Both reasons are possible and both probably play into each person's decision to some degree. (Celebrities are unlikely to say "I did it to get attention!" even if they did.)
I think it's an easy shortcut to getting noticed if you don't have much else going on and want casting directors to remember you're still out there. And because (almost) everyone has hair and gets haircuts, the whole aura around it (why'd she do it? why that cut? how does it look? how would it look on me? should I go short?) is very relatable to most people.
Not that I mind -- this board wouldn't be much fun if celebs didn't change their styles.
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I believe that the celebrities in question want to cut their hair, not because of lack of attention, but out of a desire to change things up. Variety is the spice of life, and after all, it's their decision, not ours. I think the attention comes from the 24/7 press, who have nothing better to do other than speculate why someone would cut their hair other than the obvious reason...she wanted to... If you look at some of the celebrities who Flea mentioned, Alanis Morrisette, Katie Holems and the like, I have not heard any of them say they cut their hair for any reason other than to change things up.
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Is there a general theory that if you can't get attention in Hollywood or the music business that you should cut your hair? Head shaving? Cherish your hair, people. There are cancer victims everywhere who would trade places with you.
Ali is currently in the midst of proving one of my longstanding theories: Women who have had long hair for a long time and finally cut it short, will...
1) Always go shorter than the original cut - possibly very short - before inevitably starting to grow it back out.
2) Grow it back out even longer than it was previously - possible to the longest it has ever been - before possibly trimming it back to the vicinity of the original long style.
I refer you to Alanis Morrisette, Katie Holmes, Sheryl Crow, Alyssa Milano, etc. And, in a couple of years, I fully expect Hayden Panetierre and Emma Watson to prove out my theory as well...
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Ali Larter sliced off her long blond strands for an above-the-shoulders bob this week, a move she contemplated for several months now. “I love my hair, but it’s a bit high-school hair,” the actress told InStyle.com at an event back in June. “I think it might be time to grow up. I chopped it off once. Maybe the time has come again. I think a bob would be fun!” And she went through with it, visiting the Andy LeCompte Salon in West Hollywood for her hair makeover. LeCompte’s goal? To make her hair “fresh and modern,” he told us, adding that he used Wella Professionals products for her new ‘do.
Definitely a Mommy Chop. She probably decided to go for the new fat bottom bob look, which can be really nice like January Jones wears it or disastrous. i guess only time will tell. Thanks for all the photos.
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Is there another photo after that saying, "Ali Larter, returning to salon to get her money back?"
The more I see this cut, the less I like it. Just kind of a bland, in-between, nothing design. She's such a beautiful woman, looks great with it longer, and I think would could great with the right short cut
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