We’re still not done mining the archives when it comes to truly spectacular hair moments, and the Christy cut is our latest infatuation to emerge from arguably the golden era of fashion and beauty, the 1990s.
As you might have guessed from the name, Christy Turlington—part of the OG supermodel group of the era—is the inspiration for this one, specifically her charming cropped chop she had during the spring-summer 1991 runway season.
Bringing it back to our attention, pro hairstylist duo the Hair Bros have been offering up a load of insider intel about how best to create the cut and exactly why it’s so iconic. Posting to their Instagram, they wrote, “[This is] our take on the most opinionated hairstyle that has been around for decades. Love it or hate it, the bowl cut.”
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They also wrote that the “haircut has always been in the back of our minds, and has at times been at the forefront of fashion.” And while they noted that “its popularity [has] soared and dropped as much as any good rollercoaster does over the years,” short chops are firmly back on the agenda with pixies and crobs (cropped bobs) leading as one of 2025’s most-wanted hair trends.
What is the Christy cut?
As for what the Christy cut is, the Hair Bros explained, “[the cut] has had different names throughout the eras—Pageboy, Purdy—though one thing stays the same: the way the bowl shape frames the cheekbones and eyes like no other cut.” Essentially, it’s a grown-out pixie cut with enough length to celebrate natural-textured waves and curls, but it stops short of reaching traditional bob length.
How to get the Christy cut?
If you heard the words bowl cut and page-boy cut and nearly navigated elsewhere, we get it—but the Christy cut is much less severe than the Sassoon-level severe shapes of the ’60s. There’s more texture and movement to keep it feeling cool and modern.
“Traditionally [page-boy cuts were] blowdried meticulously or straightened perfectly [meaning] it was a little harder to live with this haircut,” the Hair Bros said. “But we wondered if we took the cheekbone-framing outline of the bowl cut and put it into 2025, with the idea of putting both the natural texture and movement first, how good would it look.” For inspo, they looked to Christy Turlington; and for execution, they paired the rounded bowl cut with more loose, natural texture.
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How to wear the Christy cut?
As for how to wear it, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite styles, below.
Wavy
Flicked at the nape
Tousled
Curly
Graduated at the back
Airy
Mussed
Flicky
Side-flipped
This story originally appeared in Glamour UK.
