 According to Vanity Fair , the hairstyle 's " widespread popularity ... in the show ’ s very first year cemented the sitcom early on as heavily influential when it came to style . " The " Rachel " remains one of the most popular hairstyles in history , and became the most popular hairstyle in the United States since actress <unk> <unk> 's . Hair <unk> credit its appeal and popularity to its medium length and volume , combined with its tendency to frame the face <unk> . <unk> Mark Woolley described it as " a cut that <unk> almost everyone , designed to make women look beautiful " . The " Rachel " is often ranked among the greatest and most iconic hairstyles of all @-@ time , with <unk> placing it at number four and Time ranking it ninth . The Huffington Post determined that the hairstyle is one of " The Most Famous TV <unk> Of All Time " . US Weekly ranked the " Rachel " the 17th most iconic hairstyle . <unk> magazine ranked the " Rachel " fourth on the magazine 's list of " The 100 Best <unk> of All Time " . Meanwhile , <unk> also cited it among " The very best hair to have graced the small screen " , while ranking it the most memorable hairstyle in television history . The Sydney Morning Herald ranked it the second greatest television hairstyle , while Metro ranked the " Rachel " the character 's second @-@ best hairstyle . Ranked sixth on Entertainment Weekly 's list of the " 25 Fashion <unk> That Changed Entertainment " , the haircut was declared the most " desired " hairstyle of the Clinton era . 
