tousled

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Troye Sivan channeled photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in tousled hair and designer jeans.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Expect to see a lot of pencil skirts, artfully tucked-in white button downs and tousled blond hair this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Hine’s tousled little boy, who looks forlornly into the camera with scowling dark eyes beneath a furrowed brow, likely had no such liberating choice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

In the trailer, Chalamet is seen with Dylan's distinctive tousled hair, performing his 1963 classic A Hard Rain’s a‐Gonna Fall.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

“That Mr. Harding,” said David as he tousled my hair, “sounds like a real smart man.”

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine