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Hair Highlights
Here, a long (and short) look at the women whose hairstyles inspired artists, moviemakers, and other women. -- LIANA MARRARO
The Empress Messalina of Rome moonlights in a brothel wearing a blonde wig, then the legally required uniform of prostitutes.
Lady Godiva, according to folklore, protests taxes by riding on horseback covered only by her long blonde hair.
Madame de Pompadour captivates Louis XV and his court. Her hairstyle, powdered and worn high off the forehead, becomes the fashion of the time and synonymous with her name.
Elizabeth Siddal makes red hair -- once considered
a flaw -- desirable after Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante