It’s an Ipso Facto

by jennine on December 30, 2008

Cutting your hair and dying it black always seemed to be the anti-beauty treatment… after all (blonde) Smurfette’s evil sister Sassette had short black hair. I Dream of Jeanie had an evil sister with dark hair… and I don’t know, I could be full of it, but dying my hair black and getting a bowl cut has never been in my mind the crux of “flattering do’s” yet, that’s all I can think about these days… especially after seeing the Ipso Facto spread in Tank Magazine. When I first saw the images, i thougtht it to be another fashion spread, but no, Ipso Facto is a band, and quite a good one at that. Their rather silent-film-arthaus and dirty punk vibe really mix well together, a familiar sound… but not quite. Can I name the band they make me think of? No. But I can think of the dark, dingy, smoky bar where I can imagine hearing them play in.

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1 Sarah Edwina Rose December 30, 2008 at 5:30 am

I love this band, always see them hanging out looking ten times cooler than anyone else in the room..

They make me want to go for a serious chop and dye; curse my bowl-cut repelling chubby cheeks!

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2 Frankie - Swell Vintage December 30, 2008 at 6:17 am

I think that cut screams sex appeal, and I think that it would really suit you! DO IT! x

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3 Allure December 30, 2008 at 6:52 am

I saw them in the October issue of I-D. They were dressed in black guipur courtesy of Prada and I remember being blown away by their aesthetic.

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4 Cecile December 30, 2008 at 8:07 am

This is my haircut!

And I love it, do it girl!

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5 WendyB December 30, 2008 at 9:25 am

You’ve had a bob that’s pretty close to this style, no? You wouldn’t have to dye your hair, it’s so dark anyway!

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6 Mina Widding December 30, 2008 at 11:26 am

Hehe, yeah, one of the girls helped me kick the door open to the loo in a pub in Camden where they played… Gosh did I stand there looking stupid, having thought that it was locked somehow… She just burst through, swift kick on the door and voila! Sweet! They are gorgous and fantastic!

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7 Sonja December 30, 2008 at 2:17 pm

You should do it! I think it would be FABULOUS on you!

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8 Yasmin December 30, 2008 at 2:59 pm

I am thinking of doing it also… i’m a bit damaged. ask any cosmetologist, it’s an easy fix!

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9 jennine December 30, 2008 at 3:06 pm

oh my goodness… the black bob! rocky’s going to kill me… maybe a wig? to try it out?

sara and mina…wow, you got to see them in real life… how cool! they sound even more awesome.

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10 violetville December 30, 2008 at 4:23 pm

I love it!!

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11 pretty face December 30, 2008 at 4:24 pm

You definitely suit this harsh edgy hair… mine is giner and bushy thick and immensely curly and it just would NOT be tamed. Let me live vicariously through your hairstyles ;)

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12 jill @ trend de la creme December 30, 2008 at 9:56 pm

Happy New Year, Ms. Coveted! Hope it’s as amazing as you are :)

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13 Sandra Mendoza-Daly December 30, 2008 at 10:09 pm

WendyB is right, your bob was just a tad longer than this. But after cutting my hair this severe, I have to tell you that if you have any wave at all in your hair, straightening it everyday is a BITCH! I had the sleek, mod bob and I think I’m over it. It’s gorgeous, but the up keep is a pain.

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14 Miss Glitzy December 31, 2008 at 7:16 am

Don’t know this band but already love our style. Thanks for sharing.

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15 Princess Poochie January 1, 2009 at 7:18 am

I’ve always wanted to do the short black hair with bangs but I think it’s because I wanted to be Snow White. I’m always afraid, with my pasty skin, I’d look like a corpse… so I totally chicken out.

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