Wild-Wacky-Cool: Vintage Snapshots of Men’s Hair Through the Ages

From time immemorial male hair has been designated an area of special scientific interest. As Jim Morrison, the apogee of cool and leader singer with The Doors put it: “Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts.” Dear Messers Man Bun, Mullet and Bowl, you are not alone. Robert E Jackson has a terrific collection of snapshots that runs the gamut of male hair dos and don’ts. Here he shares highlights (and lowlights with frosted tips).

 

 

I will wear my hair long
My hair long, my hair long
An extension of my heart
I will wear my hair long
– The Cult, Dreamtime

 

 

So get that mess out of your hair and wear your natural ‘do
And I’m gonna bet on my dear life, respect gonna come to you
– How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven’t Cut Your Process Yet), Hankd Ballard Along With the Dapps

 

 

“It was true that I didn’t have much ambition, but there ought to be a place for people without ambition, I mean a better place than the one usually reserved. How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 6:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots of money for somebody else and were asked to be grateful for the opportunity to do so?”
— Charles Bukowski, Factotum

 

 

More from the excellent Robert E. Jackson here – and on his Instagram page.