Elvis Voted “Most Iconic” Hairstyle

According to an unnamed study quoted by a couple of news outlets, I have learned two things: Elvis Presley’s hairstyle has been voted “most iconic” of all time; People in the UK call Elvis’s hairstyle a “quiff.” (From “coif,” I wonder?)

Other iconic hairstyles from this apocryphal list, from second place to fifth? Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Princess Diana, and Bob Marley. Sounds to me like “iconic” overpowered the actual “hairstyle” judgement on some of those. (Although I’d give Marley and Di their due, as their hair was immutably much of their image.)

This does bring to mind something I’ve been thinking about: Does slicking back one’s hair for a formal function seem classy (presuming it’s warranted) or always cheeseball?