Is the longtime love affair over between Jessica Simpson and her hair stylist Ken Paves?

According to Page Six, in the past Simpson has insisted that Paves do her hair for all major photo shoots, even though some magazines don’t want to work with him. Why not? Well, there’s his devotion to the dated Texas “big hair” look, and his high fees for all that teasing. The discount store clip-in hair extensions probably don’t help his prestige, either. But Jessica has always been adamant about having Paves style her locks.

So it was something of a surprise to see that famed stylist Oribe did Jess for her Vanity Fair cover shoot. Her rep said, “[Photographer] Mario Testino insisted on his team, and we agreed. Mario is a genius. The photos are gorgeous and transformative.”

Does this mean there’s a new image —and a new stylist—in Jessica’s future?

Here are some shots of Tori Spelling leaving the Byron Williams Salon in Beverly Hills over the weekend. I’m not sure what kind of salon Byron is running but it looks like they might have skipped a step, like an actual hair cut and blow dry. I’ve never had my hair done at a salon but I think those might be important steps in having your hair done. I went so far as to compare these pictures of Tori to pictures from a couple weeks ago and I see no difference! Or do women just go to salons to have their hair washed without benefit of a blow dry? These are questions that are going to keep me up tonight.