In my youth, I kissed a lot of boys with this haircut. It’s the “skater boy haircut” from the 1990s. And I still don’t know how I feel about this haircut making a comeback right now, for women. I think I might hate it? These are photos of Katy Perry at the iHeartRadio Music Awards last night. This was Katy’s first big appearance since the announcement that she and Orlando Bloom had broken up. Kate has spent the past few weeks (seemingly post-split) making some radical changes to her hair, from black to blonde, and then from blonde to brown, then from longer hair to a choppy lob, then from a choppy lob to what we see now, Skater Boy ‘90s Hair. Miley Cyrus did this too. Kate Gosselin did it back in the day. Scarlett Johansson has had similar hair for a while as well. So what does Katy say about her new haircut?
“Well yeah, if you’re going this extreme it should, hello! I’m trying to get more attention, obviously. You can just grow it back. Honestly, I tried to take my full head of hair platinum and I had a lot of breakage. I’ve always wanted to look like Miley Cyrus. I’ve always wanted to have that pixie haircut, so I said, ‘Let’s just go for it.’ I feel like there’s a new wave, a new authentic vibe coming in and I think this matches. I want to redefine what it means to be feminine. Look at Scarlett Johansson, who’s one of the most beautiful women in the world. We have the same haircut and I saw her at an Oscars party and was like, ‘I’m doing it.’ You’re hot, you can be hot and look great with this kind of hair. Why not?”
Well, at least she’s not pretending that she invented the haircut or whatever, although I think the “redefining feminine” comment is pretty eye-rolly. I spent much of 2016 defending Katy, but between her comments about Britney Spears and how she’s behaving post-breakup, I kind of think Katy needs to chill a bit. Women have been “redefining feminine” with short hair for decades, from Audrey Hepburn to Twiggy to Princess Diana. Chill, Katy. Also: her pantsuit (YES THESE ARE PANTS!) is by August Getty.
What else happened at the iHeartRadio Awards? Bruno Mars performed. So did Shawn Mendes, who annoys me. And Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop This Feeling!” won an award and JT tried to make it about LGBTQ kids and kids who feel different.
“I wrote this song because I wanted it to be about inclusion, about being together. And so I guess I want to take this opportunity and speak to young people right now ’cause there’s a lot of you looking at me, if you are black or you are brown or you are gay or you’re a lesbian or you are trans, or maybe you’re just a sissy singing boy from Tennessee, anyone that is treating you unkindly, it’s only because they are afraid or have been taught to be afraid of how important you are…Because being different means you make the difference,” added Timberlake, who ended his speech with an expletive that was bleeped.
Much like Katy, I feel like JT is sort of riding on a decade’s worth of activism. I mean, it’s a good message and I’m sure there are a lot of kids out there who appreciate hearing that from Justin Timberlake. But does it feel like a bandwagon-jumping pander? Sort of.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
She really does look like Miley Cyrus with the short hair.
She looks like if Miley Cyrus was hit in the head with two frying pants. At least in that top pic.
But I totes believe the bleach broke her hair. So, all you can do is go short.
LOVE the fashion IDs in these posts! Keep ’em coming, please!
She looks exactly like Miley it’s freaky.
I’m a senior citizen and the first thought I had was I didn’t know Kristen Stewart could sing, lol.
Sorry but hardly any woman looks better with short hair..
I mean it can look cute but longer is always more attractive.
no,.. I think Cush Jumbo looks amazing with short hair.
But I think Kate Perry, Scar Jo, KStew, Miley Cyrus looks the same. They all have the same hair style. It’s was okay, but now it’s just bunch of blondes with short hair.
lol I think all women look beautiful in whatever haircut makes them feel the most like themselves. Some women look sooooo much better with short hair, because long hair hides their amazing bone structure.
Have you been reading that ReturnOfKings article about how women with short hair are emotionally damaged?
True, some can look lovely but it’s rare.
I mean Katy looks mannish now , she doesn’t have the face for it, and she’s beautiful.
i bet What is a dude.
“Some can look lovely but it’s rare”
Because women are like Pokémon? Gotta catch em all I guess
ETA: there’s this running line of thought in the MRA universe that women with short hair somehow hate men because they’re blatantly and defiantly destroying their attractiveness by cutting their hair. Because women exist for the male gaze, ya know. Correct me if I’m wrong, What, but it seems like that’s kind of what you’re getting at here
I totally disagree. I think most people look better with short hair, especially if they have a beautiful or interesting face. It is a misogynist fallacy that “women look better with long hair”.
I do wish Katy had kept it dark – the “must be blonde to stand out or by beautiful/feminine etc” is just as much a misogynist (often racist) fallacy.
