Everyone has had to have seenFriendsat some point in their lives, right? And if you haven’t, you must at least be aware just how strong of a fashion icon Rachel,played by Jennifer Aniston, was in the 90s. She was the poster girl, the IT girl, whose fashion outfits were a joy to look at and essentially copy. Every hairstyle she showed up with on the set wanted to be re-created by the women of the 90s. It was so iconic that one of her hairstyle gotnamed “The Rachel.”The salons had to have been busy for sure during the show’s ten-season run. With that being said, let us take a look at the most iconic hairstyles Rachel wore in the series, ranked.
6The Up-Do Hairstyle
It wasn’t often that we saw Rachel Green with her hair tied up or fastened in an up-do hairstyle inFriends. We got introduced to Rachel’s character once she ran away from her wedding, the wedding dress shriveled and hair messy and wet from the rain outside. Once she starts pulling herself together and becomes independent of her parents with the help of her friends, Rachel stars wearing her hair tied up in various hairstyles. We see this a lot in season 1, when she stars waitressing at the Central Perk café. It appears that various hair clips and claw clips become her go-to choices when at work. We saw the revival of the up-do hairstyles in seasons 3 and 5, when her character goes through an important growth of maturing into a businesswoman.
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Yes, Rachel has managed to try almost every hairstyle out there throughoutFriends, and bangs were one of them. In season 10, we properly see Rachel asa single motherjuggling her career on top of it. Although Rachel never seemed the type to be good at taking care of another small individual, the last two seasons proved otherwise. Of course, with the help of Ross, their girl turns one year old, and Rachel is offered a job in France, something that she’s always dreamed of. Kind of disappointing she ends up giving all that up for a man. But back to the bangs: having bangs is extremely high-maintenance. To choose to style Rachel with them in a season where she’s busy with both motherhood and her career indicates that she managed both perfectly.
4The Bob Hairstyle
The end of the 20th Century saw a surge in the various bob hairstyles in popular media. It signifies both free-spirited, independent women, but also ones who are goal-oriented and organized. As for Rachel, we start seeing her styled with the bob from season 7 all the way to season 10. Season 7 heavily focused on Rachel’s struggle with turning 30, having clear goals but having no way to reach them. Despite not knowing how to acquire a man to have a beautiful family with, she ironically ends up pregnant with Ross' child, and the season 8 puts emphasis on her pregnancy as a huge shift in her life.
3Long and Dirty Blonde
Season 6 ofFriendswas the one where Rachel’s long dirty blonde hair was the most prominent. Such hairstyles said to give off a more care-free vibe with the need to be the center of attention at times. Well, it isn’t far from the truth as it’s the season when Rachel really tried to figure herself out. Due to a drunken mistake, she ended up marrying Ross and then struggles to file for a divorce. Although she didn’t want to date him, she also didn’t allow her younger sister Jill to have him. Rachel also had to move apartments constantly due to Monica and Chandler finally maturing and moving in together as a couple. While her Monica demonstrated more control over her life, we see the care-free vibe that Rachel carried even more this season and the long blonde hair said no different.
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2Wavy Hairstyles
Wavy isn’t the regular hairstyle we saw on Rachel, but the laterFriendsseasons see her styled with it quite a few times. People with wavy hairstyles are said to be creative, innovative, and in need of deep emotional connection. Given how Rachel wears this hairstyle mostly in the eighth and ninth seasons, we can conclude that it’s to both show her creative spirit at her fashion-related job and also the much-needed deep connection she builds with Joey.
1The Classic Rachel
Last but not least, the iconic 90s hairstyle that keeps coming back into our culture: The Classic Rachel. The look was so popular that it single-handedly shaped 90s fashion culture with everyone sporting it. The shoulder-length style with long layers took the world by storm when the posters forFriendscharacters first came out. Although all theFriendswomen had their hair styled in unforgettable ways, Aniston’s undoubtedly stood out the most. In fact, the hairstyle doesn’t lose its relevance even now, when, in the past year after the release ofFriends: The Reunion,we’ve seen different celebrities bringing the look back. It’s pretty safe to assume that the look will never get old.
