bouffant

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James Whale’s 1935 freakquel, “Bride of Frankenstein,” imagined the companion briefly alive, sporting a white-streaked, electric-shocked bouffant before being killed by the Monster moments after her genesis.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

She certainly had a steady personal style; she never changed her bouffant hairstyle with its little flip, and to my eye always looked like a glamorous version of a 1950s housewife.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

In one such instance, the official “Barbie” movie account responded to a fan-made image depicting Barbie with an atom bomb bouffant with the comment, “This Ken is a stylist.”

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

His bushy moustache and black bouffant hair with a trademark white streak at the front made him one of the most recognisable - and impersonated - stars of the era on ITV.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2023

There were fashions to look at too, the new sheath dresses, the bouffant hairdos.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen