As Miley got older and grew out of her Hannah Montana stage, she deeply desired to make a new name for herself that reflected who she is now, instead of keeping the reputation she had as an early teen. One of the most significant examples of this is her new hair. At first, one may think that getting a totally new hair cut isn't a big deal since it's just hair. However, as we see above, Miley's new hair cut had created a whole new image for her. It's not something you typically see everyday, and I definitely think that is what Miley was going for. The phrase, "everyone must wear a uniform, but everyone must deny wearing one", from Paul Fussell's book, Uniforms: Why We Are What We Wear is a good interpretation of how Mileys new hair cut acts as a "uniform". Even though she may not realize it, her hair cut is a symbol of the way she wants people to view her and her personality. Miley may have decided to style her hair this way just because she wanted something new and was being spontaneous. However, to the public, we can infer that she chose to get her hair done this way because she wanted to show the world that she is her own unique person, and doesn't care to be what everyone else wants her to be. She's not a little girl anymore, and she wants everyone to realize that.
In the book, Uniforms: Why We Are What We Wear, Paul Fussel states, "it is equally unlikely that people in general will abandon their secret pride in being identifiably themselves and imagining themselves honored for their originality in appearance". Mileys hair acts a symbol of her new originality and spunky personality. The quote above makes it clear that people will change their appearance in the hopes off obtaining a certain image of themselves, and we saw Miley try to do so with her hair cut.
