Victoria Beckham’s ‘Croydon facelift’
On her American Idol debut last month, critics complained Victoria Beckham’s super-skinny appearance was off-putting. But as she returned to U.S. screens last night for another round of auditions, it seemed little had changed. The former Spice Girl look as skinny as ever as she joined Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson on the judging panel in Denver. Bones protruded from her collar and her ‘Croydon facelift’ hairstyle only served to make her look more severe.
via Gaunt Victoria Beckham gets a ‘Croydon facelift’ for her return to American Idol | Mail Online.
Loathsome as The Daily Hate Mail may be to many, their use of this particular piece of slang is amusing. A ‘Croydon facelift’ refers to women pulling their hair back so tight it produces the same effect as a temporary facelift. I’ve just read online that Traction alopecia, a type of gradual hair loss, can result from using this hairstyle. It is a coiffeur attributed to women belonging to the lower end of the socio-economic classes, or ‘Chavs‘ as they are sometimes known, and about which, more anon.
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