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Yet for anyone tracing the lineage of men’s wear styles, whether for snap-button Western shirts, winkle-picker shoes, argyle socks, penny loafers or quiffs, Elvis is inevitably there in the pedigree.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Glasgow's Lucia walk on stage like they've just arrived from a school production of Grease, sporting pastel suits and slicked-back quiffs.

From BBC • May 11, 2019

They had perms and long hair and we just shaved it all off and gave them quiffs.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2015

They, like all the girls on the team, had permed hair, blow-dried and feathered up into quiffs standing several inches above their heads.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2012

They have long hair which falls across their foreheads and over their eyes so that they can toss their quiffs like Englishmen.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt