15 Iconic Layered Hairstyles

<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Jennifer Aniston</div>What does it take to start a beauty revolution? Apparently this hairstyle, created in 1994 by Chris McMillan for Aniston's role in <i>Friends</i>. The bouncy cut, which came to be known as The Rachel, after her character on the show, defined a decade and remains one of the most well-known looks to this day. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Winona Ryder</div>This actress's pixie was just as critically acclaimed as her work at the <i>Alien: Resurrection</i> premiere in 1997. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Drew Barrymore</div>Barrymore transforms into a modern-day flower child at the 1998 Academy Awards, accessorizing her chin-length layered bob with a trio of daisies. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Sarah Jessica Parker</div>SJP's tousled curls and before-ombré-was-cool roots at the 2000 West Coast premiere of Season 3 of <i>Sex and the City</i> were already making her a beauty icon. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Reese Witherspoon</div>At the 2006 Teen Choice Awards, this best actress winner for <i>Walk the Line</i> smiles big and shows off voluminous layers. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Kirsten Dunst</div>Onscreen, the actress was playing the trendsetting eighteenth-century Queen of France, wearing an array of towering white wigs in <i>Marie Antoinette</i>. Offscreen, she was making her own waves with red sideswept bangs and face-framing layers. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Katie Holmes</div>Tom Cruise's former lady love hit up the UK premiere of <i>Valkyrie</i> in 2009 with short, sophisticated strands. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Jennifer Lopez</div>J.Lo, whose glow is just as coveted as her flippy long layers, gave us hair envy during the 2012 Winter TCA Tour. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Penelope Cruz</div>The Spanish beauty works no-muss, no-fuss layers and honey highlights at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in 2012. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Sienna Miller</div>The always stylish It Brit looks effortless with wavy layers at the BAFTA Los Angeles 2013 Awards Season Tea Party. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Michelle Williams</div>At the UK premiere of her latest flick, <i>Oz: The Great and Powerful</i>, Williams shows off a new feminine undercut. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Halle Berry</div>The always gorgeous mama-to-be rocks her trademark textured chop at the 20th Annual EIF Revlon Walk for Women. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Carey Mulligan</div>Though we're used to seeing this <i>Gatsby</i> starlet with a pixie, she looked just as chic with sideswept bangs and shoulder-length layers on the Cannes red carpet. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Gisele Bündchen</div>Leave it to this <i>Angel</i> to amp up the practical hairstyle to seriously sexy status at the 2013 Met Gala. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>
<div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Getty Images</div><div class="caption-title">Sofia Vergara</div>Vergara also takes her layered curls to seriously sexy lengths to perfectly complement her bombshell curves. <br> <br> <b>MORE ON ELLE.COM: <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/beautyhairthe-hair-you-want-how-to-get-it-521507?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:How to Get the Hair You Want" class="link ">How to Get the Hair You Want</a> <br> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/making-the-cut-571033?link=rel&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_elle&mag=elm" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape" class="link ">The Best Summer Haircut For Your Face Shape</a></b> <br>

The look can be short and sweet or long and sexy, but one thing is certain: layered cuts continue to be one of the most sought-after hairstyles. We rounded up some of our favorite fringe moments, from The Rachel to Karlie Kloss's bob.

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