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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Elle Hunt

From breakup bobs to ‘trauma bangs’, new hair offers us a new start

Lily Collins as Emily in Emily in Paris, Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley Season 3, and Sian Clifford in Fleabag
Lily Collins as Emily in Emily in Paris, Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley Season 3, and Sian Clifford in Fleabag Composite: Marie Etchegoyen/NETFLIX/Matt Squire/BBC/Two Brothers Pictures

This piece first appeared in our Fashion Statement newsletter. To read the full version each week – including what’s hot and what’s not this week in The Measure, and your wardrobe dilemmas solved – subscribe here to receive it in your inbox every Thursday

They say you should never go shopping on an empty stomach. Really, you should never book a haircut when you have a broken heart. One moment of weakness and, before you know it, all that you have to show for months of personal growth is a pile of hair, soon to be swept away.

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