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Then and Now: the Louise Brooks Hairstyle
The original 'do done by '20s starlet Louise Brooks has remained a popular style for almost a centuryAgyness Deyn makes the short bob her own with her signature platinum locksAudrey Tautou in Amelie Anna Wintour has made this cropped pageboy-inspired style her signature for decades, even sporting deep chocolate locks like Louise in the 1990sAnne Hathaway takes the look for a spinA picture from an Anthropologie catalogueBrigitte Bardot tries the style in the Godard masterpiece Le MéprisCate Blanchett manages to make an Indiana Jones villain likeable with a chic cropChristina Ricci claimed she felt like she "looked like an anime character" with her dramatic bob while portraying Trixie in the film Speed RacerDancer-actress extraordinaire Cyd Charisse in the film Singin' in the Rain - there's a reason she was Gene Kelly's dream girlHalle Berry has "a new focus" - and a new look! - in the pages of VogueIsabella Rossellini made the Brooks hairstyle her own and looks sensationalGerman actress Isabella Soric makes the look fun and sassy Jane Birkin wigs outKate Bosworth hams it up in a photobooth-style session complete with cropped hair and black feathers - very va-va-voomKatie Holmes made a name for herself in the fashion world when she debuted this daring 'doGaga ooh la la! Is it any coincidence Lady Gaga rocks the same hairstyle that Vogue editor Anna Wintour has worn for years, as well as featured in her magazine on the likes of Halle Berry and Natalie Portman (both seen in this post)?Melanie Griffith is Something Wild in a film of the same name with a dramatic 'do and pounds of costume jewelryBarton does BrooksCelebs like Jena Malone, Michelle Williams (of Destiny's Child), Kristen Stewart, and Selma Blair all rock the lookFrom the tender age of twelve in Leon: The Professional to an all-grown-up look in Closer and on the pages of Vogue, Natalie Portman makes the 'do a do at any ageRose McGowan in The Doom GenerationWinona Ryder by Steven MeiselJulia Roberts is style by Serge Normant for his book Femme Fatale: Famous Beauties Then and Now