Wigs are a staple in Hollywood.
Other times, they’re crutches.
Some wigs are so glaringly bad that they become part of pop culture history for all the wrong reasons.
Maybe the fit is off.
Maybe the fibers are reminiscent of synthetic doll hair.
Whatever the reason, when a celebrity wig fails, it’s impossible to ignore.
Some are so unforgettable, the wearer themselves had to laugh.
The tabloids stalked her relentlessly, and the pop princess simply responded by shaving her head.
The infamous pink bob was frayed and so aggressively neon that it could’ve probably glowed in the dark.
If Spears was making a statement about her autonomy, the wig wasn’t doing her any favors.
This pink wig didn’t, as it looked somewhat haphazard, like something thrown on in a hurry.
Whether the intent was disguise or reinvention, neither was particularly successful.
Some celebrities are wig people.
Britney Spears despite her many talents might not be one of them.
On-screen, she’s sported some highly questionable hairpieces.
For a brief moment, it seemed like Berry had made an unflattering hair transformation.
Then came the reveal: it was just a wig.
After uproar online, she confirmed it was temporary, laughing off the dramatic reaction.
Either way, Berry didn’t let the criticism get to her.
Not only did she acknowledge her history of shabby wigs, but she also turned it into an event.
Was it a wig?
A taxidermied squirrel he befriended overseas?
Whatever it was, it certainly didn’t look natural.
It was thick and unmovable, the kind of wig that looked less styled and more applied.
But that doesn’t excuse this particular hairpiece, which looked more glued-on than grown-in.
Maybe it was meant to be temporary or a work-in-progress.
Nevertheless, it was a reminder that even the toughest Hollywood icons can’t out-muscle a bad hair day.
The wig, which should have at least provided some structure or polish, instead added to the chaos.
Given the context of her public struggles at the time, it’s hard to be too critical.
Over the years, his hair underwent more dramatic transformations than many Hollywood scripts.
But in 2013, one particular hairpiece stood out among the rest, and not for a good reason.
Travolta stepped out that year with a hairline that was both suspiciously sharp and alarmingly two-toned.
To make matters worse, the style had that telltale stiffness that suggested more glue than growth.
Eventually, he ditched the act, embracing a fully shaved head since 2019.
It suited him, proving that sometimes the best style choice for hair is no hair at all.
The towering hairpiece was, simply put, too much.
Too high, too stiff, too obviously engineered within an inch of its life.
Instead, it sat on her head like a misplaced helmet.
To be fair, Banks has always experimented with bold hairstyles.
For someone who built a career on aesthetics, this was an uncharacteristic misstep for Banks.
It’s possible the wig was just another example of her signature theatricality.
She usually commands the kind of attention that indicates it was planned down to the second.
The look in question was long, bouncy waves with micro bangs.
Now, Beyonce can pull off almost anything, but the jury’s still out on this one.
“The right side is shorter than the left.
The wig was ill-fitting and just plain strange.
If that number is even remotely true, someone got ripped off.
Jason Alexander wasn’t fooling anyone with his hair revival
Some celebrities go bald and embrace it.
It wasn’t the wig that made this so ridiculous, but the context.
Alexander had been bald since “Seinfeld"first aired in 1989.
His hairline, or lack thereof, was a core part of his identity.
It’s a tossup whether the actor thought nobody would notice, and an elaborate joke.
To his credit, Alexander didn’t let the speculation linger for too long.
“The hair has billing and an agent and so I had to wear it on your show.”
From her edgy pixie cut to her long curls, she has the ability to make anything work.
Well, just aboutanything.
It looked synthetic, even though it wasn’t.
And most bizarrely, it had a backstory that sort of justified how bad it looked.
The only available wig wasn’t quite what Rihanna wanted.
So, in a desperate attempt to get the color just right, Stephen resorted to an unconventional method.
Stephen explained (viaPeople).
The issue was really the asymmetry.
If this were on someone else, it might have gone unnoticed.
It almost always is; this one just didn’t make the cut.
But just because she leans experimental doesn’t mean every style choice she makes is a home run.
It was an odd combo part bob and part ponytail extensions.
