Hair Today, and Gone Tomorrow!

Fads come and go and normally I don’t mind, knowing they usually don’t last long. I remember some fads from my youth. Modes of the day, a style or fashion that is perhaps one generation’s rebellion against a tiresome tradition of the previous generation, or just the desire for something new! In fashions, it is a must, for it generates a whole new spending spree and is necessary to keep the clothing business flourishing! Some style changes, though, can damage an industry. Remember when, during the Kennedy years, men stopped wearing hats? That really did put a lot of hat manufacturers out of business. 

 

And of course, getting to the point of today’s Blog, hair! The changes that took place in the Barbershop business when men (boys) stopped getting haircuts. Oh I well remember the uproar by many parents and even most schools, when boys began to let their hair grow long.  I, for one, did not think that it was worth worrying about, and I thought it was nice to be rid of the “flat top” and peeled onion look that had been a popular earlier for youngsters.

 

Now to my point:  I have nothing against facial hair on men! In fact, my husband had a beard. It was a beautiful white one, and he kept it neatly trimmed except when he let it grow out a bit in order to play “Santa Claus” for the children of friends and relatives at Christmas. I have always loved to see men wearing a beard. Even like the “Fu Manchu” or “La Souvarov” or “Van Dyke” on some men! 

 

Currently, though, I am more than a little put off by what is going on with men regarding facial hair! I am referring to the quarter-inch growth that a good many men consider to be good looking. This is one fad that I will happily see go by the wayside! To me, it simply looks like they were too lazy to shave! It looks careless, and inconsiderate of the people they are in contact with daily!

 

In my way of thinking, “If you are going to grow a beard, for heavens sake, grow a BEARD!”

Otherwise, to me, the style ranks right up there with not brushing your teeth! Or wearing dirty clothes!