Style shrinks: Our experts analyse Karen Gillan's bald statement at California's Comic-Con
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Rebecca Gonsalves: A shaven head is quite the statement, and in this case it says that Gillan would do anything for her art. A full face of slap looks a bit odd next to a stubbly scalp, though.
Hugh Montgomery: That's the grin of someone who's just shaved their head and – result! – found out that they have no stray indents.
The t-shirt
Rebecca: Daisy, daisy rather than anything hippy-dippy – she is in California after all – the sweet flowers scream 1990s club kid in this incarnation.
Hugh: Good choice for an actress trying to break America: which is to say it's totally Manic-Pixie-Dream-Sundance- Indie-Comedy Girl.
The shorts
Rebecca: She's certainly got the figure for them, but the colour looks a little dated – better suited to the beach than an expo centre.
Hugh: "And lo, one can never go wrong with Denim High-Waisted Cut-Offs," 6:13, Celeb Fashion Bible.
The boots
Rebecca: Chunky, buckled bovver boots provide the finishing flourish on this old-school raving get-up – it's just a shame that they swamp the actress's delicate ankles.
Hugh: Ah, but these gravity-boot-ish numbers do fit the Comic-Con setting.
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