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October 2014 The Appeal of the Undercut Jasmine Schillinger Iowa State University

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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ethos by an authorized editor of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BY JASMINE SCHILLINGER DESIGN NIKAYLA RATZ PHOTO KORRIE BYSTED The haircut that makes girls swoon ThTh ee Undercut.Undercut. ThTh at’sat’s thethe offioffi cialcial namename CainCain sharedshared hishis opinionopinion onon whywhy hehe thinksthinks justjust aa couplecouple ofof namesnames thatthat havehave sportedsported thesethese The Appeal of the forfor thisthis rapidlyrapidly growinggrowing hairstyle.hairstyle. WhenWhen thethe women enjoy this cut so much, “It’s just like stylish cuts. Macklemore, in particular, was sides of the head are shaved, with the back anything else that stands out, whether it be one of the fi rst to support the undercut style. slicked back, or messy styled top. Rocked by a nice body, good fashion sense or whatever Other names that have rocked the undercut at either a male or a female, it doesn’t matter. you’re into. I feel like women respect a man some point in time are Brad Pitt, Aaron Paul Undercuts are hot—period. thatthat isis well-groomedwell-groomed andand takestakes carecare ofof hishis and Cristiano Ronaldo. hair, especially a unique cut like this.” ThTh ee undercutundercut isis becomingbecoming moremore andand P!nkP!nk andand MileyMiley CyrusCyrus werewere somesome ofof thethe fifi rstrst more popular, but a lot of the time it is TylerTyler Hansen,Hansen, aa recentrecent graduategraduate inin femalesfemales toto startstart makingmaking thethe undercutundercut aa stylestyle RCU misinterpreted as a diff erent style. journalism,journalism, supportssupports thethe moremore popularpopular forfor women.women. Now,Now, it’sit’s notnot uncommonuncommon toto seesee E T side-part hairstyle. “I wouldn’t say any one some women with one side of their head D JordanJordan Peterson,Peterson, ownerowner ofof thethe DesDes MoinesMoines person in particular motivated me, but Ryan completely shaved with hair fl opping over N Universal Kutz barbershop, explains what Gosling is my father. Like father, like son.” thethe top.top. U exactly the undercut hairstyle is and why it isis oftenoften timestimes confusedconfused withwith aa side-partside-part oror AsAs forfor thethe muchmuch moremore commoncommon side-partside-part comb over style. or comb over style, many celebrities have takentaken thisthis looklook over.over. LeonardoLeonardo DiCaprio,DiCaprio, “An“An undercutundercut isis wherewhere thethe longerlonger hairhair onon toptop Whether you’re out JustinJustin TimberlakeTimberlake andand AdamAdam Levine—justLevine—just toto dishevels and fl ops over the sides without “in boots, a white tee, name a few. itit beingbeing blendedblended intointo thethe haircut,”haircut,” PetersonPeterson or denim, it’s sure to says, “On the other hand, a side-part is a dress up your style PetersonPeterson sayssays thatthat ifif youyou dodo decidedecide toto rockrock haircut that is going to have a part line and thisthis hairstyle,hairstyle, youyou needneed toto taketake carecare ofof it.it. be blended in.” ” “People with an undercut usually get their ThTh isis stylestyle waswas veryvery commoncommon duringduring thethe ‘40s‘40s When asked about what the ladies think, hair cut every two weeks, that’s common. and ‘50s. You might have seen these haircuts Hansen explained that he doesn’t do it for Th ree weeks, depending on your budget. supported in shows like Mad Men or movies them,them, “I“I don’tdon’t dodo itit forfor thethe girls,girls, onlyonly forfor mymy IfIf youyou gogo fourfour weeks—theweeks—the looklook isis probablyprobably likelike ThTh ee GreatGreat Gatsby.Gatsby. ThTh isis haircuthaircut isis oftenoften personal preference. If it helps me pick up starting to look lazy.” timestimes slickedslicked backback andand styledstyled veryvery neatlyneatly more chicks, it helps—one point Tyler.” PetersonPeterson recommendsrecommends usingusing Lay-riteLay-rite pomadepomade with every hair in place. HansenHansen notednoted ifif anyany menmen areare lookinglooking forfor aa toto createcreate thethe style.style. ThTh ee productproduct carriescarries threethree