ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, ðə pˈɪksi kˈʌt wˈoːɹn baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ mˈɑːdəl lˈɛsli lˈɔːsən wʌz kˈɔːld ðə twˈɪɡi ˈæftɚ hɜː nˈɪkneɪm.
In the 1960s, the pixie cut worn by the British model Lesley Lawson was called The Twiggy after her nickname.