# Pixie cut
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{{Short description|Short hairstyle}}
A '''pixie cut''' is a short [hairstyle](/source/hairstyle), generally short on the back and sides of the head and slightly longer on the top, with very short [bangs](/source/Bangs_(hair)). It is a variant of a crop. The name is derived from the mythological [pixie](/source/pixie).{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
==History==
thumb|232px|Blonde woman with a pixie cut
The pixie cut was first popularized in the 1950s, when [Audrey Hepburn](/source/Audrey_Hepburn) wore the style in ''[Roman Holiday](/source/Roman_Holiday)'' (1953).[{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/history-of-the-pixie-cut |title=How the Pixie Cut Evolved into Today's Biggest Beauty Statement |last=Bateman |first=Kristen |magazine=[Vogue](/source/Vogue_(magazine)) |date=April 27, 2021 |access-date=March 22, 2025}}] "Hepburn went a long way to making short hair mainstream and got a lot of credit for popularizing the pixie cut," explains hair historian Rachael Gibson.[{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2013/aug/29/jean-seberg-best-pixie-haircut |title=The Best Pixie Haircuts of All Time: From Jean Seberg to Judi Dench |last=Hutchinson |first=Pamela |newspaper=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |date=August 29, 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2013 |language=en-GB}}] Further in the 1960s, the look was worn by actress [Mia Farrow](/source/Mia_Farrow) (notably in ''[Rosemary's Baby](/source/Rosemary's_Baby_(film))'' from 1968), British model [Twiggy](/source/Twiggy), American model, actress and socialite [Edie Sedgwick](/source/Edie_Sedgwick), and ''[Laugh-In](/source/Rowan_%26_Martin's_Laugh-In)'' (1968–73) star [Goldie Hawn](/source/Goldie_Hawn).[{{cite web |url=https://www.stylelist.com/2010/08/05/emma-watson-short-hair/ |title=Emma Watson Debuts Pixie Cut |last=Hintz-Zambrano |first=Katie |work=StyleList |date=August 5, 2010 |access-date=June 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806171154/https://www.stylelist.com/2010/08/05/emma-watson-short-hair/ |archive-date=August 6, 2010 |url-status=dead}}][{{cite magazine |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/beauty-hair/hair/mia-farrow-pixie-crop/ |title=Beauty Icon: The Truth Behind Mia Farrow's Pixie Crop |last=Cox |first=Rebecca |magazine=[Grazia Daily UK](/source/Grazia) |date=January 6, 2016 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |language=en-GB}}][{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/life/iconic-pixie-cuts-hair |title=28 of the Most Iconic Pixie Cuts, From Rihanna to Twiggy |last=Abouarrage |first=Nada |magazine=[W Magazine](/source/W_(magazine)) |date=September 7, 2017 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}][{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/mia-farrow-short-hair-pixie-haircut-1966-richard-avedon-photographs |title=Mia Farrow Revealed Her Shocking Pixie in This 1966 Vogue Story—Long Before 'Rosemary's Baby' |last=Regensdorf |first=Laura |magazine=[Vogue](/source/Vogue_(magazine)) |date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}]
Pixie cuts became fashionable again in 1990, with its most notable wearer being [Demi Moore](/source/Demi_Moore) in that year's top-grossing film: ''[Ghost](/source/Ghost_(1990_film))''.[{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/demi-moore-ghost_n_929542 |title=Demi Moore in 'Ghost': The Unexpected Icon |last=Kitchens |first=Simone |work=[HuffPost](/source/HuffPost) |date=August 17, 2011 |access-date=February 18, 2025}}] ''[Us Weekly](/source/Us_Weekly)'' declared Moore as "the only woman since Audrey Hepburn who has been able to carry off such a hairdo and still look like a woman".[{{cite magazine |title=She's Gotta Have It |last=Rensin |first=David |magazine=[Us Weekly](/source/Us_Weekly) |date=September 17, 1990 |number=137 |page=16}}] The pixie cut was also big in the mid-1990s, as worn by [waif](/source/waif) model [Lucie de la Falaise](/source/Lucie_de_la_Falaise),[{{cite magazine |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/celebrities/articulos/entrevista-modelo-lucie-de-la-falaise-sobrina-loulou-novia-keith-richards/21374 |title=La supermodelo aristócrata que se casó con el hijo de un Rolling Stone |trans-title=The aristocratic supermodel who married the son of a Rolling Stone |last=Simón |first=Paloma |magazine=[Vanity Fair](/source/Vanity_Fair_(magazine)) |date=October 3, 2015 |access-date=March 22, 2025 |language=Spanish}}] actress [Winona Ryder](/source/Winona_Ryder),[{{cite web |url=https://www.glam.com/1646277/stunning-hair-transformation-winona-ryder/ |title=The Stunning Hair Transformation of Winona Ryder |last=Denson |first=Anna |publisher=[Glam](/source/Mode_Media) |date=August 24, 2024 |access-date=March 22, 2025}}] and singer [Madonna](/source/Madonna) during her world tour "[The Girlie Show](/source/The_Girlie_Show_(concert_tour))" (1993).