Thanks to modern-day celebrities, the pompadour hairstyle is making a comeback in 2012! Celebrities such as Jenny McCarthy, Miley Cyrus, Jutin Bieber, Bruno Mars, and countless others are rockin' it from time to time. Did you know that the hairstyle was invented in the 1700s by a woman - Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV? I wouldn't have ever guessed that hairstyle dated back so far. I seriously thought the pompadour owed it's existance to Elvis!
The saying goes that when it comes to clothing and hairstyles, everything trendy eventually comes back into fashion. That's certainly true of the pompadour hairstyle, which, more than 250 years after it originally became popular, is having another moment. Jenny McCarthy was the latest star to rock the look as she walked the red carpet at the 2012 American Music Awards on Sunday, but she's far from the first to try out the trend, even in this decade. Celebrities such as One Direction's Zayn Malik, Rihanna, Ashlee Simpson, Alicia Keys, and Justin Bieber have all tried out the retro style that somehow manages to be totally modern. Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae regularly don the 'do, as does Pink, who caused a stir when she and Miley Cyrus both wore similar pompadour hairstyles for the 2012 MTV VMAs in September. So it's official: the pompadour is back! Again. Read more on the pompadour (and how to get the look for yourself) here!
