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Men's hairstyles go longer (AP: More American men embracing dandyish European metrosexuality)
Associated Press ^ | December 15, 2005 | Amanda Cuda

Posted on 12/15/2005 5:45:08 PM PST by presidio9

There was a time when men's hairstyles only came in one form: short. Close-cropped, clean cut and, frankly, a bit dull, short was pretty much it when it came to cutting men's hair.

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Braso attributes the new hairstyles to men's fashion trends that favor romantic fabrics like velvet. "Everything in fashion is sort of romantic and soft, almost dandyish," he said. "In a way, hair is sort of following that."

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But Braso said not to discount fashion as a factor in the move toward longer locks. As a whole, he said, men are edging closer to a hair-consciousness that's always been the rage in Europe. In England, for example, mid-length hair on men has been popular for a long time.

Now, American guys are adopting the trend to suit their sensibilities. That means it's longer and softer -- but still controllable. "American men don't like that real wild look," Braso said. "Their hair is a little more styled, and fixed and finished." It's not just length that's seeping into men's hair fashion. Braso said that sideburns are also fashionable for men, and Tuozzoli said that more young men are coloring their hair.

Tuozzoli said he's seen an increasing number of men opt for highlights or other color. One recent customer even had his hair bleached at the salon.

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Maybe it's just the fallout from the recent metrosexual trend in men's grooming, but guys do seem to be paying more attention to their hair. Tuozzoli said that men are far more likely to consult a fashion or entertainment magazine for hairstyle ideas than they were in the past.

"Men are more influenced by fashion than they were a decade ago," Tuozzoli said.

Braso agrees. "Men know exactly what they want from their hair these days," he said.

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(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: davidbeckham; fashion; gay; growapair; hair; males; metrosexual; metrosexuals; pelo; suave; voteforpedro
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Apparently it works with short hair too.

1 posted on 12/15/2005 5:45:09 PM PST by presidio9
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To: presidio9

Reeks of gayness.


2 posted on 12/15/2005 5:46:21 PM PST by cdbull23 ("If it's brown, drink it down. If it's black, send it back." - Homer on what's good to drink.)
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To: presidio9

My hair's too much of a pain in the @$$ to be long.


3 posted on 12/15/2005 5:47:14 PM PST by Angry Republican (Sometimes you gotta look in the mirror and say: "When in rome.")
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To: presidio9

Metrosexual = fop


4 posted on 12/15/2005 5:47:17 PM PST by NewCenturions
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To: presidio9



I miss the mullet.


5 posted on 12/15/2005 5:47:35 PM PST by SouthernFreebird
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To: presidio9
Bringing back the infamous 1980 mullet?


6 posted on 12/15/2005 5:49:06 PM PST by FormerACLUmember
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To: presidio9

Wire undercarriage?


7 posted on 12/15/2005 5:49:27 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: presidio9
Actually I think that most gay men sport short hair. At least, that's what the stereotype is.

There are many "real" men with long hair who would knock your block off if you dared call them sissy.

8 posted on 12/15/2005 5:49:55 PM PST by SamAdams76 (What Would Howard Roarke Do?)
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To: presidio9

'Tis the season.

9 posted on 12/15/2005 5:50:58 PM PST by edpc
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To: SouthernFreebird

My hero.

10 posted on 12/15/2005 5:51:46 PM PST by lindor
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To: presidio9
"Men are more influenced by fashion than they were a decade ago," Tuozzoli said.

What nonsense.

Men have only four influences: God, Sex, Liquor, and Food. Anything you want to know about a man can be found by what order he places those four things.

11 posted on 12/15/2005 5:52:59 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: FormerACLUmember

*best Peter Griffin voice*: "OH MY GOD IT'S TINA TURNER!"


12 posted on 12/15/2005 5:53:13 PM PST by rightwinggoth
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To: Pukin Dog
Men have only four influences: God, Sex, Liquor, and Food. Anything you want to know about a man can be found by what order he places those four things.

My brother-in-law sums it up as "If you can't eat it or mate with it, kill it" :lol:

I don't see room for fashion anywhere in that philosophy either....

LQ

13 posted on 12/15/2005 5:55:22 PM PST by LizardQueen (The world is not out to get you, except in the sense that the world is out to get everyone.)
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To: presidio9

I can't wait for them to market velvet bib overalls.


14 posted on 12/15/2005 5:58:10 PM PST by WorkingClassFilth (The problem with being a 'big tent' Party is that the clowns are seated with the paying customers.)
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To: SamAdams76
There are many "real" men with long hair who would knock your block off if you dared call them sissy.

correction. A "real" man wouldn't give a sh*t if you called him a sissy, because he would know full well he wasn't. Only a sissy "would knock your block off," for calling him out.

15 posted on 12/15/2005 5:58:15 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: presidio9

Couple of decadent fruits telling "men" what they want. Were I to offer the same level of pretentiously unwelcome advice, they would surely take it as some kind of thread or insult.

But we need to be "tolerant". They're not bad- just different!


16 posted on 12/15/2005 5:59:03 PM PST by SteveMcKing ("No empire collapses because of technical reasons. They collapse because they are unnatural.")
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I admit that the dude in that first picture just makes me want to punch him in the chops for looking so prissy.

AND HE'S GOT MAN BOOBS!
17 posted on 12/15/2005 5:59:56 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: presidio9

Ick.. those girly-men are really unappealing.

My husband and I play a game whenever we go to pick up a family member at the international terminal of the airport. For each guy that comes off of a flight from Europe, we try to guess "European or just gay?" Keeps us amused "European", "European", "GAY", "European", "both!"


18 posted on 12/15/2005 6:00:24 PM PST by conservatrice
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To: Angry Republican

> My hair's too much of a pain in the @$$ to be long.

As an engineer, I strive for efficiency in hair style. Short... very short... very low maintenance.


19 posted on 12/15/2005 6:04:09 PM PST by XEHRpa
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To: presidio9

Ever since my husband got out of the service in '71, I've had to nag him to get a hair cut. He took so much abuse for the military hair cut that he has a thing about short hair. Wait until I show him this article. I will never have to nag him again.


20 posted on 12/15/2005 6:04:31 PM PST by Eva
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