[{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/madonna-red-carpet-hair-moments |title=Celebrating Madonna's 25 Most Iconic Red Carpet Hair Moments |last=Abouarrage |first=Nada |magazine=[W Magazine](/source/W_(magazine)) |date=August 16, 2017 |access-date=March 22, 2025}}] In the 2000s, [Halle Berry](/source/Halle_Berry) appeared in the [James Bond](/source/James_Bond) film ''[Die Another Day](/source/Die_Another_Day)'' (2002) wearing a pixie cut.[{{cite magazine |url=https://www.allure.com/story/halle-bailey-halle-berry-bond-girl-halloween-costume |title=Halle Bailey is a Dead Ringer for Halle Berry in Her Bond-Girl Pixie Cut |last=Robin |first=Marci |magazine=[Allure](/source/Allure_(magazine)) |date=October 30, 2024 |access-date=March 22, 2025}}] Pixies are also very easy to maintain and can be worn casually or dressed up for special occasions.[{{cite web |url=http://www.short-hairstyles.com/short/s81.htm |title=2500+ Short Hairstyles for Women. Find a New Haircut Today |work=Short-Hairstyles |access-date=June 16, 2012}}]{{better source needed|date=March 2025}}
In December 2023, [Eve Gilles](/source/Eve_Gilles), while sporting a pixie cut, became the first woman with short hair to be crowned [Miss France](/source/Miss_France_2024), which led to media attention both in France and internationally regarding the [cyberbullying](/source/cyberbullying) she had received due to her hairstyle.[{{cite web |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1410013/article/2023-12-17/eve-gilles-miss-france-2024-les-mots-et-le-body-shaming-que-j-ai-pu-subir-m-ont |title=Ève Gilles, Miss France 2024: «Les mots et le body shaming que j'ai pu subir m'ont blessée» |trans-title=Ève Gilles, Miss France 2024: 'The words and the body shaming I was able to undergo hurt me' |last=Decotte |first=Laurent |work=[La Voix du Nord](/source/La_Voix_du_Nord) |date=December 17, 2023 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |language=French}}][{{cite web |url=https://fr.style.yahoo.com/miss-france-2024-harcelement-eve-gilles-155243742.html |title=Miss France 2024: Victime d'un harcèlement odieux, Eve Gilles reçoit de nombreux témoignages de soutien |trans-title=Miss France 2024: Victim of heinous harassment, Eve Gilles receives many testimonies of support |last=Reboulleau |first=Laetitia |publisher=[Yahoo News](/source/Yahoo_News) |date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |language=French}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/divertissement/video/la-miss-france-2024-eve-gilles-victime-de-cyberharcelement-recoit-une-pluie-de-soutiens_227204.html |title=Miss France 2024, Eve Gilles, victime de cyberharcèlement, reçoit une pluie de soutien |trans-title=Miss France 2024, Eve Gilles, victim of cyberbullying, receives a rain of support |work=[HuffPost](/source/HuffPost) |date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |language=French}}][{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/miss-france-winner-defends-her-short-hairstyle-8417883 |title=Miss France Winner Defends Her Short Hairstyle: 'No One Should Dictate Who You Are' |last=Moore |first=Julia |magazine=[People](/source/People_(magazine)) |date=December 19, 2023 |access-date=December 19, 2023}}] "While long hair has traditionally been associated with [femininity](/source/femininity), short hair challenges conventional beauty standards, allowing women to redefine their notions of beauty, femininity, and strength," explains celebrity hairstylist Jordan Jay Brumant.[{{cite magazine |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/pixie-cuts/ |title=52 Celeb-Approved Pixie Cuts for Every Hair Type and Texture |last=Vilensky |first=Sophia |magazine=[Marie Claire](/source/Marie_Claire) |date=May 30, 2024 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |language=en-FR}}]
==In popular culture==
Columnist Pamela Hutchinson of ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' noted that the pixie cut hairstyle is often portrayed in films in a negative way, usually when actors play characters that have been traumatized, imprisoned or are undergoing [cancer treatment](/source/cancer_treatment), and "embrace the extensions as soon as the fuss dies down".