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Home • Red Carpet

The Best Tressed Red Carpet Stars

When it comes to red carpet style, the constant refrain from reporters is, "What designer are you wearing?" We love a great gown, but for the tress-obsessed, nothing's more important than a fabulous, statement-making, she-could-wear-a-burlap-sack-and-still-look-fierce hairstyle. From Jennifer Hudson to Halle Berry, check out our contenders for this awards season's "best tressed" red carpet stars. Read More: For all of our Red Carpet stories, click here.Hairstyle File: The History of Revolutionary HairAsk the Experts: Score Sexy Strands by Valentine's Day
By Tia Williams · Updated October 29, 2020
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When it comes to red carpet style, the constant refrain from reporters is, “What designer are you wearing?” We love a great gown, but for the tress-obsessed, nothing’s more important than a fabulous, statement-making, she-could-wear-a-burlap-sack-and-still-look-fierce hairstyle. From Jennifer Hudson to Halle Berry, check out our contenders for this awards season’s “best tressed” red carpet stars. Read More:
  • For all of our Red Carpet stories, click here.
  • Hairstyle File: The History of Revolutionary Hair
  • Ask the Experts: Score Sexy Strands by Valentine’s Day