Men’s hairstyles, like fashion trends, come and go. Over the years, history has seen some great styles that tend to outlive those who wear them.

In days gone by, having it long was prestigious. King Louis XIV posed for portraits and made public appearances in a long dark brown wig. Nicknamed ‘Le Chevelu’, due to his hair being longer than most of his predecessors, King Chlodio V’s hair was a status symbol. While royalty enjoyed theirs long, lower-class citizens, as well as slaves, wore them short or shaved their heads.

Over the centuries, men’s hair changed styles rapidly, mostly following musical trends, such as The Beatles’ Mop Tops. One style adopted by the bad boys was the pompadour, made famous by Elvis Presley and James Dean. Jimi Hendrix gave us the Afro. Bob Marley did dreadlocks, while Bob Dylan made the tousled look desirable. For those who did not give much importance to their own, the style of Albert Einstein was adopted, who made his character of ‘mad scientist’ a legend.

Hair, declared as our crowning glory, is important to men. It represents you! The first thing people notice when they look at you is your hair. Of course, it’s a totally different thing if you don’t have any! This opens up a whole new perspective, but there is help at hand… wigs. The variety of styles, lengths and colors to choose from is endless, and they can even be made to order, as long as one can dig deep enough into one’s pockets.

For a man, having a full head of hair is vital. He makes you feel good, creates a sense of confidence and maybe even superiority. His chances of attracting women are considered higher than his bald counterpart. Is the lead actor in a chick flick ever bald?

In addition to baldness being considered a sign of toughness, this has many advantages, such as not having to go to the barber, hairdresser or hairstylist. Not to mention all the money a man can save on related products. When every minute of the morning counts, a bald man will surely have more time at his disposal.

Many men, even if they weren’t born with it, will grow a nice head of hair during adolescence. It’s a time to be adventurous, a time to try out countless different styles to express attitudes, make statements, be fashionable, or simply to imitate his favorite pop idols. A man’s hair, to some extent, dictates who he is and how he sees himself. This relationship can be very touching and delicate. For those with hair loss or patches, particularly at a young age, it can be a depressing, traumatic and suicidal time.

For people like Jason Statham and Bruce Willis, thinning hair or baldness has no negative effect on them. Like many famous people, they found a hairstyle that worked, a buzz cut, where the hair is cut very short.

Unfortunately, the passage of time affects our crowning glory in more ways than one. The change of its color to grey, even if some women find this ‘salt and pepper’ look very attractive, annoys most men as it is a sign that their best years are behind them.
Accepting defeat is not an option for the vain, and they valiantly try to hide their growing gray hair by dying it, or committing the greatest taboo… shaving it completely.

The demand in the hair industry is so great that barbers and stylists have appeared on almost every corner. Short hair can be just as beautiful as long hair, regardless of style, color, or availability.

Whatever the case, life is too short to worry about such matters, so ‘let your hair down’, if you still have anyand enjoy life to the fullest.