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Entertainment supplement
to The Battalion
Thursday, July 30, 1981
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Royal haircut popular around town
By Cathy Saathoff
Battalion Staff
Their royal faces smile out
at us from the cover of every
other magazine on the rack,
and the ones without cover
shots undoubtedly mention
Prince Charles and his new
bride, the Princess of Wales,
inside.
And across the country,
pictures of the former "Lady
Di" have been ripped out of
those magazines to serve as
examples at haircutteries.
Some magazines have even
done special features on how
to get "the look."
The cut, designed by Lon
don stylist Kevin Shanley, is a
simple layer cut which
emphasizes the eyes and
cheekbones.
The "Lady Di" was the
May hairstyle of the month of
the National Hairdressers and
Cosmetologists Association.
The Princess was on the cover
of "American Hairdresser
Salon Owner," the magazine
of the NHCA, and inside were
instructions on how to give
the cut.
Danice Killen, stylist in the
Memorial Student Center
salon, said she has done about
15 "Lady Di" cuts in the past
couple of months. The cut is
nothing new, she said; it was
merely made popular by the
Princess.
"I have been doing that
hairstyle for a long time," Kil
len said. Patrons who entered
the shop and saw the princess
on the cover of the magazine
would say that was what they
wanted, she said.
Kathy, stylist at That Place
in the 707 Center, said,
"When they first got engaged,
people were coming in with
pictures saying that's what
they wanted." The demand
has died down, she said, but
the cut may become popular
again since the wedding.
"It's kind of a basic cut,"
Kathy said. "Her (Diana's)
hair is very thick. You need to
have thick hair."
The cut is not hard to do,
she said, but thin hair will not
have the bounce and fullness
of the princess's hair.
Kathy said she watched
part of the wedding on
Wednesday morning, and
The royal couple have graced the cover of
just about everything put in print in the past
couple of months. Local salons report that
the "Lady Di" cut is gaining popularity.
Photo by Denise Richter.
thought Diana's hair didn't
look as fluffy as usual; it was
longer and the bangs were
straight rather than pushed to
the side.
Kim Stitt, receptionist at
Shear Class, said women
come in asking about the hair
cut, and all the stylists have
done it a couple of times. They
haven't noticed any big de
mand for it, she said.
Donna Moore, stylist at
Courtea, said that the cut is
nothing new.
"It's just another cut that
people are recognizing," she
said.
Many fad cuts, such as Far-
rah Fawcett's mane of a few
years back, are old styles
popularized by one famous
wearer. Such is the case with
the "Lady Di."
Moore said a few of her
friends have asked for the cut.
The "Lady Di" may become
more popular in the aftermath
of the wedding.
The publishers of "Amer
ican Hairdresser Salon Own
er" reminded stylists that the
"Lady Di" cut isn't for eve
ryone; the princess has
medium-to-coarse textured
hair, and color highlights
which accentuate the style.
Less than 10 percent of the
clients requesting the cut have
the hair type and characteris
tics to handle the style; the
rest require chemical support,
the magazine says.
Therefore, the "Lady Di"
should be offered as a pack
aged service, since the client is
after not only the Lady Di cut
but the "Lady Di Look."
To achieve the look, the ser
vices may include a perm for
limp hair, relaxing treatments
for curly hair, and color high
lights to accent the lines of the
cut.
Princess gave up life’s small joys
By Venita McCellon
Battalion Staff
Talk of the royal marriage of
Prince Charles and Princess
Diana has taken many routes
over the past few weeks.
Envious women all over the
world, such as myself, have
spoken of the pageantry, the ro
mance and Prince Charles'
money. Others talk of the heirs
that are sure to be the next ex
citement for the royal family.
Some, though, have taken pity
on poor Diana, Princess of
Wales, because of all the things
she must give up to become
Queen of England.
I, too, have pondered the
many things Diana will be dep
rived of in future years.
— Diana will never have the
pleasure of jumping out of the
car in the rain to pump gas at the
self-serve station on the corner.
— She will never change her
own dirty sheets. (I never do
anyway.)
— Princess Di will never
know the artistic skills needed to
hold Sears shoes together with
Super Glue.
— There will never be an
occasion for her to say to
Charles, "How was work today,
honey?"
— Diana will never get to pay
a bill or learn the lesson of frug
ality taught by returned checks.
(This one I could do without as
well.)
— She will never be allowed
to clean her toilet.
— Grocery shopping and
long lines at Skaggs will be a
delight lost to Diana forever.
— She will never get to mow
the yard.
— She will never be allowed
to experience the motherly satis
faction of going to social events
smelling of peanut butter and
lemon Pledge.
— Diana will not know the
true art of femininity, because
she will never have the need to
keep her underwear in one piece
with a safety pin and Scotch
tape.
— The princess will never get
the joy of cooking dinner for her
in-laws.
— She will never be allowed
to load six loads of laundry into
the hatchback and run to the
washateria in 95 degree heat.
— Princess Di will never get
to fill the Snoopy Thermos for
the little Chucks to come. (This
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