Oh do I feel old now...Blair's feathering was homage to the Queen of All Hairstyle Trendistas...Farrah Fawcett. Farrah introduced feathering to the masses in the late 70s. Lisa Welchel was a FF haired wannabe.
The kid across the street from us had the Farrah red-swimsuit poster! I adored her hair. Mine was too heavy.
BTW, have you seen Farrah recently? If not, don't go looking for her. She has SO let herself go.