Thursday, July 28, 2011

Flat Circle?



They say that trends come from previous things seen in history. For example how the neon trends of the 80s are back now. Well when walking through the streets of San Francisco it did not come by surprise that many people were giving their own little twist to the fashion world. One man however who was calmly leaned up against a newspaper stand stood out to me through the hustle and bustle of the city life. Around me I saw tourists waiting to enter the classic cable car, there was music near by from a street musician, but this man with his earphones on was calmly just observing the crowd. Little did he know that while he was studying others I was admiring the fabulous hair cut he owned with poise, and in less then a blink of an eye I was asking him if I could take a picture of what I think is coming back in style.
There with his Vans shirt and massive earpieces, he stood with the classic 90s flat top hair style, but with his own twist on it. .It reminded me of a mix between Will Smith and Will.I.AM. It got me thinking, is the Flat top hair cut coming back into style. So after a brief
conversation with him I later returned home to find that many designers were actually using this to put some edge on the runway. The cut both edgy and mysterious almost reminded me of the cute pixy cut all the stars are wearing. As I thought before, was the Fresh Prince of BelAir coming back into style? It kind of made me laugh because really those were some great times but it also made me appreciate how people use any bit of themselves to express who they are.

For example Will I AM, who is
known for his outgoing personality, has been photographed numerous times with the same look as this man was. Just the thought of how trends make a full swing around from history was sort of interesting to think about.
In Conclusion, from going from the streets of San Francisco to home I feel I have taken a small time traveling trip back into when overalls and flat top hair were in. It is nice to know that some people learn off of others what you would never expect to be seen nowadays. It also made me admire what could be in the future. Will the 90s come back into play or was this just a mere coincidence> Did this haircut really make the full 360 swing? We will just have to see.

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