What is this short hairstyle called?

A pixie cut is a short hairstyle generally short on the back and sides of the head and slightly longer on the top and very short bangs. It is a variant of a crop. The name is derived from the mythological Pixie, though the actual hairstyle was popularized by Disney's Fairies Franchise, especially Tinker Bell.

Pixie cuts were popularized first in the 1950s when Audrey Hepburn wore the style in her debut film "Roman Holiday". The crop became fashionable again in the late 1970s and 1980s, with one of its most notable wearers being the actress Jacqueline Pearce in the British TV series "Blake's 7". The crop also was big in the mid 1990s, and Halle Berry appeared in the 2002 James Bond film "Die Another Day" wearing a crop. Pixies are very easy to maintain and can be worn casually, or dressed up for special occasions.

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Sindy Kimmis Farris

My mother cut off all of my hair when I was six years old because she thought I would look great in a “Pixie”. I hated it and never forgot it.

Char

Chris Braid, it's that fringe on our foreheads or sometimes a bit longer on the sides. Usually bangs that need cut again..I used to wear them both ways when younger..

Char

Richard G Schwartz, they did that to my poor cousin and he had big ears..as bad as that pixie

Char

Sindy Kimmis Farris , I totally understand and she kept cutting it that short too. I swore I got old enough is have long hair and have now for a good 55 years..

Satish Chandran

Indians call It summer cut.

Howard Groopman

My sister had one 60 yrs ago.

lls

Sindy Kimmis Farris , Yeah, it's not a cut for everyone!

Puppermom

Sindy Kimmis Farris , my Dad did the same thing. I am with you!

Cheryl Perkins

As I get older my hair gets shorter and shorter. Now my husband cuts it with hair clippers after I cut his. I can get up in the morning and I don't even need to comb it.