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September 2006: ALL-CAPS, Page 2
JOANNA LUMLEY first gained fame on British television in the 1970's action drama
The New Avengers. To borrow from her better-known series, this cap is absolutely fabulous -- with not one hair seemingly
out of line, and a bit of round curl seemingly added all around to display more fullness than Barrows does. It's admittedly a
posed publicity photo, but this short hair cannot possibly be made more perfect.
Lumley's locks seem a bit windblown in this photo, but they're still 99.5% precise. The full
bangs are unmussed as they cover the forehead, and the hair is a bit longer in the back to reach the nape of the neck.
For Hair Fans, the drama with a cap isn't really whether hair can fall in the eyes. It's whether the style can be mussed or moved - at all -- and how close it can come to disaster. For instance, the DVD set of The New Avengers should have one episode where a crazed man traps Lumley's character Purdey in a house. He praises Purdey's "perfect face" (surprisingly not hair), then methodically attacks her in an attempt to kill her. We don't dare give away the plot, but the man's most ferocious moves only jostle Lumley's cap a little - an amazing example of this style's potential for tremendously tenacious hold.
WHICH OTHER CURRENT CELEBRITIES HAVE GREAT EXAMPLES OF A SUPER-CAP?
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Style Profile archives:
May 2006: Mid-Length Masterpieces
December 2005: Permed to Perfection
March 2005: Bangs Swept Away
April 2004: Hair With A Flare
November 2003: The Sidewalls
May 2003: Sideparts With a Twist
December 2002: Long Yet Strong
May 2002: The Ears Have It
December 2001: In Defense of Helmet Hair
May 2001: Wonder of the Wedge
July 2000: Turn of the Pageboy
February 2000: Sweeping Side-part
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