The Long and SHORT of it

Glossy photos on classic Vogues and visions of Audrey Hepburn and Edie Sedgwick have been dancing through my head for a good four months.

There's something to be said for the woman who can rock a short hair cut and keep all her elegance and panache completely in tact.

I once thought that I could join these ranks.

So, I made the appointment, knowing that my hairdresser would be booked out a good two months and I'd have adequate time to prepare myself.

Audrey, Edie, I tried. Oh, I tried.

This, it turns out, was the end result:

Upon severing all ties with a good six inches of hair, I spent the next 48 hours in intermittent tears after deciding I strongly resembled a boy. I considered purchasing large, flashy earrings by the gross or emblazening my t-shirts with the words, "XX Chromosomal Makeup."

In the end, my friends had much, much better things to say. The following are a few of my favs:

• "Didn't I see you on the Breakfast Club?"
• "I'm sorry. You were just a LOT prettier yesterday."
• "Little boy, have you seen Kristen?"
• "Having short hair will show you which boys really like you for who you are."
• "No really, you could be on ANY 80's teen movie."
• "We're really hoping you'll beat the luekemia."
• "You're just self-conscious because guys tend to go for really feminine girls."
• "Oh. I thought you meant HOT short like Victoria Beckam?"

Audrey, Edie, throw me a few words of encouragement.