Who invented the pixie cut

The actor's hairstyle is an important aspect of the film's plot, as her character, Princess Ann, has her long hair cut short in order to conceal her true identity. As the years passed, numerous other female celebrities began cropping their hair in a style similar to Hepburn, most notably actor Mia Farrow in the psychological thriller Rosemary's Baby and supermodel Twiggy in the s. Farrow wrote in her memoir about the negative reaction her pixie cut received when she revealed it on set of the s TV show Peyton Place , which she starred in prior to Rosemary's Baby.

Other stars to have sported the pixie cut throughout the decades have included singer Madonna in the s, actor Jacqueline Pearce in s British sci-fi series Blake's 7 and actor Halle Berry in the James Bond film Die Another Day. One of the most newsworthy pixie cuts of recent times was that of actor and activist Emma Watson, who famously cut her hair short after production for the Harry Potter film series had completed.

Ask your Afrotherapy Hair Salon stylist for advice on how to wear your hair short. Pixie cuts are very easy to maintain and can be worn casually, or dressed up for special occasions. Wear it slicked back, spikey, with a quiff, curled close to the head or just wash and go! Emma Thompson, seen here attending the Dolittle special screening on January 25, in London, is a pixie cut mainstay, having worn the look for decades.

Following in the footsteps of A-listers taking over Hollywood with their platinum pixies, singer Katy Perry was the latest to join the ranks during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.

Actress Scarlett Johansson looked pretty with rose-tinted cheeks, a pale pink lip and an asymmetrical bob at the MTV Movie Awards. Singer Miley Cyrus paired her platinum pixie with a pale pink lip and radiant skin at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Then again, some people might: Hair length for women continues to be a gendered topic often rooted in emotion, if the term "breakup haircut" serves as any indicator. Androgyny is its own kind of aphrodisiac. The fact it still makes such a statement definitely gives it an appeal.

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