Baker’s look remains incredibly chic to this day. At New York Fashion Week earlier this month, Industry actor Myha’la Herrold modernised an excellent Baker-style pixie, while fashion director Dara Allen showed off a softer, wispier crop that was giving Audrey Hepburn and ’90s Halle Berry in a big way.
“Both Braxton and Berry’s pixie cuts were big deals back then–everyone wanted a short, cropped haircut because of them,” says Smith. “In a sea of long hair, their cuts turned heads and were associated with a kind of brave femininity. The pixie is one of the most vulnerable haircuts you can have–there’s no hiding, it shows all of your face.”
While some will balk at the idea of cutting off all of their hair, when you get the pixie cut just right, there’s nothing quite like it. Different face shapes and textures can make the look work, the cut simply needs to be adapted to each face shape. “It might be about adding more length or going shorter at the front, but anyone can have any cut they want,” argues Smith.