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{{Short description|Short hairstyle}}
A '''pixie cut''' is a short [[hairstyle]], generally short on the back and sides of the head and slightly longer on the top, with very short [[Bangs (hair)|bangs]]. It is a variant of a crop. The name is derived from the mythological [[pixie]].{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
==History==
[[File:IPixie.jpg|thumb|232px|Blonde-haired woman with a pixie cut]]
Pixie cuts were popularized first in the 1950s, when [[Audrey Hepburn]] wore the style in her debut film ''[[Roman Holiday]]'' (1953). [[Jean Seberg]] also sported a pixie cut for [[Otto Preminger]]'s ''[[Bonjour Tristesse (1958 film)|Bonjour Tristesse]]'' (1958) and [[Jean-Luc Godard]]'s ''[[Breathless (1960 film)|Breathless]]'' (1960).<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite web |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 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=August 29, 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2013 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Further in the 1960s, the look was worn by actress [[Mia Farrow]] (notably in ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]'' in 1968), British model [[Twiggy]], American model, actress, and socialite [[Edie Sedgwick]], and ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In|Laugh-In]]'' (1968–73) star [[Goldie Hawn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://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/http://www.stylelist.com/2010/08/05/emma-watson-short-hair/ |archive-date=August 6, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |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 |work=[[Grazia|Grazia Daily UK]] |date=January 6, 2016 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |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 |work=[[W (magazine)|W Magazine]] |date=September 7, 2017 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |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 |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>
The pixie became fashionable again in the late 1970s and 1980s, with one of its most notable wearers being the actress [[Jacqueline Pearce]] in the British TV series ''[[Blake's 7]]'' (1978–81). The pixie also was big in the mid 1990s, as worn by [[waif]] model [[Lucie de la Falaise]], actress [[Winona Ryder]], and [[Madonna]] in her world tour "[[The Girlie Show (Madonna)|The Girlie Show]]" (1993). [[Halle Berry]] appeared in the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Die Another Day]]'' (2002) wearing a pixie. Pixies are very easy to maintain and can be worn casually, or dressed up for special occasions.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In December 2023, [[Eve Gilles]], while sporting a pixie cut, became the first woman with short hair to be crowned [[Miss France 2024|Miss France]], which led to media attention both in France and internationally regarding the [[cyberbullying]] she had received due to her hairstyle.<ref>{{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: 'The words and the body shaming I was able to undergo hurt me' |last=Decotte |first=Laurent |work=[[La Voix du Nord]] |date=December 17, 2023 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fr.style.yahoo.com/miss-france-2024-harcelement-eve-gilles-155243742.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFqd9nDBC49_dw4j11QHyB_nib4KgVd7i98Cxbq0DQNkweYkSWDEmtgYX7Vi3QHuWH5iVMPulbOSi1eoeH7OK-GuUpWnxK6X6bwy_GCZGJI1njfUNQlwM1OhdlQCn8S7U1njDfx1fe_RwntlwoN2uhUBK24Vb01X9uBUtIpnui1E |title=Miss France 2024: Victim of heinous harassment, Eve Gilles receives many testimonies of support |last=Reboulleau |first=Laetitia |publisher=[[Yahoo News]] |date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |language=French}}</ref><ref>{{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, victim of cyberbullying, receives a rain of support |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2023 |language=French}}</ref><ref>{{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 (magazine)|People]] |date=December 19, 2023 |access-date=December 19, 2023}}</ref> "While long hair has traditionally been associated with [[femininity]], short hair challenges conventional beauty standards, allowing women to redefine their notions of beauty, femininity and strength," explains celebrity hairstylist Jordan Jay Brumant.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/pixie-cuts/ |title=52 Celeb-Approved Pixie Cuts for Every Hair Type and Texture |last=Vilensky |first=Sophia |work=[[Marie Claire]] |date=May 30, 2024 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |language=en-FR}}</ref>
==In popular culture==
Columnist Pamela Hutchinson notes that the pixie hairstyle is often portrayed in films in a negative way, usually had when actors play characters that have been traumatized, imprisoned or are undergoing cancer treatment.<ref name="The Guardian"/>
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="151" heights="202">
File:Eiganotomo-lesliecaron-dec1953.jpg|[[Leslie Caron]] (1953)
File:Mia Farrow - Rosemary's Baby.jpg|[[Mia Farrow]] (1968)
File:InThisLifeUnderGround.jpg|[[Madonna]] (1993)
File:Cécile De France in Auxerre.jpg|[[Cécile de France]] (2009)
File:Morena Baccarin by Gage Skidmore.jpg|[[Morena Baccarin]] (2010)
File:Halle Berry 10.jpg|[[Halle Berry]] (2010)
File:Mia Wasikowska 2010.jpg|[[Mia Wasikowska]] (2010)
File:Emmacut.png|[[Emma Watson]] (2010)
File:Ginnifer Goodwin by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg|[[Ginnifer Goodwin]] (2012)
File:Michelle Williams(7587128222).jpg|[[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] (2012)
File:Charlize Theron 2013.jpg|[[Charlize Theron]] (2013)
File:Elizabeth Debicki 2015 Comic Con 05 (cropped).jpg|[[Elizabeth Debicki]] (2015)
File:Audrey Tautou Berlin 2015.jpg|[[Audrey Tautou]] (2015)
File:Ghost In The Shell World Premiere Red Carpet - Scarlett Johansson (cropped).jpg|[[Scarlett Johansson]] (2017)
File:Katy Perry at Madison Square Garden (36757922714) (cropped 2).jpg|[[Katy Perry]] (2017)
File:Cara Delevingne 2018.png|[[Cara Delevingne]] (2018)
</gallery>
==See also==
* [[Hime cut]]
* [[List of hairstyles]]
* [[Pageboy]]
==References==
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==External links==
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