Back in 1956, there was a hairdresser named Leila Cohoon from Independence, Missouri. Before we go any further, you should know the proper pronunciation: Lee-eye-luh, from Missour-uh. Now that that's out of the way, you should also understand that the young hairdresser set off on a spring day that year with the intention of buying a pair of Easter shoes. But then she spotted a hair wreath in a storefront window at the Country Club Plaza. It was like lightning hit.