Ziggy Stardust was famously David Bowie’s out-of-this-world alter-ego, with a hairdo to match.
Now the fictional saviour of rock has been voted as having the most iconic style of all time, according to a new survey.
Bowie’s spiky red hairdo was voted top of the mops with 19 per cent of the new poll.
The style was first unveiled in 1972 to promote the launch of his fifth album Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
The distinctive look beat off strong competition from Friend’s star Jenifer Aniston’s ‘Rachel cut’ (17 per cent), and Grace Jones’s Geometric Flat Top as well as The Beatles’ Mop Top style (15 per cent)
Amy Winehouse’s Beehive (14 per cent), Ariana Grande’s High Ponytail (12 per cent) and Veronica Lake’s vintage waves (12 per cent) also made the list.
The research also found that nearly half (45 per cent) of us admitted that we’ve asked a hairdresser to attempt to copy a celebrity hairdo.
The poll of 2,000 Brits dug into what haircuts mean to us and found that nearly three quarters (74 per cent) of us admitting that we judge people on their hairdos.
Senior Research Consultant Claudia Crosse, from research and insights agency Perspectus Global, which conducted the study, said: ‘Good hairdos really last in the memory – look at the popularity of David Bowie’s cut, still making waves 50 years later.
Ziggy Stardust was famously David Bowie ‘s out-of-this-world alter-ego, with a hairdo to match
British icon Amy Winehouse pictured on stage with her signature beehive hairstyle at Glastonbury in June 2008
Singer and actress Ariana Grande pictured at the Grammy’s in January 2020 with her signature ponytail
‘Some haircuts are so iconic; they form part of a vision of the star who wore them – it’s hard to think of Amy Winehouse without her beehive.
‘And so it’s no surprise that we also are so keen on mimicking the do’s of our favourite celebrities.’
Over half (60 per cent) of us say we could never go out with someone with a bad haircut, while three in ten people say that you can only be truly stylish with a good haircut, while more than one in ten even believes that you can tell if someone is a good person by their hairdo.
Interestingly, men (45 per cent) were just as likely as women (45 per cent) to copy a celebrity haircut.
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