With the cutest little bow I’ve ever seen.
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Let’s hop in our time machine and travel back about 20 years, shall we? Elle Fanning, you come too!
Back in the day, all the biggest young stars wore their hair in something called a “pouf,” including Lindsay Lohan, Lauren Conrad, Beyoncé, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It’s exactly what it sounds like: a small section of hair is pulled back from your forehead, “poufed” up like a shih tzu, and pinned, with the rest of the hair worn down. For the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala in New York City on January 7, Fanning brought this staple style back to the red carpet—with a 2025 spin, of course.
TheACompleteUnknownStarkeptherversionofthepoufmuchmoremodernandsleekthanits2000scounterpart,skippingtheSnooki-stylevolumeinfavorofjustaliiiittleoomph.HairstylistJendaAlcornpulledFanning’sstraightblondehairbackandpinneditrightatthecrown,thenaddedthecutestlittlelilacbowtomatchFanning’sadorablepastelpurpleandyellowchiffondressandfeatherypinkcoat.Itcouldnotbecuter,andhonestlymakesmewanttorevisitmy’00sstyli
