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I kinda miss longer hair on men...I guess the collar-length layered look from the 80s is my favorite, and I actually really like the shaved head look that is popular now...it sure beats the inevitable comb-overs of the past. But I think the bangs were just part of the look of that time, and not all guys had them...
I kinda miss longer hair on men...I guess the collar-length layered look from the 80s is my favorite, and I actually really like the shaved head look that is popular now...it sure beats the inevitable comb-overs of the past. But I think the bangs were just part of the look of that time, and not all guys had them...
I was a young man in this era in NYC, and I cannot recall one single guy who had bangs. One thing that made the "Brit Invasion" performers seem strange was that they did have bangs, that bizarre Mamie Eisenhower look. The Beatles original look was snickered at if you were not a teenage female.
I was a young man in this era in NYC, and I cannot recall one single guy who had bangs. One thing that made the "Brit Invasion" performers seem strange was that they did have bangs, that bizarre Mamie Eisenhower look. The Beatles original look was snickered at if you were not a teenage female.
I agree with this although I will say that the bangs may have been the precursor to the metrosexual look (just guessing as I really don't know). But here's a look back which shows a bit of everything; at that time my husband's hair was layered, straight, and just past the collar (he worked in an industry that did not allow hair to be any longer than that; safety reasons.)
I agree with this although I will say that the bangs may have been the precursor to the metrosexual look (just guessing as I really don't know). But here's a look back which shows a bit of everything; at that time my husband's hair was layered, straight, and just past the collar (he worked in an industry that did not allow hair to be any longer than that; safety reasons.)
That hairstyle page is pretty good. AFAIC, it only has one style that, in my book, is in error - the surfer look - otherwise its good. I was also there, in that time, and my high school senior photo was with long hair. That was just after the "Summer of Love" and just before Woodstock. So it was still pretty uncommon.
Odd as it might sound, I think we regarded single length long hair as a "girl" style. Even though many people regarded OUR long hair as a "girl" style. We didn't often have bangs, though, so much as the hair in front was just cut a bit shorter than the sides and back. And it was typically combed to the side, so you would get some coverage in front, but it wouldn't be in your eyes. To my mind, bangs are the hair cut in front so that they are NOT combed to one side or the other.
It sounds like you're describing the shag hairstyle, like David Cassidy wore. Bangs were a big part of that.
For women, bangs were a big thing in the 80s, and had died out of favor until recently. Hipster men are more apt to have facial hair and a center part (no bangs) if they have long hair these days.
That hairstyle page is pretty good. AFAIC, it only has one style that, in my book, is in error - the surfer look - otherwise its good. I was also there, in that time, and my high school senior photo was with long hair. That was just after the "Summer of Love" and just before Woodstock. So it was still pretty uncommon.
Odd as it might sound, I think we regarded single length long hair as a "girl" style. Even though many people regarded OUR long hair as a "girl" style. We didn't often have bangs, though, so much as the hair in front was just cut a bit shorter than the sides and back. And it was typically combed to the side, so you would get some coverage in front, but it wouldn't be in your eyes. To my mind, bangs are the hair cut in front so that they are NOT combed to one side or the other.
I think it's still considered bangs even if you sweep them to the side.
I think the reason the layered hair for long haired men was popular wss because it kept hair out of your face to an extent, and ponytails might have been seen as too feminine at the time.
I noticed that many, if not most, men with long hair in the 60s and 70s had layered styles. Gram Parsons is a good example of this.
But now I rarely see men with long hair wear bangs, they usually keep an even length (which I think looks better).
My wife has been wanting me to grow my hair out, and I've been patiently working through the awkward stage. That being said, there's no way she would let me do the long hair/bangs thing. She's envisioning something like this:
Now, back in the 80's, I wore the mullet. I loved it because it was an easy hair style even though it was a long hair style. Of course I always tried my best to look like this:
But really, I wound up looking more like this:
Complete with the mustache, LOL!!!
So, yeah, this is probably why you don't see guys wearing long hair and bangs.
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