PetersonPeterson explainedexplained inin orderorder forfor anan undercutundercut good haircut in Ames, Th e Salon is the place diff erent kinds of hold and he promises it’s a hairstyle to have a “distinct disconnection,” toto go.go. hold that will last all day. Also, when styling, when the hair clearly fl ops over the shaved AnAn aspectaspect thatthat seemsseems toto getget broughtbrought a blow dryer should always be used. Blow- sides, the person needs to put some time up when talking about these particular drying the hair will give the look more volume intointo growinggrowing theirtheir hairhair outout fifi rst.rst. hairstyles is fashion. before styling it with product. Eric Cain, senior at DMACC, is still working According to Cain, the cut goes with just “I“I feelfeel likelike thesethese cutscuts makemake aa manman looklook on growing out his hair for more of the about any outfi t. more grown up and respectable,” says Cain. disconnected look. He supports a hybrid “Although, I feel like it’s a package deal, style with a mixture between an undercut It’sIt’s commoncommon toto seesee peoplepeople stemstem theirtheir haircuthaircut meaning, if you’re going to be sporting the and a hard part—a very distinctive part, inspirationinspiration fromfrom aa well-knownwell-known celebrity,celebrity, likelike haircut, you better have the style to back created with a straight razor. Tom Hardy or Ryan Gosling. But those are itit up.”up.” Cain explained how he has always been fascinatedfascinated byby old-schoolold-school barberbarber cuts,cuts, butbut forfor thethe longestlongest timetime hehe couldn’tcouldn’t fifi ndnd anywhereanywhere thatthat wouldwould stylestyle hishis hairhair likelike this.this. OneOne ofof Cain’s inspirations for the hairstyle was Tom Hardy. After seeing the movie Lawless, he had to have the cut. It’sIt’s nono secretsecret thatthat thesethese hairstyleshairstyles havehave grabbed the attention of the opposite sex. Many women swoon over the sight of a man with a well-groomed undercut or side-part hairstyle. “When guys have this hairstyle, I feel likelike itit showsshows thatthat theythey likelike toto taketake carecare of themselves and they want to look good, which is defi nitely an attractive aspect,” says Cassie Garrett, a senior in elementary education.

12 ethosmagazine.org 13 BY JASMINE SCHILLINGER DESIGN NIKAYLA RATZ PHOTO KORRIE BYSTED The haircut that makes girls swoon ThTh ee Undercut.Undercut. ThTh at’sat’s thethe offioffi cialcial namename CainCain sharedshared hishis opinionopinion onon whywhy hehe thinksthinks justjust aa couplecouple ofof namesnames thatthat havehave sportedsported thesethese The Appeal of the forfor thisthis rapidlyrapidly growinggrowing hairstyle.hairstyle. WhenWhen thethe women enjoy this cut so much, “It’s just like stylish cuts. Macklemore, in particular, was sides of the head are shaved, with the back anything else that stands out, whether it be one of the fi rst to support the undercut style. slicked back, or messy styled top. Rocked by a nice body, good fashion sense or whatever Other names that have rocked the undercut at either a male or a female, it doesn’t matter. you’re into. I feel like women respect a man some point in time are Brad Pitt, Aaron Paul Undercuts are hot—period. thatthat isis well-groomedwell-groomed andand takestakes carecare ofof hishis and Cristiano Ronaldo. hair, especially a unique cut like this.” ThTh ee undercutundercut isis becomingbecoming moremore andand P!nkP!nk andand MileyMiley CyrusCyrus werewere somesome ofof thethe fifi rstrst more popular, but a lot of the time it is TylerTyler Hansen,Hansen, aa recentrecent graduategraduate inin femalesfemales toto startstart makingmaking thethe undercutundercut aa stylestyle RCU misinterpreted as a diff erent style. journalism,journalism, supportssupports thethe moremore popularpopular forfor women.women. Now,Now, it’sit’s notnot uncommonuncommon toto seesee E T side-part hairstyle. “I wouldn’t say any one some women with one side of their head D JordanJordan Peterson,Peterson, ownerowner ofof thethe DesDes MoinesMoines person in particular motivated me, but Ryan completely shaved with hair fl opping over N Universal Kutz barbershop, explains what Gosling is my father. Like father, like son.” thethe top.top. U exactly the undercut hairstyle is and why it isis