What might surprise you, however, is that the famous style took longer to perfect than Ross and Rachel's relationship on the show. "I met Jen during the pilot, and she had medium to dark brown hair," Canalé tells Refinery29. "We wanted to create the perfect canvas for her cut, so we added highlights from roots to ends to make it look like it was lightened by the sun. She was then sent to Chris and 'The Rachel' was born. The next day was when I decided to add those paper-thin highlights she's famous for. We gradually developed the colour [during the series] and made it lighter and more golden each time."