The $2,200 hair-raising question (Mirror Image)

The $2,200 hair-raising question

Time to ask the most perplexing issue of our time: Jocelyn Kirsch, the Center City grifter, paid $2,200 for hair extensions? That's without the tip. Had Kirsch who, afterall was using OPM (Other People's Money), left a decent tip for the stylist, we would be talking about $2,500.

Does this strike anyone as patently absurd? A bit of wind, some light snow, and the do will fall like a souffle. Plus Kirsch was known to change her look, hair color and contacts as frequently as the weather. Couldn't she just buy an Eva Gabor wig? Wags are dubbing Kirsch and beau Edward Anderton the "Bonnie and Clyde" of scam artists but Faye Dunaway never need the extensions (her subsequent cosmetic surgery is another matter) and the real Bonnie was no looker.

Posted by Karen Heller on December 5, 2007 11:27 AM | Permalink

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Mags:

Hair extensions made with human hair are very, very costly. That's probably where the money went. If it's polyester hair, there's no excuse. ;-)

Posted by Mags | December 6, 2007 11:16 PM

Posted on December 6, 2007 23:16

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The Mirror Image team consists of Inquirer and philly.com writers with a passion for fashion and an eye for the trends. We live to shop and shop to live, but always appreciate a good sale. We know that “What I am going to wear?” is a serious question, possibly requiring consultation and multiple outfit changes. We believe beauty treatments can be a necessity instead of a luxury, and consider awards shows required viewing. Above all, we strive to bring style into our daily lives – and have fun telling others about it.

Contributor Elizabeth Wellington has been the Inquirer's Fashion Reporter since 2003 and writes the Mirror, Mirror column for the Sunday Image section. She is a bargain shopper who hates buying pants and rarely meets a dress she doesn’t like.

Contributor Chris Gray is the editor of the Image section, and has been a reporter and editor at the Inquirer since 2001. She believes you are never too tall for heels and considers text messaging a vital form of communication.

Contributor Karen Heller covered fashion for several years, nationally and regionally, and has an enduring interest in style and fashion. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary, she reports on popular culture. Her column appears in the Wednesday Daily Magazine.

Contributor Kristen Graham is a Philly.com producer and columnist. She is still recovering from her mother dressing her in homemade cotton plaid bell-bottoms as a toddler, and regards religious Project Runway and What Not To Wear watching as the only way to make amends.

Contributor Jodie Chester Lowe is a Philly.com Entertainment producer and a member of the Great Expectations project team. By college, she knew she needed to expand her wardrobe beyond casual shirts and jeans. She’s branched out with the tops, but denim still gets its own drawer (or two) in her dresser.

Contributor Ellen Dunkel is the Philly.com Entertainment channel manager. She was almost literally born to shop, having grown up in Paramus, N.J., the No. 2 ZIP code in the United States for retail sales. She often serves as a personal shopper for family members who are missing the fashion gene.

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