Until recently, it was easy to ignore Kate Gosselin of TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8 and her curious haircut. Then husband Jon allegedly cheated on her, and suddenly, the hair of the mother of twins and sextuplets was dominating the tabloids. We traced the origins of the mysterious ‘do back to its roots.
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Vidal Sassoon’s 1963 Geometric Bob
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Barbra Streisand’s 1960s Split-Level Style
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The Chinese Crested Dog’s Vision-Obscuring Bangs
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The Flock of Seagulls’ Forward Thrust
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