Miley Cyrus, one of our many patron saints of big hair, has blessed us with yet another larger-than-life—yet somehow, still low-key—hairstyle: The modern-day bouffant blowout. The “Flowers ...

The bouffant came of age in the 1950s ... In an age of first-wave feminism, big hair became less about pure sex appeal and more about an expression of power. The tidal change was brought about ...