create a fresh look.
Inspired by a black denim fez hat that she owned, Heldt decided she would create a style that could fit perfectly underneath it. “Once I started working, I really liked what I saw—I realized I was doing something different, and I liked it! …The editor said, ‘Margaret! That looks just like a beehive. Could we call it a beehive?'” Heldt told Modern Salon in 2012.
