Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks, 1926: As hemlines got shorter, so did women’s hair. While Brooks’ look wasn’t quite a Pixie, her “shingle,” as it was called then, was on the forefront of the flapper movement.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Image Credit: Philippe Halsman for Esquire Elizabeth Taylor, 1952: Just before she started filming “The Girl Who Had Everything,” Taylor got a little less of one thing:
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Audrey Hepburn
Image Credit: Bettmann/CORBIS Audrey Hepburn, 1953: By chopping her locks for her role in “Roman Holiday,” Hepburn drew even more attention to her amazing bone structure and, perhaps, her performance; she won the Oscar for best actress.
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Jean Seberg
Image Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images Jean Seberg, 1960: Darling of French New Wave cinema, Seberg’s effortless, androgynous style and tomboy haircut made her the original gamine.
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Edie Sedgwick
Image Credit: NY Daily News/Getty Images Edie Sedgwick, 1965: Soon after meeting Andy Warhol, Sedgwick developed her iconic look: thick eyebrows, chandelier earrings, short shiftdress and a messy pixie.
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Twiggy Leslie Hornby
Image Credit: Popperfoto/Getty Images Twiggy, 1966: With the help of a pair of scissors, Lesley Hornby, aka Twiggy, instantly became the face of the Mod movement.
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Mia Farrow
Image Credit: Moviepix/Getty Images Mia Farrow, 1968: The devil made her do it. But Vidal Sassoon got it done for $5,000.
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Linda Evangelista
Image Credit: Ron Galella/WireImage Linda Evangelista, 1989: When she cut it all off, many houses canceled her upcoming shows. No matter, by the next year she wasn’t waking up for less than $10,000.
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Demi Moore
Image Credit: Time Life Pictures/Getty Images Demi Moore, 1990: With her brow-skimming fringe in “Ghost,” Moore triggered legions of girls to crop their hair — not to mention take pottery lessons.
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Winona Ryder
Image Credit: Photo by: Ron Galella/WireImage Winona Ryder, 1997: Ryder’s ultrashort style gelled perfectly with her real life ingenue status. Then-boyfriend Johnny Depp added to the allure.
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Gwyneth Paltrow
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur Archive/WireImage Gwyneth Paltrow, 1997: His and hers haircuts? It was cheesy, perhaps, but it worked for Gwynnie and Brad — temporarily, at least.
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Victoria Beckham
Image Credit: Dave Hogan/Getty Images Victoria Beckham, 1999: Before she was Mrs. Beckham, she was Posh Spice with a questionable haircut.
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Kate Moss
Image Credit: J. Vespa/WireImage Kate Moss, 2001: Any look works on Moss.
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Agyness Deyn
Image Credit: Kyle Ericksen Agyness Deyn, 2007: No trend-follower here. Deyn has had her quirky coif since she
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Halle Berry
Image Credit: Steve Eichner Halle Berry, 2009: Short and spiky is Berry’s stunning signature.
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Emma Watson
Image Credit: Robert Mitra Emma Watson, 2010: “Some people were crazy for [the haircut],” Watson told The Independent, “and some people just thought I lost my s–t.”
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Michelle Williams
Image Credit: Tony Barson/WireImage Michelle Williams, 2010: Williams told Elle U.K. that she maintains her cropped look “in memorial of somebody who really loved it,” she said, referring to the late Heath Ledger.
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Anne Hathaway
Image Credit: Tony Clark/Splash News Anne Hathaway, 2012: Her new choppy cut is reportedly in preparation for her role as Fantine in the upcoming “Les Miserables.”