Your mantra should be: never look like you tried too hard. Ellen Pompeo pulls off Depression-era finger waves beautifully while keeping her look tasteful and touchable. Letting the style speak for itself and downplaying accessories, makeup, etc. is a great choice. This was a great week in hair for Ellen and other celebrities.
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The Worst: Ellen Pompeo
Did we mention that you should never look like you tried too hard? Ms. Pompeo's fifties style suffers from a case of over-teasing, over-doing it and just plain going overboard. As a general rule, if you could successfully hide a hamster in your hair, you've gone too far.
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The Best: Dita Von Teese
Behold the Queen of Retro. Von Teese has made her fortune as a virtuoso in vintage goodness. While she may do more than hint at the past with her look, she knows what looks good on her and sticks with it. The secret is to create a retro look the way it should have been, not the way it really was. This was a great week in hair for Dita and other celebrities.
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The Worst: Dita Von Teese
Proof that anyone, even the Queen of Retro, can goof it up. That's how treacherous the retro path can be. Retro styles threaten to age the wearer and look matronly rather than glamorous. It's always better to dial back and modernize a bit. This look is more Mrs. Cleaver than Betty Page.
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The Best: Heidi Klum
This is one of the most memorable retro looks ever worn by a modern celebrity. It's vintage yet modern and perfectly executed. The accompanying makeup is spot-on, and it goes perfectly with Klum's gown. And it was easy (albeit expensive) - Klum just popped on a custom-made hairpiece. See more Heidi Klum hairstyles.
Recently, celebrities are drawing inspiration from many eras including the turn of the century, the twenties, forties, sixties and seventies. While a retro hairstyle can be a refreshing change now and then, it presents pitfalls that even stars need to avoid.
