Brigitte Bardot's 11 Most Iconic Hairstyles
Teasing brush or bust.
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In honor of Brigitte Bardot's 80th birthday, we're paying homage to her famous mane in all its teased, tousled glory. Whether styled in an undone updo, ladylike pigtails, or a sex kitten coif, her bottle blonde tresses are as coveted today as they were in the '60s — if not more so. Here, we look back on 12 of her most noteworthy 'dos, with one mantra in mind: teasing brush or bust. Learn how to get her look here.










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Lauren Valenti is Vogue’s former senior beauty editor. Her work has also appeared on ELLE.com, MarieClaire.com, and in In Style. She graduated with a liberal arts degree from Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts, with a concentration on Culture and Media Studies and a minor in Journalism.