Blake Lively's Hair: Is It Truly Iconic?

Is the Blake the New Rachel?

November 11, 2009

In the '90s, one hairstyle reigned supreme: the Rachel. When Jennifer Aniston debuted this layered bob for Friends, it seemed like half the women in America followed suit. It truly is the era's iconic haircut. Now, The New York Times makes the case for Blake Lively's hair being the It style for this decade. "Her hair right now is a big trend," said New York stylist Nuri Yurt, adding that it works only for tall, thin women.

Blake Lively does have beautiful hair, but is it groundbreaking and iconic the way the Rachel was? I'm not convinced. What about you — do you think this is the new iconic cut, or is it just a bunch of buzz?

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38 Comments

glammyme 3 years 27 weeks

Blake needs to give her publicist a raise. I've seen this story everywhere! (PS- should it be, "Is the *Serena* the new Rachel?" PPS- No, it's not : )

m0readventur0us 3 years 27 weeks

also, 'the Rachel' looks like a hot mess! I can't believe we ever thought that looked good. ah, memories :)

m0readventur0us 3 years 27 weeks

The long, curly hair is hardly something Blake Lively started...she doesn't even normally wear her hair like that. What's up with the 'must be tall/thin' crap?? I get that your hair shouldn't overwhelm your frame, but length's more of a personal choice.

sealver 3 years 27 weeks

It's not an iconic CUT. It's just long and quite blah, if you ask me.

apothecary06 3 years 27 weeks

vanilla19, I'm the same way, I'm not tall either but I wear my hair long and wavy (though mine is brown). If that's a fashion faux pas, it's one that I'll just keep making, because I like it!

nyxmoxie 3 years 27 weeks

I disagree. What's the point of having a hairstyle if every other woman out there is wearing the same one?

vanilla19 3 years 27 weeks

I have long blonde hair and I'm short. The horror!

missmari 3 years 27 weeks

It's kind of not even a cut/style. I mean long hair is beautiful, but the Rachel was a distinct cut, or at least a type of cut that could work, as someone else posted, on many women. Lively's hair is kind of just long hair curled and side-parted.

3 years 27 weeks

And Leighton Meester would resonate with most women more, she's the gorgeous girl next door.

3 years 27 weeks

Nah, most women aren't that tall and skinny and blonde.

neonbee 3 years 27 weeks

Nope, that's all I can say, and I totally agree with post#22.

Micha22 3 years 27 weeks

I'm a bit confused! The picture above of Blake is really not how she regularly wears her hair. She usually goes for more disheveled, naturally wavy, not barrel curls. And I do think it's a trend but I would credit Mary-Kate Olsen more than Blake...

3 years 27 weeks

Blake's hair is not iconic. Maybe a signature look for her since I've never seen her with short hair. Victoria Beckham's short angular bob is more iconic if anything.

LaLaLaurie06 3 years 27 weeks

Her hair isn't a cut. It's a style... that I've seen on many women, not just Blake Lively.

apothecary06 3 years 27 weeks

Blake has very nice hair, but it's not a distinctive style the way the Rachel was. And I don't think that the popularity of long, wavy hair can really be attributed to her - it's something that's been considered desirable for a very long time. Watch any shampoo commercial.

zeze 3 years 27 weeks

Blake's hair is not really something a stylist can create, she was born with long blond hair.So it can't really qualify for iconic style/cut.And the dude in the article is dumb, long, healthy hair is nice on tons of people, not just tall and thin, it depends more on the shape of the face than anything.

zeze 3 years 27 weeks

Blake's hair is not really something a stylist can create, she was born with long blond hair. So it can't really qualify for iconic style/cut. And the dude in the article is dumb, long, healthy hair is nice on tons of people, not just tall and thin, it depends more on the shape of the face than anything.

WhatTheFrockBlog 3 years 27 weeks

P.S. That Rachel 'do is so ridiculous looking right now. I can't help but laugh.

WhatTheFrockBlog 3 years 27 weeks

It's just long, blonde hair. How is that iconic?

bisou002 3 years 27 weeks

Blake's style is boring. If a friend of mine told me she got her hair done to look like Blake Lively, I'd respond with something along the lines of, "oh, so it's...long?" How boring.

3 years 27 weeks

Blake Lively is simply following the already well established and current trend for longer hair. How could anyone even attempt to suggest she should be credited with this "look"? It's laughable and quite dumb. Not an ounce of credibility or validity to be found here.

Yogaforlife 3 years 27 weeks

I don't think this can be equated to the "Rachel". While lots of younger women may be going out and styling their hair this way, I don't think this has reached the mass appeal that the Rachel did. Women of all ages went and got the Rachel. They grew their hair out to that length, chopped long hair off, got the highlights. It definitely was it's own hair movement. Whereas this is mostly be emulated by women who already have long hair that just needs to have a barrel curl added to it.

Yogaforlife 3 years 27 weeks