Jane Fonda's Shag:
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kdk7 — 10 years ago(April 04, 2015 11:21 PM)
Gotta agree with you on this one. It's pretty hideous to me, no matter who's wearing it even David Bowie. Watching Klute for the first time tonight, it was just a bit too distracting, and i never really got into Jane Fonda's famously lauded performance (though i've never thought she was much of an actor anyway she's always rubbed me the wrong way). Good film otherwise though, even though it is lesser Pakula, the director of some of my very favorite films.
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xdayton — 10 years ago(April 07, 2015 07:02 PM)
Normally I'm anti-shag, but Jane's is gorgeous. She looks so beautiful in this film, and the hair frames her face perfectly. It also was so new at the time, really groundbreaking in the age of long hippie hair.
I think the real problem came later with the feathering, when people feathered the sides of the shag back and then glued it into place with hairspray.
Then again, I like Keith Partridge's shag too. Sometimes those flowing locks just worked in the early '70s. I so wanted one. -
cinles — 11 years ago(August 01, 2014 10:10 PM)
The only thing wrong with this hairstyle is the same with all layered hairstyles - the growing out part. If this haircut was cut properly, like Jane Fonda in this movie or Donna Mills in Play Misty for Me, it was beautiful. But it was a hard cut to get right. Mrs Brady's haircut was a mullet.
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AnaElisa — 10 years ago(April 21, 2015 03:48 PM)
I did dress like thatthe midi-length skirts, the boots, the shoulder bag. What a terrific look. And, for a number of years in the 70's, I sported the shag hair style, too. I didn't look as lovely as Fonda, but it all seemed to work well for me.
While I no longer have the shag, I still often have that same style of dressthe longish skirts, boots, etc. It really is a timeless and classic look, and it still works for me.
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j72coburger — 11 years ago(August 04, 2014 05:18 AM)
I just saw this movie for the first time yesterday. I kept teetering between liking and not liking the hairstyle. Finally I realized that I would have liked it better if it were longer and slightly modified. Jane Fonda has great hair though, and the layers always fell into place perfectly.
Several years ago I read an offhand comment that after Klute was released, women everywhere went out and got this cut. I can only imagine how what a disaster it must have been for some women. Your hair really has to be the right texture for this style.
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bridgetjones12002 — 10 years ago(February 02, 2016 01:30 PM)
I thought Jane Fonda was at the height of her beauty in this movie, which is one of my favorites. I loved her hair and her clothesthe clothes you could wear today.
Paul McGregor, a hairdresser who was located on St. Mark's Place in the East Village, NYC did Jane Fonda's shag. I went with my sister went to the salon because she wanted Jane Fonda's haircut. The East Village was not a great area at the time. It was kind of run down neighborhood but it was right near "The Electric Circus" which was a famous "hippie" nightclub/disco. Lots of bands like the Grateful Dead played there.
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