Pixie crops: a shortcut to chic

Jean Seberg's drop-dead sexy pixie cut in A Bout de Souffle by Jean-Luc Godard. Photograph: BFI Emma Watson waves goodbye to Hermione with a sleek crop. Photograph: Joel Ryan/AP Young British actor Carey Mulligan looks chic with a slightly longer pixie crop. Photograph: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images Mia Farrow rocks an elfin do in 1967. Photograph: Alfred Eisenstaedt./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image Michelle Williams brings a cool platinum-blond twist on the pixie to the red carpet. Photograph: Rex Features Did this haircut save The X Factor's Katie Waissel from the dreaded bottom two this weekend? She believes so. Photograph: Neil Mockford/FilmMagic