Eighties Hairstyles and Short Haircuts (2)
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The short haircuts of the 1980s should really make a comeback. This was when the term "feathering" came onto the scene. Once again, we can thank Farrah Fawcett for her feathered look. It went from long hair to short hair to very short hair and we were still feathering.
Everything was feathering, and that was the term we heard continually throughout the eighties in every salon. Just to give you a typical example of a daily conversation with a young client seeking a feathered haircut, it would go something like this:
Hairstylist: (smiling sweetly) "Hello dear, how are you doing today, and what can I do for you?"
Client: (looking a little fearful) "Do you know how to feather cut? I'd like to have my hair feathered all over."
Hairstylist: "Okay, how much length would you like to take off?"
Hairstylist: (holds up some hair) "Maybe about this much?"
Client: (horrified) "No, not that much."
Hairstylist: "Did you know, there are different types of feathering?"
Client: "What do you mean?"
Hairstylist: "Everything depends on how much you decide to have cut off. If you get a shorter cut, your hair will be smoother when you use the blow dryer and brush it. If you keep it longer, you will have an entirely different look and you will have to use a curling iron and it will be more of a roll, than a feather."
Client: "Will my hair look feathered like Farrah's?"
Hairstylist: (smiling sweetly) "Yes, your hair can look like Farrah's, if that is what you would like."
At night, all I could hear in my mind were the words "feathered" or "feathering," because that is all I heard during the day. Who invented that term anyway? I'll tell you who, it was Jose Eber who gave Farrah that infamous haircut for $500.00 a pop!
Feathers, if my memory recalls, have something to do with a bird, not hair! No offense Mr. Eber, but I'd like to know the connection between birds and hair or feathers and hair? Was there a reference to the terms "featherbrain" or "birdbrain" when styling the hair?
And so it went. What is the secret to feathering? Layering, of course, then using the blow dryer and a round brush to direct the hair into a round look, moving away from the face. Afterwards, you glide your hair through the comb and presto, you are one feathered baby!
Feathering was considered an ultra smooth look. Look, at Donald! He's still "feathering" his hair! Speaking to all hairstylists right now, wouldn't we love to get our hands on his hair! He's not about to give up his trademark look at this point in his life! Even if we promised him, we could make him look at least ten years younger!
I, for one, would love to see the 1980s short haircuts come back into fashion. It is remarkable the way a woman stands out in a crowd when she has a stylish, clever haircut, and if you think about it, everyone remembers the woman with the short, smart coif. They do not remember the one who had her hair sloppily twisted up in a hair comb or falling down her back. Which way would you like to be remembered? We only have one chance to make a good first impression.
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