Short Cut TO FAME Ginnifer Goodwin was a star. Then she changed her hair and became an even bigger star. She and other celebrities are finding that the right cut can work miracles.

By Jennifer Laing

ompletely altering one’s appearance is star status take off as a result. Emma Watson, Michelle a daring move, especially in Hollywood. But in Williams, Carey Mulligan, Ashlee Simpson and Rihanna, to C2009, Ginnifer Goodwin took the plunge. Just starting to get name but a few, have all ditched their pretty-but-ordinary attention with her roles in Walk the Line and on HBO’s Big Love, hairdos for shorter, kickier cuts and found themselves the actress chopped her long hair into an edgy, elfin pixie. overnight style icons. In a heartbeat, she went from cute up-and-comer to stand- Longer cuts have also boosted careers. In the 1970s, out. She’s now a red carpet favorite as famous for her fearless Charlie’s Angels actress Farrah Fawcett’s groundbreaking sexy fashion-forward look as for her starring role as Mary Margaret feathered mane helped make her a household name. In 1995, Blanchard/Snow White in the ABC series Once Upon a Time. Jennifer Aniston’s bouncy, layered “Rachel” rocketed her from “She said she felt like a new person,” says Anh Co Tran, the generic sitcom actress to superstar. A couple of years later, stylist who created the dramatic do. Meg Ryan got a tousled shag that revived her career. Goodwin, 34, isn’t the only celeb to have had a close The message is clear: Long or short, changing your hair can encounter with a pair of scissors and seen her career and change your life.

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