Katie was America's sweetheart long before Tom Cruise jumped on Oprah's couch. During her girl-next-door days as Joey on Dawson's Creek; the fresh-faced actress sported straight, shoulder-length hair and minimal make-up. Now, as an Armani-clad wife and mother, she's working classic elegance like a Hollywood pro. "I've watched her transform from a baby-faced girl to a grown woman with a clean, sophisticated look," says hairstylist Oscar Blandi, who has worked with Katie for eight years. "We'd style her hair in tousled waves." But with the arrival of gal pal Victoria Beckham in LA, there's a new era of double-dating photo ops. And as a sign of friendship, Katie has chopped off her own locks to work her version of the Pob.

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