Few TV hairstyles have gained icon status quite like Farrah Fawcett's in Charlie's Angels — and now, another icon has sported the look to welcome the new year: Cardi B. When we look back on the TV hair of yesteryear, the reactions are definitely mixed. While the needlessly ageing styles of the Golden Girls might not motivate a stampede to the salon nowadays, we can all still appreciate looks like Debbie Allen's in Fame, and Sarah Jessica Parker's in Sex and the City. But the often-replicated style of Farrah remains a favourite.
Cardi kicked off 2025 by performing and partying at E11EVEN in Miami, where she wore a black lace bustier and matching opera gloves, along with a dramatic, floor-skimming, green velvet skirt with a slit nearly all the way up the front. And while her ensemble may be inspired by lingerie, her hair was anything but bedhead.
The rapper wore her hair long and nearly pitch-black with a blowout shine that could probably be seen several counties away. And recalling one of the most legendary looks of the 1970s: a middle part with layers of voluminous, outward-flipped waves.
Cardi kept her makeup subtle, with just a hint of blush, a mauve-brown ombré lip, and a similar eyeshadow shade, but she went bold with light-green colour contact lenses and fluffy lashes that fanned out – not unlike her hair.
She also posted a video to Instagram in which she appears to be walking down a hotel hallway, inevitably showing off how bouncy and shiny the swoopy layers are.
It just goes to show that some styles from decades past definitely deserve to stay with us as we move into the future and Cardi B mined the archive impeccably.
This feature was originally published on Allure.
