In May 2021, Dua Lipa attended the BRIT Awards in London rocking a towering beehive that was reminiscent of the late Amy Winehouse. Just a few weeks later, Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood attended the BAFTA TV Awards wearing a similar style, albeit Wood’s beehive had a little less height.
The hairstyles of these two women prompted us to reconsider the beehive as a modern-day ‘do that can easily be rocked for your next event. Created in 1960 by Chicago-based hairstylist Margaret Vinci Heldt, the style quickly become synonymous with celebrities like Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot and Aretha Franklin.
More modern references of the beehive include Marge Simpson’s blue ‘do in The Simpsons and Adele in her 21 album era. Of course, we can’t mention the modern beehive without paying tribute to Amy Winehouse’s effect on the popularity of the beehive in recent years.
From the towering beehives to the more subtle updo’s, here are some of our favourite celebrity beehive moments, from Andra Day to Camila Cabello.
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Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa paired her statement beehive with a golden yellow Vivienne Westwood mini dress at the 2021 BRIT Awards. “I wanted to make it British, quite London, have some fun with it,” Lipa said of her look.
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Aimee Lou Wood
Attending the BAFTA TV Awards on June 6, Sex Education star rocked a subtle beehive with her white Miu Miu dress.
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Camila Cabello
In 2017, Camila Cabello wore a beehive slash ponytail to the MTV EMAs that were held in London.
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Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe at the Chanel show for Paris Fashion Week in 2016.
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Bella Heathcote
Australian actor Bella Heathcote tried her hand at the beehive all the way back in 2013, when she wore the style to a Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood.
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Andra Day
Andra Day wore a classic beehive to the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2018.
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Zendaya
Proving she suits any hairstyle is Zendaya, who wore a beehive to the 6th Annual Women Making History Awards as The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills in 2017.
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Katy Perry
Katy Perry is no stranger to the beehive, rocking a Brigitte Bardot-esque style to the Golden Globes in 2016.
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Amy Winehouse
Singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse wearing her signature beehive on stage in 2007.
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Adele
Adele with her Golden Globe for Best Original Song for a Motion Picture for Skyfall in 2013.