I believe she’s a natural blonde.
You can see that’s not true from the regrowth.
+1000. I think women should have the hair they WANT, long, short, whatever. I’ve been disgusted my whole life by the “long hair is more beautiful” mantra. Such herd mentality.
I actually think Katie looks great in this style, she has a nice neck and hairline for it.
Long hair’s not a requirement for beauty. I saw a gorgeous girl recently with perfect, fairy-like features, who had this haircut. She would have been gorgeous no matter what her hair looked like. Look at Natalie Portman, who was arguably more beautiful with zero hair than she is with that long, over-styled, matronly hair she rocks now.
I also think Audrey Tautou looks prettier with short hair than she does with long hair.
That said, not every haircut is equally flattering on everyone. I really don’t think this haircut does Scarlett Johansson any favors. I’d like this cut more on Katy if her hair was black or red, not blonde. I think the blonde’s too generic on her. I’m also very surprised by what a light shade of brown her roots are.
What a weird remark. I look much better with short hair, and I still get hit on (fairly often), even now that I’m older.
Is this Jim Bob Duggar posting?
😂😂😂
LOL.
Looobe her look. Not many people can pull off short hair but she rocks it. Super jelly 🙂
…and why does a beautiful natural brunette want to go blond? Maybe it’s because I’m a natural blonde, but I think brunettes are SO much more striking. When I was just a skinny, not-well-endowed, unconfident 15-year-old, my much-admired older brother told me one day, “Only brunettes can ever be truly beautiful.” I was stricken, and looking back now it seems kind of mean of him, but I also came to see his point over the years. Katy Perry loses all of that when she goes blond.
Miley also changed her hair three times a week before she settled on the same skater-boy cut. That was while she and Liam were falling apart. I now understand why Katy had a different hair style every time we saw her, classic breakup behavior. During my first love/heartbreak saga I had boob length hair, shoulder length hair, chin length hair, brown hair, pink hair, black hair, blonde hair. One fish two fish red fish blue fish.
Props to Katy, though, because her version of this cut is MUCH better than Miley’s initial cut like this. Miley’s was tragic, but thankfully it evolved and saw better days. And now it’s gone.
in no way to those look like pants!!! but I like them, whatever they are. Her hair… it is cute on her, but it looks sooo much like what Miley had what, three or four years ago, that it looks dated. She should have returned to her natural hair color and done it so it would look like a fresh, new take on the hairstyle.
I hate this haircut. However, I do get what she means by redefining the meaning of feminine. Not just her, but other female celebrities who cut their hair super short. Society still says that long hair is better. That men still prefer women who have long hair. So it’s good to have these beautiful women continuously give the middle finger to that notion.
Pink anyone? It was her signature look for decades before every other starlet in Hollywood adopted it.
Pretty sure JT said that the song was written for his son. So yea he’s trying to spin it now and talk about it being about inclusion and stuff.
Katy Perry needs to go away and take Justin with her.
I love her earrings.
Now give me those and go away for a bit, Katy, and think about all the stupid things you’ve said recently.
I like her blonde hair when it was longer.
I love short hair on women! Think this style is very cute.
Just curious – is the bottom layer actually KP’s natural color (sometimes blonds get darker as they grow older), or is that dyed too?
she’s not blonde anymore clearly, she’s brownish. honestly, most women who say they’re naturally blonde were just blonde kids/teenagers who are now darker as adult women.
I was wondering that as well. All of the women in my family have naturally very light blonde hair, except me. I dye mine that color, and no one questions that it’s real because it makes me look like my mom and my cousins. But alas, I am living a lie, and if I shaved my head and let it grow out fresh… yeah, it would actually look just like KPs. It looks to me like her hair is a light brown or a very dark blonde naturally.
It turns dark blonde usually after puberty, but it’s still blonde so not wrong to say it.
she looks so hot, i just wish she said less stupid shit.
re redefining feminine: i get what she’s saying, i mean we’re nowhere near where we should be when it comes to how women are represented, so technically we’re redefining this notion all the time.
Yesterday I called my hairdresser and said I was ready for a drastic change..I told her I loved Miley Cyrus’ hair..currently my hair is salt and pepper too thick and dragging around my waist. Big changes going on in my life..the condo is up for sale I quit my job due to unrelenting stressors and we are moving to a new city..so I thought new hair. I am in my mid-50’s and love my hair but it’s a lot of work.
I think it looks great. It seems to really soften her features. She has a striking face and a squarish jaw and this style really complements her. I love.
+1, that profile pic is amazing! She now needs to change her style, however. The earrings totally clash with the haircut. The dress is kind of meh.
