One of the main hairstyles of the 80’s is the good old crimped side ponytail. The modern crimping iron was specifically invented in 1972 by Geri Cusensa, the original founder of Sebastian, for Barbara Streisand’s hair. The newly created “crimped hair” look was considered very hot and copied by many people. The crimped look got a lot of attention and the newly invented crimping irons took their places on the shelves of major retail outlets right next to the curling irons. Besides Barbara, many celebrities adopted the crimped look at various times over the past several years. Jody Foster was a big fan of crimping in 1987. Because Jody has a tiny, oval shaped face with thin hair, crimping was a great look for her. Alyssa Milano was also a fan of crimping in 1987 when she was at the tender age of 14. Alyssa reportedly enjoyed the “steamy crimped hair look”. Crimping is very versatile. You can crimp everything from your entire hairstyle to just selected parts of your hair. Crimping can be used on your fringe, (a-la Cindy Lauper) on just the top layer of the overall hair or at selected ends.
Luckily you can still buy crimpers at Argos
