From the moment Jennifer Aniston graced our screens with 'The Rachel' on Friends, she's been setting hair trends. There are her go-to beachy waves, short and choppy bobs, and the rare slicked-back pony. In honor of her latest Emmy nomination for The Morning Show, let's relive the complete evolution of Aniston's enviable locks.
June 19, 1990
Aniston as Jeannie Bueller, never forget.
January 6, 1992
When you're ambivalent about your new bangs.
June 15, 1994
Behold, the first iteration of "The Rachel" from the year that Friends debuted on television.
1995
"I think it was the ugliest haircut I've ever seen," Aniston told Allure in 2011 of Rachel Green's polarizing hairstyle.
January 1, 1995
"It was a really fun cut and different to anything else around at the time. It was an easy cut, but it needed regular trims to keep the layers looking sharp," says hair stylist Chris McMillan of his famous "Rachel" cut.
June 4, 1995
"It's high-maintenance, not a wash-and-go style. You need to blow-dry with a round brush to help define all those flicks," McMillan adds.
1996
Aniston straightens her layers through the growing out phase.
July 19, 1997
Aniston gives her blow dryer a break for the premiere of Picture Perfect.
July 23, 1997
Here, a sleek chignon to celebrate her Cosmopolitan cover.
April 9, 1998
Prom ringlets at the premiere of The Object Of My Affection.
April 15, 1998
Holy butterfly clips.
September 12, 1999
Not pictured: ultimate '90s Emmy Awards date, Brad Pitt.
October 23, 1999
Aniston experiments with ropey surf-waves.
March 26, 2000
Hair extensions are actual magic.
December 11, 2000
Blunt bob, but make it wavy.
January 7, 2001
Aniston at the People's Choice Awards with a blunt bob (that would later become the standard issue Jenner-Hadid haircut of Summer 2017).
November 19, 2001
Aniston returns to the angled look she debuted in 1996.
January 20, 2002
It's impossible to distinguish Jen from Brad at this point.
September 22, 2002
A rare curly hair moment for Aniston's first Emmy win.
June 6, 2002
At the premiere of Bourne Identity giving very few f*cks.
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