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== [[Fan Works]] ==
* Virtually universal in any romance fic involving [[Harry Potter (novel)|Minerva McGonagall]]. Probably something to do with a funny line she had in ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Goblet of Fire (novel)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''.{{context|reason=Which commentline?}}
 
== Film ==
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== Literature ==
* Hester Prynne lets her hair down during her secret forest rendezvous with Rev. Dimmesdale in ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]''.
* Played for laughs in ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Goblet of Fire (novel)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', where [[Stern Teacher|Professor McGonagall]] makes a remark about ''letting our hair down'' (in reference to the Yule Ball) and the narration notes that it doesn't look like she's ever let her hair down in any sense.
* In ''[[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]'', Francie's mother won't let her get a fashionable bob because a woman should have long hair as her "secret" beauty that only her lover/husband (well, presumably Katie means husband) gets to see when she unpins it at the end of the day.
* In ''[[The Worst Witch]]'' books, it's tradition that at the Halloween celebrations all the teachers and pupils wear their hair down. Miss Hardbroom is described to have shining black tresses tumbling down to her waist and Mildred remarks that she doesn't look half as frightening with her hair down.
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* One community-theatre production of ''[[Ragtime]]'' had Mother wearing her hair up in a very staid sort of style in Act I, then wearing it loose in Act II after moving to Atlantic City (and meeting Tateh, whom she falls in love with {{spoiler|and eventually marries [[Death of the Hypotenuse|after her husband dies]]}}).
 
== Video Games ==
* [[Action Girl|Ashley Williams]] does this between her appearances in ''[[Mass Effect 1]]'' and ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''. As a result of her newfound hotness, she promptly went from "Williams" to "Ashley" in the minds of the fans.
 
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* At the end of ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', Samus is seen out of her Power Suit and Zero Suit, and intodressed in what looks to be a uniform, hair let down and rather [[Rapunzel Hair|Rapunzel-ish]]. Though she ties it back into a ponytail after a while, the dialogue and her expression easily convey her feeling of peace and coming to terms with {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice|Adam's death]]}} and the resolution of the Bottle Ship incident.
* Terra does this at the end of [[Final Fantasy VI]], to go with her stated change in outlook.
* Chris Lightfellow from ''[[Suikoden III]]'' dons a casual outfit for her 3rd chapter. Her character portrait for that segment of the game even looks a good deal more relaxed than the scowl she usually settles with.
* At the end of Metroid: Other M, Samus is seen out of her Power Suit and Zero Suit, and into what looks to be a uniform, hair let down and rather [[Rapunzel Hair|Rapunzel-ish]]. Though she ties it back into a ponytail after a while, the dialogue and her expression easily convey her feeling of peace and coming to terms with {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice|Adam's death]]}} and the resolution of the Bottle Ship incident.
* Chris Lightfellow from [[Suikoden III]] dons a casual outfit for her 3rd chapter. Her character portrait for that segment of the game even looks a good deal more relaxed than the scowl she usually settles with.
* [[Fiery Redhead]] Aika from ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' normally wears her hair in two noticeably stiff braids. She lets it down whenever she's sleeping or grooming, and it looks much softer and prettier.
 
== [[Web Webcomics Comics]] ==
* Tavatiana, of ''[[Gene Catlow]]'', inadvertantlyinadvertently does this by [https://web.archive.org/web/20041209062259/http://www.genecatlow.com/comics/20010420.gif dunking the back of her head] [https://web.archive.org/web/20041209074136/http://www.genecatlow.com/comics/20010423.gif into a fountain.] She doesn't realize it, however, [https://web.archive.org/web/20041015134951/http://www.genecatlow.com/comics/20010511.gif until she gets back.] But then, she does ask Cotton if she should leave it like that...
 
* The uptight Necr... sorry, Croakamancer Wanda Firebaugh in ''[[Erfworld]]'' becomes a lot sexier (and much more open towards the protagonist) when she does this late in the comic.
* Tavatiana, of ''[[Gene Catlow]]'', inadvertantly does this by [https://web.archive.org/web/20041209062259/http://www.genecatlow.com/comics/20010420.gif dunking the back of her head] [https://web.archive.org/web/20041209074136/http://www.genecatlow.com/comics/20010423.gif into a fountain.] She doesn't realize it, however, [https://web.archive.org/web/20041015134951/http://www.genecatlow.com/comics/20010511.gif until she gets back.] But then, she does ask Cotton if she should leave it like that...
* The uptight Necr... sorry, Croakamancer Wanda Firebaugh in ''Erfworld'' becomes a lot sexier (and much more open towards the protagonist) when she does this late in the comic.
* In one ''[[Least I Could Do]]'' storyline, Rayne pursues a woman simply because she wears glasses and he wants to complete a mental "Sex Bingo" card. Issa demonstrates how pathetic Rayne is by getting the woman to [http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20040122 do this], completely infatuating him. After beating up his friend Mick to try and impress her, Mick is upset...[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20040130 until she does it again].
* A sort of reverse example happens with Vaarsuvius in ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' when the elf cools down after his/hertheir rampage of insanity, admits his/hertheir mistakes and ties his/hertheir [[Evil Makeover]]-induced [[Wild Hair]] into a ponytail. With his/hertheir Headband of Intellect.
* In ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'', after Annie messed with Jack's half-recovered brain and he in return messed with her, she let the hair down and took a deep breath before saying she's sorry. Combining it with a subtle case of [[Puppy Dog Eyes]] made the apology absolutely irresistible.
 
 
== Web Original ==