Post by apolosangel8907 on Apr 26, 2006 14:03:00 GMT -5
Facial hair is back in style ... by a whisker
Monday, April 24, 2006
By Gina Kim, Sacramento Bee
Funky facial hair is everywhere today, especially beards, which haven't been this common since the late 1970s, says GQ magazine style editor Adam Rapoport.
Chris Hatcher, photorazzi.com
Jake Gyllenhaal
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Brad Pitt's done it. George Clooney and Jake Gyllenhaal, too. You'll find them on fashion runways and even, gasp, on Ryan Seacrest.
"It's not this sort of groomed-and-tapered look with a line at the neck. It's more loose and rugged," says Rapoport. "But it's not the big, bushy lumberjack beard. What you're seeing with most guys is a couple-weeks'-growth sort of thing."
The trend is an extension of the unshaven look that has been hip for years.
"[Designer] Tom Ford always has that three- or four-day growth, 365 days a year," Rapoport says. "A lot of guys have been doing that, so taking the next step and not shaving for a few more days isn't a big leap."
The beard is fresh now because it's been dormant for so long. And its return is a backlash to the metrosexual revolution that made it masculine to primp.
David Gabber, photorazzi.com
Ryan Seacrest
Click photo for larger image.
"Guys out there are getting tired of waxing their eyebrows and putting product in their hair," Rapoport says. "This is a way to say, 'I've had enough.'"
What does your facial hair say about you? Rapoport weighs in.
Beard: It says "I don't care," but it's obvious you do because you've decided to grow it out. So it's a fashionable way of saying "I don't care."
Goatee: It says you still think it's 1997 or you're still a senior in college.
Mustache: It says you're a cop or a fireman or you have an ironic sense of humor.
Soul patch or flavor saver: You carry a saxophone case or a pair of ice skates because you're either a jazz musician or you're Apolo Anton Ohno.
Sideburns: You own a leather jacket and believe in the classic American way. Or you wish Elvis was still alive or that "Beverly Hills 90210" was still on the air.
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(Gina Kim can be reached at gkim@sacbee.com. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service.)
www.post-gazette.com/pg/06114/683407-314.stm
Monday, April 24, 2006
By Gina Kim, Sacramento Bee
Funky facial hair is everywhere today, especially beards, which haven't been this common since the late 1970s, says GQ magazine style editor Adam Rapoport.
Chris Hatcher, photorazzi.com
Jake Gyllenhaal
Click photo for larger image.
Brad Pitt's done it. George Clooney and Jake Gyllenhaal, too. You'll find them on fashion runways and even, gasp, on Ryan Seacrest.
"It's not this sort of groomed-and-tapered look with a line at the neck. It's more loose and rugged," says Rapoport. "But it's not the big, bushy lumberjack beard. What you're seeing with most guys is a couple-weeks'-growth sort of thing."
The trend is an extension of the unshaven look that has been hip for years.
"[Designer] Tom Ford always has that three- or four-day growth, 365 days a year," Rapoport says. "A lot of guys have been doing that, so taking the next step and not shaving for a few more days isn't a big leap."
The beard is fresh now because it's been dormant for so long. And its return is a backlash to the metrosexual revolution that made it masculine to primp.
David Gabber, photorazzi.com
Ryan Seacrest
Click photo for larger image.
"Guys out there are getting tired of waxing their eyebrows and putting product in their hair," Rapoport says. "This is a way to say, 'I've had enough.'"
What does your facial hair say about you? Rapoport weighs in.
Beard: It says "I don't care," but it's obvious you do because you've decided to grow it out. So it's a fashionable way of saying "I don't care."
Goatee: It says you still think it's 1997 or you're still a senior in college.
Mustache: It says you're a cop or a fireman or you have an ironic sense of humor.
Soul patch or flavor saver: You carry a saxophone case or a pair of ice skates because you're either a jazz musician or you're Apolo Anton Ohno.
Sideburns: You own a leather jacket and believe in the classic American way. Or you wish Elvis was still alive or that "Beverly Hills 90210" was still on the air.
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(Gina Kim can be reached at gkim@sacbee.com. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service.)
www.post-gazette.com/pg/06114/683407-314.stm
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