Men's Hairstyle

[asta]

What is with the men's hairstyle where the sides are cut close but the top is left long? And where did it's popularity come from? I know this hairstyle is not necessarily new but I had hoped it would go away by now.

 

[Art 1]

What is with the men's hairstyle where the sides are cut close but the top is left long? And where did it's popularity come from? I know this hairstyle is not necessarily new but I had hoped it would go away by now.

Many wear a beard with that hairstyle too. And the top of the hair is combed over, usually young 30's it seems. Looks odd.

 

[ronandannette]

My son has that haircut, as do about 20 other young'ish guys I know. It's been popularized by a hip hop/rap artist named Macklemore.

 

[asta]

My son has that haircut, as do about 20 other young'ish guys I know. It's been popularized by a hip hop/rap artist named Macklemore.

Thanks, I figured that there was someone well known who popularized the style. No offense to your son, I am just old and about as far from hip hop/rap as you can get.

 

[ronandannette]

Thanks, I figured that there was someone well known who popularized the style. No offense to your son, I am just old and about as far from hip hop/rap as you can get.

LOL - absolutely no offence taken, I think it looks kind of stupid! I'm not exactly on the cutting edge of trends in either fashion or music, and I like to mess with my kid by referring to the hair cut as the McIlroy, which starts him ranting about how embarrassingly out of touch I am.

 

[Gary M]

When I was a teen in the '50's it was called a bad haircut.

 

[Micca]

When I was a teen in the '50's it was called a bad haircut.

For which they likely pay the price of a really good haircut.

 

[Cantw8]

My son has that haircut, as do about 20 other young'ish guys I know. It's been popularized by a hip hop/rap artist named Macklemore.

I thought it was Mark Harmon from NCSI


Personally, I find the George Jefferson a wild look

 

[cijay]

I thought it was just called "short back and sides"

 

[ronandannette]

I thought it was just called "short back and sides"

Short back and sides is a bit of an understatement...

 

[Luv2Run]

It's called an undercut, razor fade, or as some folks refer to it the "hipster fade". I first noticed it gaining in popularity around 2011/2012.

It also gained mementum after the Netflix original series "Peaky Blinders" was released (based in 1920s England):

I may be in the minority here on TheDis, but I find it attractive (my fiance has had this haircut, with a beard, for years). Then again, I am 31 years old, so I'm in the target demographic, lol.

 

[Cadiewampus]

I call it hipster doofus

 

[Hrhpd]

 

[asta]

Exactly! I keep seeing a connection to the mullet. One day people will see this style just as silly.

 

[Turn the Page]

I may be in the minority here on TheDis, but I find it attractive (my fiance has had this haircut, with a beard, for years). Then again, I am 31 years old, so I'm in the target demographic, lol.

I'm in the target demographic too (32) and have always thought it looked ridiculous but I'm sure there are many things I like that others find ridiculous so it's really all about personal taste.

I mentally refer to this style as a reverse mullet anyway lol.

 

[littlejimmy]

agree with above poster. thought it was popularized by one Leroy jethro gibbs

 

[RedAngie]

Damn. I thought this thread was going to be about man braids.

 

[BrianL]

I'm not from the 1950's, but I totally have a 50's haircut, and always have. It's just like my Grandfather's was. I don't really know what it's called, just medium-short and neat, parted on the left. Anything else in men's hairstyles is just a trend as far as I'm concerned.

 

[disney4us2002]

I'll take the undercut every day of the week over the man bun. Dear God, I have never seen man braids IRL and I pray I do not.

 

[Tinkermommy]

It's a classic haircut.

My son has this haircut. He plays soccer and its pretty popular. Think David Beckham.