This year’s Pamela Anderson craze brought on by her Netflix documentary has done us a lot of good. Not only do we get Pamela’s personal take on her rising fame, but we’re also rewarded with some great hair inspiration. ‘1994 Pammy’s updo – think hair piled haphazardly on the head with two loose face frames in front – has been nowhere since not there. Some of our favorite celebs love this style too.
Take Rihanna, for example, who recently elevated her enviable all-red maternity outfit with a Pam-inspired haircut while dating A$AP Rocky in NYC. After playing Anderson on Hulu’s Pam + Tommy, Lily James really got into her character’s aesthetic on the media tour, with hairstylist Halle Briscoe (Halley Brisker) styled a knotted hairstyle. Nicola Peltz Beckham is always quick to keep up with 30 trends, and the Kardashians wore this look with Anya Taylor-Joy, Katie Holmes and Kim. Anderson herself still wears her signature style, for years.
Pamela Anderson
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Brisker has worked with many celebrity clients – including James, Simone Ashley and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley – to design their red Carpet styling and saying he’s been channeling Anderson’s ’30 a lot of hair lately. “I was a child of the 30 era and have been completely obsessed with images from that era ever since,” he told me over the phone. “With Pam, it’s all about piles of hair on the top of the head. The whole ’30 key is the tumbling hair, and something outside of the style, not the Keep it inside.”
Pam is ideal for both casual and formal events, looking effortless and suitable for most face shapes and hair types. All it really requires is hair to be quietly pinned to some shape on top of the head. “It’s all about contouring,” says Brisker. “That’s what’s really important about this — it doesn’t matter how you got there. Nobody’s going to tell you you’re not doing it right. The most important thing is to have confidence in what it looks like.”
He does have some advice, but: “To anyone thinking of trying this hairstyle, first of all my advice is to use imagery—that’s what we stylists do, we’re professionals,” he says. “Go to Google and see a picture or style you like, and remember the shape.” He also stresses that it’s okay if things go wrong, and a cut like Pam’s is about letting the hair (to a degree) do its own thing, so be sure to Have fun instead of chasing perfection.
How to Create a Pam at Home
1. Divide into thirds
“The more hair you have to deal with, the easier it will be for you to find this hairstyle. Start by dividing your hair into three sections: Part the head horizontally from ear to ear section, so you have a back and a front. Then, split the front section down the middle so you have two sections on either side of your head.”
2. Create the ponytail
“Pull the front two sections separately into a ponytail at the top of the head, then pull the hair in the back somewhere in the middle of the two sections you just created”
3. Fold and Twist
“Once you have these three ponytails all you need to do is find a way to fold and twist them into interesting shapes, making sure you leave some tendrils in front Hair can frame a face.”
4. Pinned Silhouette
“An easy way to create shape is to pin the back ponytail down and then Pull each front ponytail side by side and fold over each other, securing with elastic. You can wrap them around each other and let them fall on top of each other, kind of like shoelaces. Thread one loop through the hole in the other so they are Will fall on opposite sides.”
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Kim Kardashian
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Lily James
)Katie Haw Holmes
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Pamela Anderson
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Anja Taylor-Joy
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