Alice wears ripped jeans and drippy black eye makeup, but her hair is long and gold.

NEWYORKER: Ask Me If I Care

Jonsdottir, who is in her forties, with long brown hair and bangs, was wearing a short black skirt and a black T-shirt with skulls printed on it.

NEWYORKER: No Secrets

On one occasion, we arrived at the beach before them, but shortly afterward we saw them roar up on a gigantic Harley-Davidson, with him at the handlebars wearing a black helmet, the straps hanging loose, and her clinging to him, her long hair streaming behind her.

NEWYORKER: While the Women Are Sleeping

Anne Marie was pretty, extraor-dinarily good looking, really, and tall, with long, long legs that looked about ready to run away from her torso, and lovely, curly black hair always fastened and arranged and piled high on the top of her head, and a smart smile that was so beautiful you didn't mind the way it made you feel so stupid.

NPR: Chapter 1