--- description: One Direction member Harry Styles did what many deemed the unthinkable when he chopped off his hair on Friday afternoon. title: Harry Styles Cut His Hair and the Internet Is Losing Its Mind image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Harry Styles Cut His Hair and the Internet Is Losing Its Mind  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 6, 2016 9:31 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 6, 2016 9:31 PM CUT [Harry Styles](http://time.com/4046433/harry-styles-sister-concert/ "undefined") did what many deemed the unthinkable on Friday afternoon, when he [chopped off his hair](http://time.com/3615576/hair-styles-fashion-100-years-time-lapse-cut-one-minute/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined"). That’s right, the [One Direction](http://time.com/4194176/one-direction-history-music-video/ "undefined") member has nixed those luscious locks of his, thereby removing his one source of power and beginning his descent into pop star obscurity. While that is obviously not true, from the way some of his fans are reacting online, you would think this haircut signals the end of the world as we know it. > [](https://twitter.com/CheekyHoussein/status/728634103856283649) > [](https://twitter.com/missChampion%5Fx/status/728688037035704324) > [](https://twitter.com/bella%5Fpicicci/status/728635796450881536) > [](https://twitter.com/dearangelhs/status/728686033265565696) Styles made the announcement by posting an Instagram of himself holding up his severed ponytail with the caption, “Whoops.” **Read More:** [Harry Styles Celebrates 22nd Birthday by Quoting Ex-Girlfriend Taylor Swift](http://time.com/4203399/harry-styles-birthday-tweet/ "undefined") However, as far as reasons go, the 22-year-old singer has a pretty good one. Judging by the hashtag accompanying the photo, his hair is being donated to [Little Princess Trust](http://www.littleprincesses.org.uk "undefined"), a British charity that makes wigs for children who have experienced hair loss due to cancer treatment. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4321765/harry-styles-cut-hair-one-direction/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4321765/harry-styles-cut-hair-one-direction/"},"headline":"Harry Styles Cut His Hair and the Internet Is Losing Its Mind","datePublished":"2016-05-06T21:31:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:14.303Z","description":"It's a date that will live in infamy","url":"https://time.com/4321765/harry-styles-cut-hair-one-direction/","keywords":["celebrities","Newsfeed","Music","One Direction","Harry Styles"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4321765/harry-styles-cut-hair-one-direction/","name":"Harry Styles Cut His Hair and the Internet Is Losing Its Mind"}}]}] ```