Taylor Swift released her first album at the age of 16. If you cast your mind back that far (the year was 2006), you’ll recall how she always wore her hair in a deep side parting, with a tumble of angelic blonde curls that cascaded around her face. It was the perfect hairstyle for a young girl who at the time was beginning to make a name for herself in Nashville.
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Sixteen years later and Taylor Swift is still making musical magic as one of the biggest pop stars in the world. Her personal style has moved on, but at the American Music Awards on Sunday night—where she casually scooped six awards—Swift made a subtle return to her country roots with a hairstyle that evoked that teenage mane of characterful curls. Albeit, this time, with less bleach.