oftenoften timestimes confusedconfused withwith aa side-partside-part oror AsAs forfor thethe muchmuch moremore commoncommon side-partside-part comb over style. or comb over style, many celebrities have takentaken thisthis looklook over.over. LeonardoLeonardo DiCaprio,DiCaprio, “An“An undercutundercut isis wherewhere thethe longerlonger hairhair onon toptop Whether you’re out JustinJustin TimberlakeTimberlake andand AdamAdam Levine—justLevine—just toto dishevels and fl ops over the sides without “in boots, a white tee, name a few. itit beingbeing blendedblended intointo thethe haircut,”haircut,” PetersonPeterson or denim, it’s sure to says, “On the other hand, a side-part is a dress up your style PetersonPeterson sayssays thatthat ifif youyou dodo decidedecide toto rockrock haircut that is going to have a part line and thisthis hairstyle,hairstyle, youyou needneed toto taketake carecare ofof it.it. be blended in.” ” “People with an undercut usually get their ThTh isis stylestyle waswas veryvery commoncommon duringduring thethe ‘40s‘40s When asked about what the ladies think, hair cut every two weeks, that’s common. and ‘50s. You might have seen these haircuts Hansen explained that he doesn’t do it for Th ree weeks, depending on your budget. supported in shows like Mad Men or movies them,them, “I“I don’tdon’t dodo itit forfor thethe girls,girls, onlyonly forfor mymy IfIf youyou gogo fourfour weeks—theweeks—the looklook isis probablyprobably likelike ThTh ee GreatGreat Gatsby.Gatsby. ThTh isis haircuthaircut isis oftenoften personal preference. If it helps me pick up starting to look lazy.” timestimes slickedslicked backback andand styledstyled veryvery neatlyneatly more chicks, it helps—one point Tyler.” PetersonPeterson recommendsrecommends usingusing Lay-riteLay-rite pomadepomade with every hair in place. HansenHansen notednoted ifif anyany menmen areare lookinglooking forfor aa toto createcreate thethe style.style. ThTh ee productproduct carriescarries threethree PetersonPeterson explainedexplained inin orderorder forfor anan undercutundercut good haircut in Ames, Th e Salon is the place diff erent kinds of hold and he promises it’s a hairstyle to have a “distinct disconnection,” toto go.go. hold that will last all day. Also, when styling, when the hair clearly fl ops over the shaved AnAn aspectaspect thatthat seemsseems toto getget broughtbrought a blow dryer should always be used. Blow- sides, the person needs to put some time up when talking about these particular drying the hair will give the look more volume intointo growinggrowing theirtheir hairhair outout fifi rst.rst. hairstyles is fashion. before styling it with product. Eric Cain, senior at DMACC, is still working According to Cain, the cut goes with just “I“I feelfeel likelike thesethese cutscuts makemake aa manman looklook on growing out his hair for more of the about any outfi t. more grown up and respectable,” says Cain. disconnected look. He supports a hybrid “Although, I feel like it’s a package deal, style with a mixture between an undercut It’sIt’s commoncommon toto seesee peoplepeople stemstem theirtheir haircuthaircut meaning, if you’re going to be sporting the and a hard part—a very distinctive part, inspirationinspiration fromfrom aa well-knownwell-known celebrity,celebrity, likelike haircut, you better have the style to back created with a straight razor. Tom Hardy or Ryan Gosling. But those are itit up.”up.” Cain explained how he has always been fascinatedfascinated byby old-schoolold-school barberbarber cuts,cuts, butbut forfor thethe longestlongest timetime hehe couldn’tcouldn’t fifi ndnd anywhereanywhere thatthat wouldwould stylestyle hishis hairhair likelike this.this. OneOne ofof Cain’s inspirations for the hairstyle was Tom Hardy. After seeing the movie Lawless, he had to have the cut. It’sIt’s nono secretsecret thatthat thesethese hairstyleshairstyles havehave grabbed the attention of the opposite sex. Many women swoon over the sight of a man with a well-groomed undercut or side-part hairstyle. “When guys have this hairstyle, I feel likelike itit showsshows thatthat theythey likelike toto taketake carecare of themselves and they want to look good, which is defi nitely an attractive aspect,” says Cassie Garrett, a senior in elementary education.

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