Oh you pretty things!

So there's all this talk about Victoria Beckham and her new 'do as though it was exactly that new. In all due fairness though, I think she should be applauded. Going short was always going to be a daring venture except that this time she's gone even shorter - respect! The 'Pob' garnered universal 'OMG - ing', publicity, copy - cat hair styles and all that, here's hoping her following (which I gather are quite the flock) will follow suit once more .

The pixie hairstyle is one of my all time favourites. It exposes one's features, lays them bare without any unnecessary hair curtains dangling all over the place. It's edgy without being too much but at the same time is mildly girlish and innocent. And let's face it's very sixties, of course I'm a fan.

Long hair is great, goddess waves, feminine curls, sophisticated straight tresses, all good yet sometimes I think too much of us are hiding behind our hair, relying on it for validation from the opposite sex, a symbol of our attractiveness and femininity as females. I guess there is plenty of time to 'go short' when we're a little more mature but surely short hair should not just be considered 'old' or masculine, when it is neither of these things but quite the opposite in fact, as my collage will show! I for one can't help but wonder how invigorating it must be just to let go and go for the 'chop'.

And just to say, I don't plan to make Victoria a regular feature on this blog, too 'Look' magazine for me..
I realise too that she actually got this hairstyle a while ago, I'm not that behind on celebrity culture!

(click to enlarge)Mia Farrow had the best hair cut ever, surely? Although Twiggy and Edie are not quite at the pixie length they still pretty much rock short hair. Yup, I can hear the shears as we speak...