Why making the cut matters

SHORT hair has always been synonymous with social or personal change: an intimate expression of revolution.

The ‘20s and the ‘60s, the two decades when short hair was most fashionable, were both periods of experimentation, innovation and even rebellion.

Perhaps it’s not unusual then (after a turbulent recession that has seen government, financial and regulatory institutions rocked), that short hair has been appearing on celebrity heads with increasing regularity. Miley Cyrus, Emma Watson, Anne Hathaway, Robin Wright, Rihanna and Yasmin LeBon have all shorn their lovely heads recently and while their personal motivations may vary from youthful rebellion, to re-invention to boredom, short hair is fast emerging as an alternative beauty trend.