A while back we got this e-mail from a reader, curious about great hair styles…
Can you do a story on work appropriate hair cuts / styles? I’m getting a hair cut soon for interview season, and I’m looking for suggestions on savvy, sophisticated, work-appropriate haircuts.
This is an excellent question, and we’re curious to hear what you readers have to say. For our $.02, it seems that the greatest cut is the one that is flattering to you and requires the least upkeep as possible. For a lot of tv and film producers, however, “professional hair” has been interpreted as having stick-straight hair that hits between “shoulder-length” and “just past shoulder-length” (see, e.g., Renee Zellweger’s latest movie, New In Town
(poster pictured above)*. Similarly, a lot of anchors have that same length hair, but with a lot of poof (such as Maria Bartiromo). Of course, these styles look less professional when you don’t have the benefits of a hair stylist on staff.
What do YOU think the best hair cuts are? Which actresses or personalities do you admire as having amazing, professional-looking hair? Personally, with our wavy, newly short-ish hair, we strive for Christina Applegate’s hair in “Samantha Who?” (but alas, ours is more wavy/frizzy than curly/bouncy — sigh). (Also, for our $.02, any hairstyle hitting below approaching your bra strap is too long to be professional, unless you are Portia de Rossi in Better Off Ted, in which case it works.)
* Update 8/2010: Please do not take this mention as an endorsement of the movie — I finally saw it a few months ago and, yes, let’s just say I’m not endorsing it. – Kat
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- We loved Emma Watson’s coat, as did the ladies of GFY. Gorgeous! [Go Fug Yourself]
- Two great deals at Banana Republic. First, 40% off all pants through 10/5 (in-store only). Second, from 10/16-10/26, if you bring in a sweater or jacket to donate, they’ll give you 30% off your entire purchase. [Racked]
- Is being called “nice” a trap or an opportunity? [The Glass Hammer]
- Independent women are supposedly destroying the very fabric of society in Britain. It’s being called the Bridget Jones Effect — you know, because she was so independent and self-sufficient. [Daily Mail and The Guardian, via Jezebel]
- US Bankers Magazine recently profiled the top 25 women bankers. You go, ladies! [The Next Women]
- Who is the queen bee of Wall Street: Erin Burnett or Maria Bartiromo? Dum dum dum. [Vanity Fair via Clusterstock]
- Finally: Readers wrote in to us, asking to identify the suit Sarah Palin wore on the debate last night. So far, we’ve had no luck and haven’t seen anyone else get the scoop. We’re guessing it’s black silk shantung… got a belt… three-quarters sleeves… anyone? Anyone?
Photo: WSJ
