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Hot Hair: '60s Sex Kitten Strands

In the Sixties, women knew a thing or two about sexy hair. Superstars like Brigitte Bardot and a "Barberella"-era Jane Fonda were all about tousled, teased-at-the-crown, just-rolled-out-of-bed tresses that screamed "sex kitten." Check out the latest reinterpretations of these sultry '60s styles, from Chanel Iman's back-combed bedhead to Beyonce's sexily disheveled half-up 'do.
Hot Hair: '60s Sex Kitten Strands
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By Tia Williams · Updated October 29, 2020
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In the Sixties, women knew a thing or two about sexy hair. Superstars like Brigitte Bardot and a “Barberella”-era Jane Fonda were all about tousled, teased-at-the-crown, just-rolled-out-of-bed tresses that screamed “sex kitten.”

Check out the latest reinterpretations of these sultry ’60s styles, from Chanel Iman’s back-combed bedhead to Beyonce’s sexily disheveled half-up ‘do.