Princess Charlene of Monaco chopped off her hair: lovely or terrible?

Sometimes a haircut is just a haircut. Sometimes a haircut is about being dissatisfied with everything – your life, your marriage, your style, your own personal prison. Sometimes a haircut is about a trend, a season of shorter hair, the new must-have chop. Sometimes a haircut is about freedom, a way to say to the world, “I’m not the same girl I once was. Watch out, because I’m coming.” I don’t know what kind of haircut Princess Charlene of Monaco just got. Meaning, I don’t know what it says about her and her state of mind. Charlene debuted her new ‘do over the weekend, during the Monte Carlo Masters Tennis Tournament (Nadal was there – he won!).

I will say this – I don’t think Charlene has ever been a hair person. Over the years, as Albert’s girlfriend and then his wife, Charlene’s makeover have been gradual, but you got the feeling that no one really knew what to do with her hair. She usually kept it around her shoulders, and for some public appearances over the past year, her hair looked really ragged and unkempt. I tend to think her hair was probably pretty thin and fine and over-processed when everything started, and sometimes it’s just looked awful.

So… I actually like this cut. It’s boyish and sleek and very summery. It’s very Princess Diana circa 1996 – and that was a good year in Diana’s Hair. It feels lighter. And Charlene LOOKS lighter and happier with shorter hair too. I’ve said it before – for all of the fussing over Duchess Kate, trying to make her into the next Princess Diana, Charlene is a natural for the role. She’s depressed, she’s stuck in a rotten marriage, and she loves clothes. And now, more than ever, she really looks like Diana. Watch this space!

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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