Anne Hathaway’s pixie cut, courtesy of her role of Fantine
in the acclaimed movie, “Les Misérables,” recently topped the list of the most
influential onscreen haircut of all time, according to an April 18 E! News
report.
In a poll taken by the Hairdressing Council of Great Britain
and Universal Pictures, the Oscar winner beat out Jennifer Aniston’s loose
curly do in “Along Came Polly,” and even Audrey Hepburn’s “Charade” updo. Aniston nabbed second spot, while Hepburn
scored third place.
Hathaway may have the most influential pixie cut in movie
history, but that does not translate to a following among women in their
fifties and older, according to New York Magazine’s The Cut.
While the trend is rocking the young crowd, including Charlize
Theron, Emma Watson, Michelle Williams, Miley Cyrus, Ginnifer Goodwin and
Maggie Gyllenhaal, older women “who once absolutely owned the pixie cut, are
currently enduring hair that’s in that extremely awkward growing-out stage.”Hairstylist Nunzio Saviano is shocked by the trend. A few months ago, one of his older clients declared she was “done with her cropped hair.”
“It was a such a shock to me,” Saviano says. “She had the perfect hair texture and face shape for the cut, but she said ‘Now that I see all of these young actresses with short hair, I can’t wear it this way. It looks good on them.”
Celebrity stylist Oscar Blandi weighed in on the ongoing trend, observing, “I can see an older woman feeling uncomfortable having the same haircut as today’s young Hollywood starlets because it can make them feel trendy, even if they have already been wearing the same style for years before the trend takes off.”
While Ellen DeGeneres rocks her cropped do with chic gusto,
it is clear that young Hollywood has joined that chic, classic haircut club and
is there to stay.
