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The undercut is a hairstyle that was fashionable from the 1910s to the 1940s, predominantly among men, and saw a steadily growing revival in the 1980s before becoming fully fashionable again in the 2010s. Typically, the hair on the top of the head is long and is often parted on either the side or center, while the back and sides are buzzed very ...
Hair in this style was an essential part of the "Gibson Girl" look in the 1890s. The pompadour is a hairstyle named after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), a mistress of King Louis XV of France. [1] Although there are numerous variations of the style for men, women, and children, the basic concept is having a large volume of hair swept upwards ...
Edgar cut. A short hairstyle where the front hair has bangs and the sides are tapered. This style is most common among Latinos. Eton crop. A more extensive version of a short crop, with the hair at the back cut close and the front hair left longer for styling. Fauxhawk.
The pageboy or page boy is a hairstyle named after what was believed to be the haircut of a late medieval page boy. It has straight hair hanging to below the ear, where it usually turns under. There is often a fringe (bangs) in the front. [1] This style was popular in the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s.
This is known as a “horseshoe flattop” or “shoe”. Regardless of the form, the flattop is usually cut with electric clippers, using both the clipper-over-comb and freehand techniques on the top and detachable blades on the back and sides. [1][2][3][4] Flattops are typically groomed with wax pomade (known as butch wax in the 1950s [5 ...
Popular music and film stars had a major influence on 1950s hairstyles and fashion. Elvis Presley and James Dean had a great influence on the high quiff-pompadour greased-up style or slicked-back style for men with heavy use of Brylcreem or pomade. The pompadour was a fashion trend in the 1950s, especially among male rockabilly artists and ...
Ducktail. Duck's ass or D.A. The ducktail is a men's haircut style popular during the 1950s. It is also called the duck's tail, duck's ass, duck's arse, or simply D.A. and is also described as slicked back hair. [1][2] The hair is pomaded (greased), combed back around the sides, and parted centrally down the back of the head.
Quiff. Elly Jackson of La Roux wearing her hair in a quiff. The quiff is a hairstyle that combines the 1950s pompadour hairstyle, the 1950s flattop, and sometimes a mohawk. It was born as a post-war reaction to the short and strict haircuts for men. The hairstyle was a staple in the British Teddy Boy movement, but became popular again in Europe ...