Corrie legend Deirdre Barlow’s beloved perm hairstyle is back in fashion
CORRIE icon Deirdre Barlow lives on as her perm is back in fashion.
Hair salons say customers are demanding curls again – with model Emily Ratajkowski wearing a shaggy Barlow barnet this week.
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The perm was huge in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and loved by stars like Dolly Parton, Kevin Keegan and Kylie Minogue.
But then it became an object of ridicule, with even hardcore enthusiast Deirdre, played by the late Anne Kirkbride, going straight for it.
Fashion magazine Style says recent TV shows about ’90s supermodels have unleashed new waves of interest.
It stated: “The messy perm – last seen in the late 1990s – is the look for this season.
“Think of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, Cindy Crawford in Pepsi ads and Jon Bon Jovi, well, he did everything between 1984 and 1999.”
But tight curls are still a no-no, says Leeds hairdresser Kelly Ash.
She added: “People are looking for Deirdre’s shaggy, relaxed perm as she had quite a few.
“The great new look is that Deirdre’s perm looks more like Kylie and not Leo Sayer.”
Deirdre was murdered after actress Anne died in 2015 at the age of 60.
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