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Recent Examples of quiffThe Swede pounced, just a quiff’s distance from the goal line.—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, Mitnick wears Danny’s black quiff and leather jacket.—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 The look is described as a quiff with little to no hair sticking out from the sides.—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025 On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 Then Paul Hollywood would close in across the lawn, his silver quiff cutting the air like a fin.—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 During the performance, Twain wore a dazzling cream dress with her hair in a partial quiff.—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 On the evidence of the trailer, the quiff of Quaid is a monument for the ages.—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 Her big hair channeled a looks that was once popular in the '50s and '60s, as her quiff stood several inches in the air, while the the hair in the back of her head remained curled.—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
While the groom’s friends just want to drink and relax, Hernandez — sporting a pompadour wig, flashy red jacket and perfect posture — arrives late and takes over the room.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
18 Nov. 2025
The new Camaro’s fierce-looking body comprises acres of metal, a front end that comes to a point as sharp as the back of Brian Setzer’s pompadour, three needless but snappy trim lines forward of the rear quarter panels and a non-functioning hood scoop.
Their high ponytails became a signature of sorts for the pint-sized actresses who rocked the hairdo along with their corresponding denim dresses at a convention in 1993.
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Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
The braids can be worn down as is or maneuvered into whatever hairdo your heart desires.