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Everything Everywhere All at Once Movie Hairstyles Interview

Michelle Yeoh Wears 25+ Different Hairstyles in "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

In most movies, the main characters have a signature look that lays the groundwork for additional spinoff hairstyles as the plot evolves. The extent of it is usually an updo for a fancy event or maybe the addition of a hair accessory here or there, but mainly, just as we don't change our entire look day in and day out, most film characters don't either. However, in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," we see over 25 different hairstyles on our main character, Evelyn Wang (played by Michelle Yeoh), and each one is vastly different from the next.

The sci-fi drama, which hit theatres on March 25, follows Evelyn, a Chinese immigrant, who has to save the world by travelling through the multiverse. It also stars Jamie Lee Curtis (Deirdre Beaubeirdra) and Stephanie Hsu (Joy Wang).

Because the plot involves Evelyn exploring multiple realities, she has a distinct look for each one, created by the movie's hair department head, Anissa Salazar. "There is so much happening, as anyone can see from the trailer," Salazar tells POPSUGAR. "There are so many different looks, from a Chinese opera house, to K-pop star, to a gothic Sailor Moon, to an Elvis pink universe."

Ahead, learn more about the standout hairstyles you see in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," from Curtis's epic blond microbob to Hsu's pink Elvis wing.

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Michelle Yeoh's "Frazzled" Hairstyle

We're first introduced to Evelyn in what Salazar calls her principal look. "Evelyn is pretty exhausted and stressed and has a chaotic lifestyle," she says. "So, automatically I knew she wasn't going to have a beautiful blowout."

Though her signature hairstyle may not look all that impressive, it was essential to the storytelling. "It was important that she looked very distressed and frazzled, and she's always in a hurry and easily irritated," says Salazar. The disheveled look provided contrast from the other versions of herself in the multiverse.

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Jamie Lee Curtis's Microbob and Bangs

There's a funny story behind the shaggy microbob hairstyle that Curtis wears in the movie — it was all her own doing. "Jamie actually pulled that photo off of one of our mood boards," Salazar says. "She said, 'I just want to be her. This is my goal now for the movie.'" The image that was calling to her was a stock photo of an IRS tax agent who she says "looked very angry."

The agent in the photo had microbangs and a very short bob to match in a faded blond colour. "It was very unkept, a little messy," Salazar says. "[Curtis] just fully embodied that character. She let out her gut, her posture changed. She even wore a signature Deirdre scent every day."

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