Curtained hair

Origins

The Baiyue (1st millennium BCE) of modern day Vietnam appeared to keep their hair short and curtained in this style, unlike many other primitive peoples who had longer hair.

For the first couple of decades of the 20th century, a longer variant of the undercut was popular among young working-class men, especially members of street gangs. In interwar Glasgow, Neds (the precursors to the Teddy Boys) favoured a haircut that was long on top and cropped at the back and sides. Despite the fire risk, much paraffin wax was used to keep the hair in place. Other gangs who favored this haircut were the Scuttlers of Manchester and the Peaky Blinders of Birmingham, due largely to the disadvantage caused by longer hair in a street fight.

Revival

During the late 1980s, centrally parted hair, derived from the bowl cut, made a comeback among fans of new wave, synthpop, and electronic music as an alternative to the mullets and backcombed hair worn by glam metal bands.

In the 1990s, actors such as Brendan Fraser have worn the hair style.

More recently, it has been associated with K-pop artists (e.g. members of BTS, Monsta X, and NCT).

References

References

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2. Davies, A. (1998), "Youth gangs, masculinity and violence in late Victorian Manchester and Salford", Journal of Social History 32 (2)
3. Williams, Alex. (15 November 2011). "A Haircut Returns From the 1930s". The New York Times.
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