Hair is hair, no matter the gender of the person.
So in the spirit of doing whatever we want,
we decided to celebrate the most beautiful spring hairstyles
on long locks
that just so happened to belong to men.
But first...
The history of men and long hair.
Throughout history, men’s hairstyles have
been heavily influenced by religion,
social status, wars, and celebrities.
From the glorious long-haired Samurai Warriors
to the wigs and riches of the 17th Century Frenchmen,
to the Rastafarian-inspired dreadlocks
mainstreamed by Bob Marley in the ‘70s.
Long locks on men have evolved drastically
over time.
In the present, we’ve seen the rise and fall
of man buns,
Uzi Vert and Bieber dreads,
Kaepernick’s controversial fro,
and even the carefree bro flow.
It seems that these days,
just about anything goes.
I originally started growing out my hair because
I wanted to do Locks of Love.
Well, I usually just...
I’ll put it up in a bun or
where you just put this part in a pony.
I don’t know what that’s called.
I don’t know how girls do that with your arms.
My shoulders get tired after three seconds.
Every time I call my mom she always asks,
“Have you cut your hair yet, Matt?”
Come on, give me a break!
Please.
Am I pretty now?
I don’t want to touch it.
This would definitely be an upgrade
to my normal hair look.
A little something more fresh, you know?
I feel like I could pull this off.
I just need to invest in some bobby pins.
Is that what?
Bobby pins.
Twist and pin!
I have been growing my hair out for about
five years now.
I decided to pick a hairstyle where I don’t
have to do my hair a lot but still have a
good natural look to myself.
I have missed out on opportunities because
of the length of my hair but I’ve also gained
a lot of opportunities from the length of my hair
as well because not everybody can
grow the type of hair that I have,
or maybe pull it off the way I pull it off,
I should say.
Hey!
Okay.
That is what I’m talking about.
Makes me feel good.
One because my hair is not everywhere.
I don’t have to worry about the the wind
blowing or anything like this, or my hair
in my face.
I can just go.
I feel like I’m freer, I should say.
I’ve been growing my hair for about three years.
My daughter loves playing with my hair.
She tends to braid it but she doesn’t really
know how to braid yet.
My mom was like,
“So how long are you gonna let it go?"
Because, you know, It was long.
It was getting really long.
"Are you listening to metal, Josh?
What’s going on?”
I’ve actually been doing braids a lot lately
just because it gets it out of the way.
I sometimes do one braid
like they wear in Portlandia.
It’s been a lot of fun having long hair.
I get to try a bunch of different styles and
keep things fresh and changing all the time.
There’s a functionality to braids I love
and I think this kind of spiral thing,
it’s some crazy geometry shit going on right now.
I’m into that.
I think, yeah.
I wear my hair all kinds of ways and this
is probably the most fancy it’s been but
I’m excited to go wear it out.
I’ve been growing my hair for...
since second grade, I think.
Maybe like 15, 14 years.
I’m from D.C. so everybody at home has locks.
But I also went to Pepperdine which is
a predominantly white area.
It was just...
they were in awe.
I got so many questions.
“Is it real?”
So many different perceptions depending on
the person’s background.
Having long hair shows commitment.
It shows personality.
It shows the ability to stick to something
for a long amount of time, through adversity.
A tip for people who are trying to grow their hair long:
don’t cheat.
Don’t get fake extensions.
Actually put in the work.
Go through each stage.
Oh, that’s dope!
I like the designs in the back.
It looks really cool.
It would be actually kind of hard for me to
do it myself but I do actually really like it.
I didn’t want to get a haircut so I just
never did and it just kept going.
My Mom has dreads, that’s pretty cool.
We’re kind of on a hair-off kind of thing.
The only people that have told me to cut my
hair would be directors and if they’re telling
me, I just say no.
And then I don’t take the role.
Most of the time wind is what styles my hair.
I’m sorry if it’s a pain to comb my hair.
Whoa!
It goes all the way back.
I don’t know. Maybe a little too femme for me.
It makes me think of Princess Leia.
And I like the poof anyway.
The poof's fun.
I’ve been growing my hair for about three
or four years.
I just trim the tips every couple of months.
Most of the time people think it’s a wig
or it’s fake and they ask,
“Oh, can I touch your hair?”
As I was growing out my hair,
every couple of months it was really nice
and then maybe
there will be a stage after that where,
you know, “Why the hell does my hair look like this?”
The next stage will be, “Okay, it looks good again.”
And then it’s just a back and forth.
Am I nervous?
Just a little bit because I don’t even know
what’s going to happen but
YOLO.
I look like I’ve transformed and stuff.
You can see my face now.
This hair makes me feel like I could drive
with the window down now.
I have been growing out my hair for two years.
The shape of the back of my head didn't
match the front of my forehead so I was like,
“I’m just gonna grow out my hair.”
Long hair will get all over your face
and in your mouth and in your nose and
wherever your face is at.
It’s gonna get all over.
So be prepared.
I’m the type of guy that will take risk.
What?!
Whoa.
This look makes me look like
I feel like a poodle right now.
I look cute as fuck.
I feel like men, guys, boys, all of us,
we should be able to do what we want with our hair.
When you have longer hair, it has more option
to do crazy things which can be a pain but
it can also be super fun.
People do tell me that I should get rid
of my long hair.
I’m more about testing boundaries.
I want to rewrite the rules as opposed to
following them.
So it’s part of my identity
so that’s why I keep it.
Short hair is cool but I like having the wind
blow through my hair, honestly.
Do it.
Grow it out.
It’s fun. It’s a new experience.
Yeah, try something new.
Go for it.
Yeah, I’m probably gonna cut it after this video.
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