Kat Dennings is instantly recognizable for her long brown locks, but we couldn't help but wonder: How would a dramatic cut shake things up?
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00:00Kat Dennings is instantly recognizable for her long brown locks, but we couldn't help but wonder,
00:05how would a dramatic cut shake things up? Kat Dennings' hair color has transformed quite a
00:10bit since her early days, which is plenty clear from the photos that she shared of herself as a
00:15kid. One that she posted on Instagram in September 2021 featured a strikingly natural red tint,
00:21and one year earlier, she shared a selfie with a filter to show what she'd look like
00:25if her hair was still that color. While perhaps teasing that she may return to red someday,
00:29as she wrote in the caption,
00:31"'It's a filter, but it could be real. Should I do it? Should I do it? Should I do it?'
00:35Reminder, I was a redhead as a child, so it's basically already my hair."
00:39As an adult, Dennings' hair has taken on a natural brown hue, and with the exception of
00:44some subtle dye jobs or occasional highlights, she hasn't deviated much from her staple hairstyle
00:49in recent years. In a couple of Halloween photos posted to Instagram in October 2024,
00:54her current hair nearly matched the length and color of her husband, Andrew W.K.'s locks.
00:59So while her long tresses don't seem to be going anywhere for the time being,
01:02the magic of digital editing offers an intriguing look at what it would be like
01:06if she ever changed her mind and decided to shake things up with a big chop.
01:10Dennings' long, dark brown hair is basically part of her trademark look,
01:14but after we digitally shortened her signature hairstyle and adjusted the color,
01:18the result was undeniably stunning. Thanks to this digital alteration,
01:22it should be much easier to imagine what Dennings would look like if she were to ever trade her long,
01:27wavy hair for a shorter cut, and if she were to ever lighten her color.
01:31Without her hair obstructing as much of her cheekbones and neck, the edited pictures bring
01:35out more of her features, while lighter brown hair further brightens her smile,
01:39her signature red lips, and her glowing face. Long locks can be uncomfortably difficult to manage,
01:45so if Dennings ever wants to make her morning routine easier,
01:48it's good to know that she would look so fab with a cropped coif.
01:51I'll never, I don't know."
01:53It's also worth noting that a shorter cut would probably make Dennings look even more like her
01:57mother, Ellen. In May 2023, Dennings shared a picture on Instagram of her mom as a young woman
02:02with her hair done up even shorter than her daughter's in the edited photo. Dennings jokingly
02:07claimed in the caption that she takes after other family members in the looks department. However,
02:11it's hard to deny that she would bear an even closer resemblance to her mom if she were to
02:16cut her hair. And we imagine that she would be perfectly okay with that, as she wrote in the
02:20caption,
02:20"'Yes, she is very hot, I'm aware. I take after my great-grandfather who owned a saloon and
02:25disappeared into the Ural Mountains never to be seen again.'"
02:28In another picture that Dennings posted on Instagram back in 2017,
02:32her mom sported a bob while posing with her daughter in a photo booth.
02:36With all this digital and familial evidence, we're convinced that Dennings would also
02:40look great with a similar style if she actually tried it in real life.