According to the Wall Street Journal’s Fashion Highlights From 2011 piece, Bieber’s “swish fringe” and Watson’s “pixie cut” where the most requested – and thus, influential – haircuts of the year.

“Hairstylists are being inundated with requests,” the paper writes. “The enthusiasm plays out online, where the fastest-rising searches for celebrity haircuts on Google are for Ms. Watson and Mr. Bieber.”

The journal added that these looks mark a very significant change for hairstyle popularity, since for women, “short hair hasn’t been trendy since the ’90s,” and because men “may justifiably feel sheepish about asking for the cut.”

Other superlatives in the style world, according to WSJ?

Kanye West debuting his clothing line at Paris Fashion Week took “Biggest Runway Flop,” Michelle Obama’s Alexander McQueen dress at a state dinner snagged the ‘Most Overrated Fashion Faux Pas,’ and two wedding events made the list: Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’ for “Most Spectacular Bridal Fiasco” and, on a classier note, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal spring wedding for “Fashion Event of the Year.”

What are your thoughts on Justin Bieber and Emma Watson‘s most influential hair nod? Do you tend to let celebrity hairstyles shape your own style, or do you wonder why people even care about such things?

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While Emma Watson has grown up in front of movie cameras thanks to her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films she says posing for still camera shots is still unnerving.

Watson recently told i-D magazine:

“Being myself is a lot of pressure. I feel a lot more insecure being Emma than if I take on a character.”

The actress says her nerves were at ease during her i-D spread thanks to Mariano Vivanco who shot the star in a French maid outfit.

Speaking of Mariano she said:

“This is the second time I’ve worked with Mariano. He’s like my naughty big brother. We do our own thing, leave the world behind and go off to create and invent stuff together.”

According to Watson the photographer taught her how to model and ”He’s been very supportive of my career and definitely very involved in the decision for Lancôme to take me on.”

Watson says that during the shoot:

“I wore a little bit of everything for the shoot, including the beautiful Azzaro dress that I ended up wearing for the Lancôme event. Mariano was going crazy, chasing me around the garden, while I was pulling on different dresses and turning every which way.”

Watson has done a lot of growing up right in front of our eyes, I for one am glad to see that she’s stayed grounded and very loyal to the people who she actually wants to work with, giving credit where credit is definitely due.

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Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in the series revolving around the world of wizardry, recently talked with UK newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, regarding her growth from her 2001 performance in ‘The Sorcerer’s Stone’ to the upcoming eighth and final film in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2:

“I look back at the early films and see that little girl, and I know it’s me, but it seems like a different person. It’s somewhat embarrassing to see myself go through all the awkward stages of growing up. So much time has passed and so much has happened that it seems that I don’t know her, but it’s interesting to see how the character has evolved and how much I have changed.”

Since completing filming on the epic series last year, Emma has moved on, studying at Brown University and signing up to appear in the upcoming movies, My Week with Marilyn and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, however, her cast mate Rupert Grint has admitted he’s found it a bit harder to move on.

Grint, who plays Ron Weasley, the best friend of Harry Potter and Hermione, said the following:

“I loved every minute of it, and I’m really going to miss it. I felt empty and a bit lost, and it’s taken me a while to accept it’s over.”

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, which premiered in London last night, is slated to hit US theaters on July 15th.

Watch a bit of Watson’s interview at the ‘Deathly Hallows’ London premier below:

via CTV

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Emma Watson, the actress who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movie series has transferred out of Brown University after three semesters of taunting from her fellow classmates.

Reports have circulated around the web that Watson was repeatedly taunted by her classmates, typically using her Harry Potter image. For example when Watson would get a question right her classmates would shout out “3 Points to Gryffindor” referring to the wizard house her character resides in.

On Saturday Vanessa Davies said Emma was pulling out of the school to focus on her burgeoning fashion career, contract with Burberry and her blossoming acting career.

While the rumors circle Davies says that Watson, “has absolutely loved her time at Brown” and has made some great friends.

Hmmm…to focus on a multi-multi-million dollar a year acting and fashion career or Brown University, I would also choose her most recent path.

However, Watson isn’t giving up on college, posting on her Facebook page:

“I will still be working towards my degree… it’s just going to take me a semester or two longer than I thought” While she added, “As you know, I love Brown and I love studying pretty much more than anything but recently I’ve had so much to juggle that being a student AND fulfilling my other commitments has become a little impossible.”

There’s a good chance Watson will end up at a New York University since she is already researching school in that area, although no final decision has been made at this time.

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Cries of “OMGZ” and “oh noes” are resonating round the internet as that chick who plays Hermione in the Harry Potter films has revealed that she recently lopped off her magical locks.

Emma Watson made the announcement in the way all major news is dispersed nowadays, tweeting to her fans and followers:

Yes, I cut my hair off a few days ago! I love it- feels incredible. Hope you like it! Photo on www.facebook.com/emmawatson

On Facebook, Watson commented further on her new pixie trim:

Dear all. Cut my hair off a few days ago… Feels incredible. I love it. I’ve wanted to do this for years and years; it’s the most liberating thing ever. Hope you like. Big love from Emma x

Watson indicated on her Facebook page that she was in New York as recently as Tuesday to promote the latest Harry Potter installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

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It’s been confirmed that Harry Potter starlet, Emma Watson, will be attending Brown University in the fall.

Watson, who plays Hermomine in the Harry Potter movies has long said she would be attending college in the U.S., and it was speculated that she would be attending Brown University. No one knew for sure until her co-star, Daniel Radcliffe unwittingly confirmed it a few weeks ago during an interview, but Watson finally publicly stated her choice in an interview with Paste magazine:

“I am [going to university this fall] – to Brown, which is an Ivy League establishment in the U.S.A. I’ve got a place there to read literature.”

Brown University is an Ivy League school in Providence, RI. According to their about page:

“Approximately 5,900 students are enrolled in the Undergraduate College, 1,500 in the Graduate School and 340 in the Medical School. These students represent all 50 states and many foreign countries. For 2010, more than 18,000 applicants applied for 1,450 places in the freshman class. All undergraduates were admitted under a need-blind admission policy.”

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It was like a scene from a bad fanfic, when half of Hermione’s lovely designer dress was magically gone.

Leave it to England to even have classier young actresses flashing things. When it’s us, the starlet in question is always accidentally revealing everything her mother gave her, no panties and with a big shout out to her Brazilian waxer. Emma Watson’s “wardrobe malfunction” was understated and benign, revealing no more than a bikini would with tasteful but not matronly nude knickers.

‘Mione Emma had to walk the red carpet in torrential down-pouring, and in later pics the hem of her lovely gown appears wet and clingy, probably leading to the embarrassing snaps.

[Images: Daily Mail and UK Mirror]

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