This is Beth. The January do inspired folks to mention and send links to some fabulous redheads:
Singers Florence Welch, Neko Case, and Tori Amos; stylist and blogger Tiffany Pratt; artist Yayoi Kusama.
And my favorite image, sent by B.Erin (watch for her upcoming guest post):
Finally, how could I forget? Disney:
This is Beth. I wish I could see Red Hair (film).
Red Hair is a 1928 silent film starring Clara Bow and Lane Chandler, directed by Clarence G. Badger, based on a novel by Elinor Glyn, and released by Paramount Pictures.
The film had one sequence filmed in Technicolor, and is now considered a lost film except for the color sequence at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and a few production stills.
This is Beth. Liz and I don’t know all that much about blogging. As museum exhibit and education folk, we also have limited experience with merchandising. We do, however, know how to research and order online.
Don’t be surprised if we hand you a comb next time we see you!
This is Beth. Michelle (good friend and guest blogger here) sent me a link to an article about the “Karlie” or the “Chop” – the cut of the moment, or perhaps the whole year. Lots of good stuff in there:
Karlie Kloss, the twenty-year-old model who can claim one of the names of the cut was quoted as saying, “having short hair ‘actually takes the focus off your hair and puts the focus on you. I’m starting to realize that it’s all about confidence.'” Yay confidence, no matter how you get there.
Hairstylist Garren Defazio said, “I gave her a personality by cutting it.” Maybe I’m taking that out of context, but still.
And, “He is emphatic that it’s neither a bob nor a shag, but a one-length cut with a slight layer in the front.” In the pics of famous people with “similar” cuts I see much variation. Probably because I don’t have a trained eye. Might ask Monica about it.
And from the haircutter, “Short hair is in.” Unfortunately, I’ll be well in the shadow of the trend by the time I get that short (gotta save a little length to make it through the whole year).
Seems the new year has inspired others to redo dos as well. “Even the singer Kylie Minogue rang in the new year with a picture of a new, shorter cut and the message posted on Twitter: ‘New Year. New Haircut. Hello 2013.’” New and old:
Also from the article, “In a strange twist, Ms. Kloss recently walked in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show, where she was given extensions to simulate long, wavy hair.”
Finally, “A Huffington Post headline asked ‘Karlie Kloss’ Haircut: The Next ’Rachel’?’ referring to Jennifer Aniston’s Friends-era layered cut.” That’s a style I did back in the day. Makes me think of naming hairstyles after people and the Dorothy Hamill, which I learned through Goggle is a wedge:
Hum… might that be one of the 2013 changingthelocks.com dos?
In other hair-related news this week, Michelle Obama (another Michelle I greatly admire) got bangs:
Nice!
Hello, my name is Bill. I work with Beth at History Colorado. After chronicling my disastrous head-shaving episode, Beth very kindly asked me to contribute an occasional perspective from the Lost Island of Boys. Here’s what I look like just now:
Boys don’t think very deeply about their hair, in general, I think. We keep it short so we can dry it off with a quick rub from a towel, and that’s about the extent of it. I suspect that guys my age worry more about keeping what little hair they still have. I’ve been pretty fortunate about that so far, so I’m going to focus on the hair sprouting out on my face.
I can’t say I’ll try a different style each month. But I’ll try to keep it interesting.
This is Beth. When my boss shaved his head last year a coworker taped a picture of the guy from Breaking Bad on his door. I don’t watch the show but have heard that the character donned a similar look when he became a meth dealer. Doubt that’s what was going on with my boss. He did say that it helped him win at poker (“It intimidated the crap out of them”). His wife liked the do – or lack of do, his daughter not so much (“Every night before going to sleep she asked, ‘Daddy, why’d you shave your head?'”).
Now he’s growing a beard in anticipation of exploring patterns in facial hair.
Look for guest posts all week!
P.S. Happy Birthday Bill. And congratulations on your honorable mention as a Denver Post Top Thinker of 2012 – Liz and I are honored to have your top-thinking-about-male-related-hair-topics here (definitely an “other” category).
This is Beth. It was a happy accident – Liz says fate – that we ended up with Orange and Blue January dos.
We’re both Denver natives, born to support the Broncos.
D is for Devoted! At the Denver A to Z exhibit at the History Colorado Center (Be the Barrel Man).
This is Michelle. I’m not one of the 24 dos duo but I will be writing occasionally. When Beth told me she was doing this, I immediately thought I should grow my hair out. It’s been awhile since I’ve had a new do. I told my husband, Brad, and we agreed we might try it together. Why not? Someone said, “It’s just hair. You can always grow it out.” Well, in our case, you can always cut it off. And that, of course, is the first question: Can we do this? Will we last? Frankly, it’s already a bit painful.
Here is what we looked like recently. Picture us without the fancy garb and makeup and that is pretty much who we are.
We’ve been growing our hair beyond the maximum of our normal length for a few weeks. This stage is not always pretty as anyone who has grown short hair out knows. I alternate between Dennis the Menace and what I call Rooster looks. Today I kind of like it – spiky and messy. That’s my style, which with my hair is much easier super short.
Some people, maybe even some of you, say we look alike or we go together. I’ve heard that if you are together long enough you’ll look alike; there are even studies about it. In these two pictures, yeah, I think we do look alike. But we haven’t always.
In this picture from over twenty years ago, we look pretty different but happy! Look at those young pups. In a year, will I have long golden curly locks and could Brad have brown hair again? This seems unlikely.
Note: Beth took this photo, my favorite from our wedding day
Questions on my mind today:
This is Beth. Kicking it off with the fiery redhead.
1. The inaugural do: Reddish-orange inspired by The Fifth Element (Milla Jovovich as Leeloo)
and many famous female firecrackers. A small sample:
To be worn straight most of the month, although I may play with styles.
2. Music: Couldn’t hear much with sinks (3), dryers (3), and foils (many) spraying, blowing, and crinkling in my ears, but did come up for air long enough to catch Bon Jovi’s Livin’ on a Prayer and Madonna’s Like a Prayer. Hum.
3. Drink: Spicy ginger beer, whiskey, and lime.
4. Theory: Redheads = hotheaded, passionate. Note: My hair has been various shades of reddish-brown at various times in my life, from auburn to burgundy. This do is a bit, well, less subtle. So maybe I’m actually testing the… vibrancy more than traditional redhead stereotypes (see #5).
5. Reactions – to be reported if/when needed throughout the month.
What will it spark?
P.S. Links to the songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs (“…wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face… come on baby the laugh’s on me.”); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk (hair!); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ8YGwUOHUQ (some fire in that one).
P.P.S. Thanks to Monica of course and Kylie and Crystal of Bang.
This is Beth. Dos start SOON. The blogging continues.
My process will include five components:
1. The do
2. The doing-of-the-do Music
3. The doing-of-the-do Drink
4. The theory behind the do (a stereotype to test)
5. Reactions – of friends and strangers recorded all month
Also – ongoing hair-related observations, guests posts, and of course – Liz dos.
Cheers!
Changing the Locks 