Kim Jong Un - the unlikely fashionista

In our town, several men's hairdressers have opened up in the last couple of years and they seem constantly busy. However, fashions may change and if perhaps long hair for men became popular again then most of them would be out of business.

My grandson is a "Sagger", I suppose you'd call it.

Trousers at half mast.

I really don't like the Kim Jong Un hairdo.
It looks like cowpats on their heads.

That's all the excuse you need. . . .

Well maybe I should watch it, seeing I had a DNA test showing 3% Norwegian which can only be Viking. 😂

That's Travis Fimmel playing Ragnar Lothbrok in Vikings. He's gorgeous, isn't he? If you haven't seen it, you can get it on Prime (free with subscription) and various other channels if you pay.

There are 5 seasons, and I honestly think it's one of the best things I've ever watched on TV.

If only they all looked like that! The sideburns are nice, and the whole look makes the shaven sides not seem so ugly, plus there is a ponytail so the back view won't be the same. I doubt you'll see many looking that good. It's the Peaky Blinders cuts that seem to be in fashion.

I rather like the ‘Viking’ look, with hair undercut and long on top - plaited or similar. I’m not a lover of tattoos, but my daughter and her friends have them, and the ones I know are lovely people - a bit ‘alternative’, caring and kind. Not at all unlike the long-haired friends of my own youth. Older people made all sorts of judgments about them, too, and only some were true.

Chestnut

First we had the teddy boys, then the Beatles haircut shocked the older generation when it came along, followed by the long haired hippie look and the skinheads.

But the Peaky Blinders haircut is so UGLY and does nothing to enhance a young man's appearance. Then we have the sleeve tattoos and shaven heads, they are all gross. I'm so thankful not to be a young woman today because I wouldn't fancy the young men at all. I find shaven heads, tattoos and piercings all deeply unattractive.

It's just another fashion / style though.

Perhaps the reason some of us don't like the 'Peaky Blinders' cut is because it looks a bit brutal?

When you see shaved heads or very close-cut hair, I think it reminds us older generation of armies, schools, institutions, etc, where the first prerequisite on entering them - appeared to be a haircut.

Possibly.

My step-son calls it "the military haircut"!

As for tattoos, it obviously appeals to an awful lot of people who see it quite differently - as body-art. So from that perspective, I understand it, but I don't like it either. However, some of the nicest, kindest people I've met are covered in ink!

First we had the teddy boys, then the Beatles haircut shocked the older generation when it came along, followed by the long haired hippie look and the skinheads.

But the Peaky Blinders haircut is so UGLY and does nothing to enhance a young man's appearance. Then we have the sleeve tattoos and shaven heads, they are all gross. I'm so thankful not to be a young woman today because I wouldn't fancy the young men at all. I find shaven heads, tattoos and piercings all deeply unattractive.

Bumface

petra

Were all of you never young? It looks like the answer is no.

Do I detect the flutter of Harpy's wings?
Some posts have indicated that we were disapproved of by the older generation when younger. To condemn us all is a trifle harsh.

Exactly this. I thought this was a lovely post and those who responded made some remarks which made me laugh. Predictably, along comes someone who wants to pour cold water on it.

petra

Were all of you never young? It looks like the answer is no.

Do I detect the flutter of Harpy's wings?
Some posts have indicated that we were disapproved of by the older generation when younger. To condemn us all is a trifle harsh.

ExDancer

guernseydonkey.com/why-did-the-normans-have-such-odd-haircuts/

Interesting - thanks!

guernseydonkey.com/why-did-the-normans-have-such-odd-haircuts/

Its not a new look, the hairstyles on the Bayeux Tapestry and the same.

Were all of you never young? It looks like the answer is no.

Jaxjacky You are so right about the older generation always disapproving of the latest youth trends. Though I wouldn't dare pass loud remarks to young people in the street in the same way that the oldies of yesteryear used to do.

I think sagging is a bit passé now, so I’ve been told! I don’t mind the peaky blinders cut, but the Kim John Un one is rather extreme and doesn’t highlight his best features🤣🤣
This thread does so remind me of my parents and their peers bemoaning the hairstyles and fashions of ‘the youth’, in my case the hippies. ‘ they need a good haircut and a bath’.
It does make me smile.

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This is "sagging".

I know our generation is not supposed to understand the fashion (using the word loosely) but - what is the point of wearing trousers in a way which makes them quite likely to fall down - and I've seen videos of it happening - if you make a false move?

I can see that hipster type jeans showing the midriff are attractive (on the right body shape) - but they are a tight fit and unlikely to fall down. But baggy trouser sitting below your bum ??

If you research the 'history' of the sagging-fashion, you can see where it originated and why it became a symbolic statement for some youth.

Doodledog

farmgran
A lot of women are going in for the shaven side look too.
They look like they're being treated for ringworm.
😂

Split my sides laughing 🤣🤣🤣

keepingquiet

Sarnia you have just reminded me of when I was in a nearby town recently. Two policeman were escorting a man who seemed so drunk he could hardly stand up. I was following behind and kept watching the man's trousers falling further and further down.
I caught the eye of the one of the policemen and told him the man was going to lose his trousers any minute now!
not a pleasant image I recall...

Apologies for you having to remember that sight

Sarnia you have just reminded me of when I was in a nearby town recently. Two policeman were escorting a man who seemed so drunk he could hardly stand up. I was following behind and kept watching the man's trousers falling further and further down.
I caught the eye of the one of the policemen and told him the man was going to lose his trousers any minute now!
not a pleasant image I recall...

I'm not a fan either. Both my adults sons, as well as DH have a more traditional cut.

I'm seeing a lot of mullets now on young boys. At my GC soccer game last night, the 8-10 year old crowd was almost 1/2 mullet. I don't like it at all!

keepingquiet

Fashion- like ripped jeans and spider eye lashes. In a few years they'll wonder what they were thinking.

And trousers that defy gravity. So many walk around with the crotch just above their knees showing the world a back view of their underwear. It looks really uncomfortable. My fingers itch to creep up behind them and yank up the waistband to where it should be. My teenage granddaughter tells me it's called sagging. Very apt.

I had a feeling this haircut was somehow connected with Peaky Blinders although I never watched it. And yes, sure enough it looks like PB is what has brought it into fashion! I like it even less now. It was a hygienic way of avoiding head lice and also of hiding your identity under a cap when engaged in criminal activities.

Check out this article and photos!
cuttersyard.com/the-peaky-blinder-haircut-what-to-ask-for/