Celebrity Retro hairstyles

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Celebrity Retro hairstyles

By Stylist Team

14 years ago

From the catwalk to the red carpet, retro hair is having a moment. Victory rolls, twenties marcel waves and classic set curls have been seen everywhere from the Gucci spring/summer 2012 show to the Golden Globes this season - but in our opinion, nostalgic hair-dos never go out of style. Want to try the look for yourself? Be inspired by these stars who have gone for retro glamour with their look. Curlers and bobby pins at the ready...

Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Elizabeth Olsen goes for a Veronica Lake style look with her tumbling waves and deep side parting.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

The perfect companion to Evan Rachel Wood's Gucci flapper dress - 1920s marcel waves.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Diane Kruger goes for a forties-inspired look with this half-up, half down hairstyle.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Amber Heard is the spitting image of Marilyn Monroe with her blonde cascading curls. Recreate the look with curling tongs.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Nicki Minaj reminds us of 1902s It Girl Clara Bow with her sleek black bob.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Charlize harks back to the golden age of Hollywood with her jewelled headband and wavy, pinned up-do.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Hair chameleon Rihanna models a modern take on the Victory Rolls hairstyle.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Adele's bouffant beehive has a 1960s flair.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Dita Von Teese is the queen of vintage glamour - here she models the perfect fifties set curls.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Fearne Cotton adds a retro twist to her bob with a kiss curl.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Octavia Spencer goes for a sixties look with her sleek, pulled-back high bun.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Ginnifer Goodwin styles her modern short hair into 1930s waves.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Gillian Anderson looks elegant with a sixties back-combed beehive.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Gwen Stefani is a pro at working a retro beauty look. We love the cute rockabilly quiff.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

January Jones pulls off retro set curls with aplomb on and off the Mad Men set.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

A classic fifties look from Milla Jovovich.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

From tumbling curls to this swept back bouffant, Jessica Chastain is often seen with retro hairstyles on the red carpet.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Katy Perry went for a bright pink Bettie Page style fringe at the EMA Awards.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Katharine Heigl opts for an elegant thirties up-do at a film premiere.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Lily Collins looks like a young Audrey Hepburn with her short fringe, Alice Band and high chignon.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Madonna went for retro hairstyles throughout the W.E. promotional tour - here she models a 1930s style bob.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

A floral hair accessory like Shingai Shoniwa's adds feminine elegance to this piled high up-do.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Nicole Richie is every inch the seventies boho starlet with her jewelled headband and centre parting.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Add a jewelled hair accessory to long hair, like model Petra Nemcova, for a vintage look.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Solange 's big 1970s style Afro looks fresh with a classic evening gown.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

A side-swept wavy hairstyle like Salma Hayek's evokes old-world Hollywood glamour.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Scarlett tries a barrel-rolled hair-style on the red carpet.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Pairing her 1950s quiff with a slick of red lipstick, Janelle Monae's look is boy-meets-girl cool.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Stella McCartney adds a jewelled barrette to her up-do for an old Hollywood look.


Celebrity Retro Hairstyles

Emma Stone wears the classic sixties beehive.


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