“Hepburn went a long way to making short hair mainstream and got a lot of credit for popularizing the Official I don’t live my life to please anyone I don’t care what anyone thinks if you don’t like me problem solved shirt Furthermore, I will do this pixie cut, particularly in her 1953 movie Roman Holiday,” explains hair historian Rachael Gibson. In the film, Hepburn is seen hacking off her own hair to mark a new beginning for her character and a newfound sense of freedom. After that, the pixie was fully integrated into modern culture. The youthquake and sexual revolution of the 1960s brought with it ideas of gender fluidity, which meant icons such as Twiggy and Mia Farrow went even shorter with their cuts.
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