In an age ruled by neatly slicked buns, it’s easy to forget there was a time before extra-hold gel — when hair was encouraged ...

In 1960 it was reimagined by Chicago-based stylist Margaret Vinci Heldt, the official mother of the beehive, and quickly became one of the most recognizable hairstyles of the 20th century.

early 1960s influenced pop music songs, and her (former) trademark beehive hairdo. She enjoyed six chart hits in the UK in the early 1980s, performed with jazz bands, and sang the theme-song to ...