Style is a breeze in winter. Faced with sinking
temperatures, severe winds and snow; piling clothes on, rather than peeling
them off, becomes priority number one. Which means more blocks for building a
look you like.
In
the summer heat, however, priorities shift. Meaning most of us – when we’re not
in air con – are intent on getting as close to naked as possible. Which leaves,
as you can probably imagine, little to work with in pulling together an
expertly layered outfit, or one packed with texture and colour contrasts.
And
that’s where your hair comes in. The one thing you’ll be wearing constantly at
your desk, on a plane, at a bar and in a pool over the next few months, your
mop speaks to your style in ways clothes often can’t once the mercury rises. So
you’d better make sure it looks good.
To
that end, we caught up with three of the UK’s best barbershops to get the long
and short (as well as the in between) on this season’s hottest hair trends.
Short Hair
If
ever there was a time to ,
it’s now (if you haven’t had the good sense to already, that is). Opting for
shorter hair once the summer hits means less sweat, not to mention less chance
of carefully sculpted styles frizzing up, Sideshow Bob-style.
“The
short back and sides remains one of the most popular styles for men,” says
Lloyd Hughes, creative director of award-winning grooming brand Menu, who puts this
classic cut’s popularity down to its versatility.
According to Hughes, the length of the hair on top can be varied beyond the
standard short and neat crop, from new recruit-tight to dramatically long and
wavy. “A thick, textured cut that’s choppy and layered [is most popular this
season though],” he says.
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