People were trying to be one with nature and live and simple life, which influenced the hairstyles of the 1970's. The hairstyles of the 1970's are related to the "hippie" movement from the late 1960's.

One of the major hairstyles of the 1970's was called a "perm," which was short for the "Permanent Wave." Farrah Faucet, a popular actress who starred in "Charlie's Angels," represented the standard hairstyle for women in the 1970's.