Men's hairstyles over the decades.

The 60’s

This period has seen the last year of the very conventional hairstyle trend, short hair plated on the head with the ancestor of the hair gel. But this decade also faced the birth of the rebellious capillary age, mainly inspired by artists such as Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix.

The 70's

Ensues a period marked by the hippie wave. During the 70’s, the trend was precisely to avoid any trend. The goal was to get rid of the stranglehold of the model man, well-dressed, well combed with a perfect straight life.

The 80’s. 

This is a difficult period to assume regarding both fashion and hair. Indeed, the mullet cut and big hair were omnipresent and widespread, especially in the U.S.

The 90's.

During the 90’s we could notice that blond colored spikes were the main trend. It has been a radical change compared to the two previous decades. Short hair with a lot of gel, not natural at all, were contradiction with the libertarian spirit of previous years.

The 2000's.

For the new century, men were divided in two types:

- Short haircuts wore spiky with a comb form.

- Long-medium hair with a long fringe on a side

The present decade.

Finally, the present decade’s trend is inspired by the past, revisited and updated. Even if this decade isn't over yet, we can already notice a slight trend, which are short and thin hair on the sides and longer on top of the head. we can say inspired by the past because we can see the rebirth of the mythic quiff but revisited and more airy. 

But the main novelty of the past few years is the increasing grooming aspect for men. Indeed, men take more and more care of themselves, they use more cosmetics and pay more attention to their look. The purpose of today’s men is to look natural without being natural, we could call that trend the “relaxed handsomeness”. 

The perfect illustration of it is the beard. A few years ago, wearing a beard was a sign of negligence but now, it’s more a proof of care and can be considered trendy. As with everything, "the hardest part is to make believe that it comes naturally and is easy to realize".

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