> My students discussed it ad nauseam. People I had never spoken to before, (even staff members with whom I rarely conversed) commented. It was analyzed, discussed, and debated. It was impossible to change the subject with some people.
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> So here's my question: At what point does a hairstyle become more interesting than the person wearing it?

Since it's a normal style and not a rainbow-striped mohawk, I guess it interests people according to the extent to which it changed your appearance. It obviously changed your whole look enough to fascinate people. If all their comments have been discussion and debate rather than outright "WHOA! You have become an INTERNATIONAL SUPERMODEL!" or "Ewwww, somebody make it go AWAY!", my guess is that it's just fascination with how different the new style makes you look.

Brunnen-"not unconscious of the irony of somebody with my screen name answering this question"G