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  • "I just have my chest hair," said Ted Powers, an anthropologist sporting a page-boy cap.

    At Fancy Parties, Bling Is on the Upswing Marshall Heyman 2010

  • "Lord Robert St. Simon," announced our page-boy, throwing open the door.

    Sole Music 2010

  • In her first hundred days as First Lady, Michelle Obama has worn her hair mostly in a sleek page-boy, but also occasionally gently waved and upswept.

    Gioia Diliberto: First Hair 2009

  • In her first hundred days as First Lady, Michelle Obama has worn her hair mostly in a sleek page-boy, but also occasionally gently waved and upswept.

    Gioia Diliberto: First Hair 2009

  • In her first hundred days as First Lady, Michelle Obama has worn her hair mostly in a sleek page-boy, but also occasionally gently waved and upswept.

    Gioia Diliberto: First Hair 2009

  • The first two have his hair combed straight back, but the current version has a cropped quasi-Phil Spector-type page-boy effect.

    Paul Krassner: Thomas Jefferson's Haircut 2009

  • Nor should they forget to encourage the "golden couple" - Ed Balls and page-boy Yvette, who is married to him - to keep appearing on television in his support.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2008

  • Years ago, when the celebrated Pop Icon was queried about the phenomenon of his success, Jagger then, a doey-eyed innocent – on the surface at least -who sporteda page-boy cut and fashionable tweed jacket with collar turned up, just so opined off the cuff:

    Rolling Stones…Shine the light documentary! Directed by Scorsese… « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture 2008

  • Then he returned to his former case with his boon-companions and the bowl went round as before, till the cup came to him, when he struck the gong a fourth time and the door opening, out came a page-boy bearing a chair followed by a damsel.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Nor should they forget to encourage the "golden couple" - Ed Balls and page-boy Yvette, who is married to him - to keep appearing on television in his support.

    Tories for Brown 2008

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