Glossary

Quiff is the British term for a bunch of hair, particularly a forelock which is a lock of hair growing or falling over the forehead. This prominent forelock is brushed upward from the forehead, an example is the Elvis-style quiff.

Quiff refers to a hairstyle which is considered by many hair experts to be a classic hairstyle. Whether worn sky high at the crown or more like a sleek frontal hair bump, the Quiff never goes out of style.

There is some controversy over whether the Quiff is a 40's, 50's or 60's hairstyle. Some fashionistas claim the quiff first appeared in the mid 1940s around the time that World War II ended, while others link it back to the era of the 50'ss or the 60's. In reality, the Quiff did not fade from the catwalks. The edgy style emerges every few years in a variety of incarnations from a partial to a full blown hair design.