BOOK now, don’t delay! You know the hair salons are going to be packed this weekend because the Queen of Hair Reinvention has done it again!
Leave it to our girl Victoria Beckham to make a memorable mark with her mane—or in this case, lack thereof. Mrs. Becks unveiled her most daring cut ever, with an elfin crop that will invite comparisons with fashion legends Audrey Hepburn and Mia Farrow, at this week’s New York Fashion Week. Posh was the talk of last Monday evening as she sat in the front row at her friend Marc Jacobs’s show along with Jennifer Lopez.
Victoria ’s new hairstyle has been dubbed the ‘Pop’ aka the ‘Posh crop’ by tabloid newspapers in the UK. It’s the latest in a series of dramatic styles over the years which include: the chin-length black bob, a blonde spiky crop and the ‘Pob’ or Posh bob. Beckham made waves in 2006 when she ditched her ever-present hair extensions in favor of a sharp, asymmetrical bob. Fellow celebs such as Katie Holmes, Hayden Pannetiere and Paris Hilton soon followed suit.
As with her previous styles, the ‘Pop’ complements Posh’s petite frame and perfect bone structure. Posh is also back to her dark roots in this style designed New York celebrity crimper Garren. In an interview with the UK’s Mirror newspaper, Garren said that he wanted to play up her elegant features and beautiful big eyes.
“It’s not a look everyone could get away with – but Victoria wears it well. We had to go short and create a new look that embraced Victoria’s beauty, great personality and fantastic figure. She has beautiful, playful eyes that stand out now.”
Garren’s clients include Madonna, Nicole Kidman and “Sex In The City” star Sarah Jessica Parker.
The Manhattan stylist also told the Mirror: “It’s not a look everyone could get away with – but Victoria wears it well.”
Victoria told the Mirror: “I felt it was time for a real change. I wanted to pull my hair back from my face and have always loved the idea of having a gamine crop.
“I spent a long time looking at the great fashion haircuts of the 90s and went to Garren, the master of those cuts, to create our modern interpretation of this look. I love it!”
So what do you all think of Posh’s new do? Is it too drastic or Posh perfect? How long do you think it will be before BFF Katie Holmes does the same?
Here is celebrity stylist Andrew Barton’s Guide to the Pop from www.mirror.co.uk.
(1) Really consider your face shape, your size and profile. A short severe hair cut like this only tends to suit girls with petite features. Ask your hairdresser to be really honest with you about whether or not it will suit you.
(2) If you do have a fuller figure you can get away with something similar but less severe by wearing the fringe hair a little longer, maybe having it not quite as short by the ears so it can be tucked. It will suit you better a little bit fuller and softer. Having slightly more hair on the head is flattering when you’ve got a fuller figure.
(3) Although heart-shaped faces are perfect for this cut it works well on a round face too. The spiky texture on the top will give a round face shape a bit of height.
(4) It’s not a cut exclusively for the young. More mature ladies like Sharon Stone also look fantastic with it.
(5) Once you have a hair cut like this you do need to use product in it to polish it and make it look great all the time. You really need to avoid gels as they’re going to be quite hard and crisp. (YourRealBeauty.com Note: My favorite product is Aveda Control Paste & Aveda Light Elements Defining Whip.) Make sure you rub your product into the ends of the hair and as it will give it separation and definition.
(6) If you do go for a crop, go for all over colour. If you put pieces of colour in, it can start looking like leopard print. Having an all over colour on hair will also make it shine.
Barton’s client, Masie, took the plunge and had her midi-bob transformed into a Posh pixie crop. As you can see, the results were amazing!
Before
After
Finally, here’s the inspiration for the Pop as worn by Mia Farrow in the 1968 film “Rosemary’s Baby.” Who do you think wears this pixie better? Posh or Mia?
