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LIVERPOOL is synonymous with everything from football and boxing to music - and of course fashion and beauty.

- By JESS MOLYNEUX

Founder and curator of British Culture Archive, Paul Wright

Scouse style is instantly recognisable as bold, glamorous and full of personality and while we have seen trends come and go through the decades, Liverpool has often been at the forefront of them.

From the iconic mop tops of The Beatles to the “curly blows” that have defined the Scouse look, if you live or grew up in Merseyside, you will instantly recognise or know someone who has had these styles through time. And now, a new exhibition celebrating Liverpool's love of hair is coming to Merseyside.

Curly Blows, Cuts and Curlers, the Museum of Liverpool's latest photographic display, explores the city’s connections between hair salons, identity and community. Taking place inside the museum's Skylight Gallery, it will run from tomorrow, Friday, October 3, until Sunday, March 8 next year.

Visitors will get to see rarely seen images from the museum's own collection that are not usually on display, as well as the work of renowned photographers, including Alex Hurst, Abdullah Badwi, Paul Trevor, and The Caravan Gallery, each offering a distinct lens on the city’s salons, barbershops, and beloved “style queens’.