A woman wearing her hair in a beehive.

The beehive is a woman's hairstyle that resembles a beehive. It is also known as the B-52, for its similarity to the bulbous nose of the B-52 Stratofortress bomber. It originated in the USA in 1958 as one of a variety of elaborately teased and lacquered versions of "big hair" that developed from earlier pageboy and bouffant styles. The peak of its popularity was in the 1960s, and it was especially popular in the United States and other Western countries. The beehive remains an enduring symbol of 1960s kitsch. By the late 1960s the beehive became unfashionable, although it probably continued to influence later female hair styles. Image File history File links Retro_formal_beehive_updo. ... Image File history File links Retro_formal_beehive_updo. ... The term Beehive can refer to several different things: Beehive (beekeeping) is a human-provided structure in which bees are induced to live and raise their young. ... Domesticated Western honey bees are kept in beehives. ... “B-52” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Bomber (disambiguation). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Big hair is a term that can refer to hairstyles that emphasize large volume or largely styled hair. ... The pageboy (or page boy) is a hairstyle named after a drawing of a woman dressed as an English page boy. ... A bouffant (IPA pronunciation: [bu:fa:nt]) is a type of hairstyle characterized by hair piled high on the head and hanging down on the sides. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Kitsch is a term of German origin that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. ...

The Beehive in the 1950s and 1960s

• Audrey Hepburn's character in Breakfast at Tiffany's sported a large fashionable beehive.
• Yeoman Janice Rand from the original 1960s Star Trek TV series wore a complex, 'futuristic' version of a beehive.
• In the Flintstones episode, "Fred's New Boss" (season three), Wilma Flinstone and Betty Rubble get their hair done in gigantic, elaborate beehives at a salon, and the pair drive their car very slowly to try to protect their hairdos. Unfortunately, their hairdos are destroyed after a very fast dinosaur vehicle passes by and blows them down.

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Later Beehive usage

• The hairdo was resurrected by The B-52's, a New Wave rock band who took their name from the hairstyle.^{[citation needed]}
• Gary Larson's "The Far Side" series features women who almost exclusively wear the Beehive.
• From the 1980s on, Coronation Street character Bet Lynch became known for her beehive.
• The 1985 Martin Scorsese movie After Hours features a waitress named Julie who's noted for her beehive hairdo, and general interest in other elements of 1960's pop culture.
• Marge Simpson's usual hairdo is an extreme, two-foot high, blue beehive.
• The hairdo was featured in John Waters' 1988 cult film, Hairspray.
• Amy Winehouse has returned to the public spotlight, with her new-found beehive hairstyle, as part of her reinvented image.
• The influential British pop singer Harriet Wheeler of the band The Sundays sports a fetching beehive.
• Christina Aguilera sported the look at the 2001 BET Awards.

Patsy from the British TV series Absolutely Fabulous wears her hair almost exclusively in a beehive. In the episode "Fish Farm" you see her create her beehive with a fork. The B-52s are a New Wave rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, an important center of alternative rock. ... Bold text New Wave in the late 1970s and early 1980s was inspired by the punk rock. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gary Larson (b. ... This article is about the comic strip. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Coronation Street is an award winning British soap opera. ... Bet Lynch (née Elizabeth Theresa Lynch, previously Gilroy) is a fictional character on the soap opera Coronation Street. ... This article is about the year. ... Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, writer and producer and founder of the World Cinema Foundation. ... After Hours is an American comedy thriller film released in 1985, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Joseph Minion. ... Marjorie Marge Simpson (née Bouvier) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Julie Kavner. ... John Waters (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, personality, visual artist and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the 1988 film. ... Amy Winehouse (born Amy Jade Winehouse on 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz, and rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. ... Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American [[pop music pop singer, songwriter, video director, and producer. ... The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, shooting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. ...

External links

• CNN article about the resurgence of the beehive
• Beauty World's History of the Beehive