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 ...
Ted a metro? don't think so
(That's Elvis Herselvis herself on the left.)
"Check that metrosexual out in the photo in the post. He's growing breasts! He's not really a man at all!"
I assumed it was an ugly chick. Is that a "guy"??
Men, schmen....
Boys are going to the Brady Bunch look in droves.
I have to look at some of them pretty closely to determine whether they are boys or just really ugly girls! I hope this is an extremely short lived (no pun intended) trend!
And the corrolary: "If you can fly it, float it, or f$%# it - lease it."
Words to live by.
These guys were great. Brownie points to whomever IDs 'em.
A sissy by defintion, would not be able to knock your block off.
Boy George?
I don't know but the one in the back all the way to the right looks like Bill Clinton. I knew he was a head banger, Monica taught us that. lol
...now, just add facial hair and look what ya got....
Yeah, kinda does, doesn't he?
Here's a couple hints: two of these guys came to grief at their own hands, and who does the guy on the left look like?
I remember when "The Boy" came out, my girlfriend told me "it" was a man and said "he makes a really good women"
I said, NOT FOR ME! LOL
I told her to get away from me and leave me alone. I don't know why women think we want to hear that type of BS.
Icky poo,Is that Rosie O'Donnell?
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