I hate to say it but I’m not keen on her styling. Too bubblegum for me normally. I do like the dress/pantsuit thing!
I don’t like the style combed to the side like she has it. It was super cute in the instagram videos she posted right after the haircut.
I’m getting Sarah Paulsen vibes with her new hair.
Why does her face look so different? I guess it’s just that the haircut has drastically changed her face?
She’s so try hard, and after her comments about Britney, I would only care if she did something like, you know, apologize.
Katy tries so hard, but even her reasoning just comes across so basic.
“there’s a new wave, a new authentic vibe coming in and I think this matches.”
Sigh. She tries so hard to be deeper, but she’s just not good at it.
I’m getting an early-thirties-freak-out vibe from her these days. Trying too hard. This short blonde look is better than the longer blonde hair from last week, but she should stick with her natural hair color, which looks great on her.
Back in the olden days, we call that hair the ALF look. (Not really).
Breakup cut. The pic I saw of her over the weekend, she had bangs and looked full on Miley. She hates it already by losing the bangs and going side part. Kaiser, please no more Kate Gosselin comments, she’s gone, don’t bring her back. Thank you.
I like her new hair! She looks more interesting and fresh!
Ok Sis I’ve been redefining femininity since I was 10 y.o.. In fact this is my exact Hair for the past 2-3 yearsminus Purple
I freaking love your haircut esp., with the purple.
Not to be superficial but I didn’t realize that was your own picture and I have to say you look awesome and I LOVE the short purple hair 🙂 Rock on!
After her Britney comments all I could do is laugh at her. She also had food in her teeth during the red carpet and she said she was angry b/c she doesn’t have any “real friends” to tell her she had something in her teeth. I wouldn’t have told her either. I also would have been on the side lines laughing and pointing at her because I’m petty like that.
Looking at the pic I thought it was the bing bang theory blonde.
About her new do, is it that she went through a bad breakup or something else that made her want a change? I know some women choose some drastic hair changes when they go through heavy stuff.
I hate that haircut. On anyone. And tbh, i thought scarlett was a lot hotter when she had long red hair and more weight on her.
I’m so annoyed by woman always saying the ‘well, I’m a natural blonde really’. Oh honey, you might have had golden hair as a toddler but grow your hair out for a few months and your root color is your NATURAL hair color. It’s so eye roll worthy. Lol.
But Light blonde isn’t the only blonde there is. Despite bottle blonde being so popularized, Blonde goes the spectrum from light to dark. And dark blonde is very different than how even light brown hair is. People who don’t have the hair color in their family often don’t know this, especially because it’s more common to dyed/highlighted hair these days. In earlier times blonde hair was known to be this more darker wheat color, too. Even 70’s blondes were much darker. And yes it looks different depending on the lighting, summer vs winter, or next to lightened roots due to the contrast. After many years of doing all that I’ve grown mine out to length and appreciate it. Besides, it’s easy to tell natural blondes despite their age or current haircolor by looking at overall coloring, etc. But I guess like anything it’s easier to spot if it’s your own natural color.
I like it.
I think she looks good. I don’t know much else about her though. I like the shaved side.
I don’t understand the criticism of Justin Timberlake. I’m not personally a big fan, but he used his speech to share a message of inclusion. If the “bandwagon” is spreading positivity wouldn’t you want people to jump on? What would you have him do, not pay attention to what others are saying and not be inspired to become more vocal himself?
WOW, seriously! Who defines what a “mans haircut” is?! F anyone who puts a gender label on a freakin haircut and a bigger F you to anyone who tells me I have to have long hair because I’m a woman!
I think she looks great and the dress is gorgeous.
I kind of like her haircut but I really don’t like her.
And her statement about redefining whatever…, gah, she just sounds so try hard and dumb. Women have been wearing short hair for a very long time… But thanks for making it more acceptable.
And why does JT always look like he is high as a kite and about to rip someone’s head off?
I just realized how negative my comments sound. She just really rubs me the wrong way.
I have this haircut and I love it. I had hair that was to the middle of my back, and every day it was… braid it or ponytail it. It got boring. I’m 36 and I’ve never stuck with one haircut for more than a year or two.
She copied Rihanna…..
Why do people keep insisting it’s copying someone?! Is everyone with long brown hair copying the kardashians? For crying out loud it’s a hairstyle allowed to be had by more than one person. I’d much rather see this all over Hollywood than heads full of extensions that all look the same!
She looks like Keisha.
The haircut looks great on her.
The moles on her back are worrisome. Got to keep an eye on those.
She has a gorgeous neckline, and I like her profile, too. I’m not sure I like the front of this haircut as much, but short hair does suit her features.