BEAUTY

From the Archives: Crazy Hairstyles


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From completely wild (the front-of-the-face French braid) to the maybe wearable (Anne Hathaway’s three-foot braid) there have been some rather outlandish hairstyles in the pages of W. Here are our most over-the-top hair moments.

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Mary-Kate Olsen ditches her boho style for straight-up glam. (January 2006)

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Lara Stone joins a bevvy of beauties sporting some serious 70s-inspired hair. (February 2009)

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A bit of a modern-day Marie Antoinette. Let them eat (tiny) cake. (March 2005)

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If Nikki Sixx died his hair orange. (March 2006)

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The boring metal barrette becomes armor. (April 2007)

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Perhaps a bang trim is in order. (April 2007)

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This just seems dangerous. (April 2007)

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Headgear courtesy of the one-and-only Philip Treacy. (April 2007)

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A modern take on Victorian coif. (April 2007)

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What’s wilder? The hair, the mirrored faces, or the pink crop duster? (March 2007)

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Dress code: masks and major hair. (March 2007)

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Heat damage? Or just a seriously hot hairstyle? (March 2008)

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Bedhead after a long night in lockup. (March 2009)

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A serious 70s-throwback. (March 2011)

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The ultimate updo. (March 2012)

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Never has multi-color hair been more romantic. (April 2008)

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An all-natural look. (April 2009)

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It’s all a bit backwards. (April 2012)

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Going gray…black, and blonde. (May 2006)

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Mia Wasikowska as we’d never seen her before. In Poor Little Punk Girl. (May 2011)

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Jessica Chastain casts herself in couture, and some dramatic coifs. (May 2012)

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Gisele Bundchen finds a new use for chopsticks. (July 2007)

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Pom poms paired with Alexander McQueen. (August 2008 )

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Christy Turlington sporting more of a tail than a pony. (August 2008)

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A bit of a rabbit ear feel. (September 2005)

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Go for color. (September 2011)

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Kate Moss puts us under her voodoo spell. (October 2007)

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Anne Hathaway with one of the largest braids we’ve ever seen. (October 2008)

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Natural beauty. (November 2004)

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Tom Ford seduces a beehived beauty in “Fordbitten”. (January 2006)