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if it ain't broke
October 24, 2012

The Most Consistent Haircuts in Fashion World

By Christina Han

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For famous women like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Rihanna, their hair is an ever-changing  game of extensions, dye jobs, and a rotating roster of cuts and wigs. A carefully selected style is chosen for whatever clothes they’re borrowing and wearing. But for fashion’s most famous women (and some men, too), that’s not how it works: You could probably ask a 5-year-old New York kid to draw Anna Wintour’s armor bob. We’re pretty sure Karl Lagerfeld first arrived on this planet with that frosty ponytail. Even the constant sight of Carine or Emmanuelle’s rumpled hair makes us wonder how you say “bed-head” in French. Seeing these cuts is how we know all is right and balanced in Fashion World. So click through to the 25 people whose personal style is solid, but it’s the hair that holds all the power. 

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Anna Wintour Helmet made of hair, with mandatory bang attachment.  Photo: Edward Le Poulin/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Vera Wang "Is that real?" Obviously. Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/2012 Getty Images
Cindi Leive Editor-in-chief pixie, with plenty of approachable-gal highlights. Photo: Joe Stevens ./© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Rachel Zoe Too long, always wavy. Insert seventies reference here. Photo: Patrick McMullan/© Patrick McMullan
Alexander Wang "I whip my hair back and forth." No, really, he does.  Photo: Steve Eichner/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Amy Astley What started as a copycat Anna Wintour bob has evolved into this, the longer version. Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/2012 Getty Images
Franca Sozzani Rapunzel ringlets. Photo: Patrick McMullan
Linda Fargo Just like Posh Spice, but silver. Photo: Steve Mack/2012 Steve Mack
Andre Leon Talley Hair mesa. Photo: RYAN MCCUNE/© Patrick McMullan
Carolina Herrera Who needs a blow-dryer when you can have your own personal wind tunnel? Photo: Nancy Kaszerman/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Pat McGrath The headband is Prada. And it's custom. By Miuccia. Photo: Patrick McMullan/Photo by Ryan McCune
Kate Lanphear Platinum little-boy cut that seems impossible to keep maintained, but somehow always is.  Photo: Patrick McMullan/© Patrick M... Kate Lanphear Platinum little-boy cut that seems impossible to keep maintained, but somehow always is.  Photo: Patrick McMullan/© Patrick McMullan
Sarah Brown Renaissance waves.  Photo: OWEN HOFFMANN/Patrick McMullan
Taylor Tomasi Hill "Where do I get it dyed?" I'll never tell. Photo: Victoria Adamson
Jenny Shimizu From the barbershop.  Photo: Patrick McMullan/Ryan McCune
Lynn Yaeger The Clara Bow, but updated in tangerine. Photo: Rabbani and Solimene Photography/2012 Getty Images
Anna Sui It's The Suri Cruise before Suri Cruise was born. Like, decades before. Photo: George Pimentel/2011 George Pimentel
Joanna Hillman "Where's my wind machine?" Photo: Steve Eichner/Corbis
Grace Coddington Crimson cloud. Photo: Donna Ward ./© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Susie Bubble The original blogger topknot. Photo: Victoria Adamson
Emanuelle Alt "I just woke up. What of it?" Photo: Stephane Cardinale/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Cecilia Dean The only rat tail that's ever been done right. Photo: Patrick McMullan
Carine Restoin-Roitfeld "I am shy, therefore I hide." Photo: Edward Le Poulin/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Robbie Myers Clearly, this is Bump-it usage at its best. Photo: Jeff Vespa/2012 Jeff Vespa
Karl Lagerfeld Chanel + mullet = Chanellut? Photo: Marius Becker/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
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