Some tall women can get away with short hairstyles. As Shiloh, a reader of this Website, point out, the "pioneer" of the pixie cut, Audrey Hepburn, was 5'7" -- quite tall even by today's standards. And if anyone can pull off a short hairstyle, it was her. That said, onscreen, she looked quite petite.
Best Hairstyles By Body Type: Tall, Petite, Curvy or Busty
By Julyne Derrick, About.com
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Tall & Thin? Don't Go Too Short
Really short hair on very tall women
Hair Styles Cuts & Dos
Very tall women risk looking like pinheads if they get a super short hairstyle. Leave the boy cuts to the pixie girls (think Wynona Ryder, French actress Audrey Tatou, Natalie Portman, Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby).
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- Tall & Thin? Don't Go Too Short
- A Do for Tall, Slender Women: A Soft Hairstyle
- Cute & Petite? Don't Let Hair Get Too Long
- A Do for Petite Girls: Sleek & Sophisticated
- Got Curves? Don't Go Long & Straight
- A Curvy Girl 'Do: Long & Wavy
- Boyish Figure: Don't Go Too Short
- No Curves? Grow Hair Below Your Chin
- Got a Big Bust? Skip the Tight Updo
- A Do for Busty Girls: Long & Wavy
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