{"id":53678,"date":"2012-09-11T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T08:53:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-09-11T08:53:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T08:53:00","slug":"why-lena-dunham-made-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digiblocks.ca\/29secrets\/pop-culture\/daily-whisper\/why-lena-dunham-made-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Lena Dunham Made The Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"body\">\n<div>\n<p>Fans of <em>Girls<\/em>&nbsp;were probably a little shocked when the show&#8217;s creator\/actress\/jill-of-all-trades, Lena Dunham, tweeted a photo of her brand new pixie cut on Saturady. And as you should be: according to Lena&#8217;s stylist, she wanted something &#8220;radical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She wanted to do something radical, I went for a pixie cut,&#8221; said hairdresser Rheanne White. &#8220;I love the idea of taking a look from the &#8217;60s and making it new. 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