Think Bob Marley. It's not something you can achieve with, fine, straight, Elven hair.
Treebeard with apples hanging all over him.
Shadowfax with his mane braided.
Eomer with a riding helmet.
Gandalf with all those stars and moons all over his robe. (Think Micky Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice.)
Hobbits wearing wooden shoes. (Sorry Trotter.)
Elrond with a receding hairline. (Oh, wait. In the movie he DOES have a receding hairline!)