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  2. Pompadour (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    The pompadour is a hairstyle named after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), a mistress of King Louis XV of France. [1] Although there are numerous variations of the style for men, women, and children, the basic concept is having a large volume of hair swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead, and sometimes upswept around the ...

  3. The 16 Best Hairstyles for Men With Thinning Hair - AOL

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    The pompadour is a classic ’40s and ’50s hairstyle that looks just as good today with a shirt and jeans as it does with a zoot suit and two-tone wingtips. ... the sides and back of the head ...

  4. Hairstyles in the 1950s - Wikipedia

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    Popular music and film stars had a major influence on 1950s hairstyles and fashion. Elvis Presley and James Dean had a great influence on the high quiff-pompadour greased-up style or slicked-back style for men with heavy use of Brylcreem or pomade. The pompadour was a fashion trend in the 1950s, especially among male rockabilly artists and actors.

  5. List of hairstyles - Wikipedia

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    The hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead, and sometimes upswept around the sides and back as well. The style, named after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), mistress of King Louis XV, is for both women and men. Quiff: The quiff combines the 1950s pompadour hairstyle, the 1950s flat-top, and, sometimes a mohawk.

  6. Eponymous hairstyle - Wikipedia

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    During the 1950s, pompadour hairstyles were popularized by rock and roll singer Elvis Presley, mostly among the youth and the greaser subculture. The cover band The Crewcuts were the first to connect hair with pop music, but they were named after the hairstyle, rather than the reverse.

  7. Crew cut - Wikipedia

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    In side profile, the outward appearance of the upright top hair should approach the horizontal; if the hair is cut so the upright top hair appears horizontal when the head is viewed from the front as well as the side, as a flat plane, the style is generally referred to as a flat-top crew cut or flat top; per customer wishes and the shape of the ...

  8. Ducktail - Wikipedia

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    The "duck's ass" style, with a pompadour. The style required that the hair be combed back around the sides of the head. [4] [5] [6] The teeth edge of a comb was then used to define a central parting running from the crown to the nape at the back of the head, resembling, to many, the rear end of a duck. The hair on the top front of the head was ...

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