Crimped Hair & Costume Ideas

Add bright scrunchies to tie up any crimped pieces and complete any costume.

Crimped hair is that happy-medium texture between straight and curly. You can get the look by sectioning your hair into many parts, braiding them, allowing them to remain in overnight, and then un-braiding them. There are also "crimpers," which plug in, heat up and do the job for you. Crimped hair can look edgy and trendy, as well as be the best part of a costume, such as an '80s or '90s icon.

Crimped Hair '80s Girl

Crimped hair was a huge hit in the '80s, because it added to the big and messy style for women. The style of "teasing" out hair became easier when the hair was crimped. This texture was held in place with a lot of hairspray and often set with thick, blown-out bangs. The crimped hair was often pushed up with a banana clip into a high pony tail, suggests the website In The 80s.

Crimped Hair '90s Girl

To achieve a '90s crimped look, think zig-zagged hair held up in a scrunchy. Small butterfly clips also were extremely popular. A '90s crimped hair style is done by sectioning the hair to create just crimped pieces, as opposed to an entire crimped head. You may want to straighten your bangs, separate them down the middle and pin them back amongs random selections of crimped locks.

The Rocker Look

Many rock groups also rocked the crimped hair look. Motley Crew, Kiss and others all had long, layered hair with messy and chunky pieces of crimped hair. If you are creating this costume, you may want to buy a long and messy wig and then add in crimped hair. Or, if you have layers in your natural hair, you can blow out your bangs and crimp the layers, turn your hair upside down and shake it out, spray it and allow it to become large.

Barbara Streisand Costume

According to Hair Boutique, a hair crimper was created in 1972 by Geri Cusensa, especially for Barbara Streisand. It suggests that she made the look her own and it has been copied ever since. You can easily crimp your hair, get into character and become a diva.

References

• Hair Boutique: To Crimp or Not to Crimp

Resources

• In The 80s: Crimped Hair