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Throughout the decades, our hair has been as important to our image as our clothes and shoes, sometimes even more so.

From the 1960s beehive to the 1970s Farrah Fawcett inspired flick, the 1980s perm to the smooth and sleek styles of the noughties, our hair has been speaking volumes about who we are and what we're about.

Posh Spice went from a footballer's wife to a style icon overnight with her graduated bob hairdo (aka the Pob), Katie Holmes shed her cutesy puppy dog image when she cut off her long locks and Agyness Deyn planted herself firmly on our style radar with her spiky crop.

So, when it comes to updating your wardrobe for the coming season, you might want to think about giving your hair an overhaul too. Here the experts give us the lowdown on what's hot for autumn/winter...