You Assholes Made Me Cut My Hair
26 Comments Published by Joel December 11th, 2006 in Grooming, Hair. Share This
I walked out of my hotel today very excited to be wearing my new outfit, even if the vest is a little tight around the waist and the dark jeans don’t work as well as slacks. Then I basically had a panic attack about my haircut and was almost certain I was going to puke all over the side of the building in which Robert Lewis Stevenson had written his autobiography. So I hit Google Maps on my phone, found a barber, and got it hacked down. It’s shorter than I would like but he worked with what he had.
What caused me to fold was the fact that, like many of you have pointed out, I did feel like I was trying too hard. Especially with the suit. It’s one thing to have that sort of haircut when you’re bopping around Brooklyn in jeans and leather, but when trying to really step up and wear something a bit risky, I felt like the hair was distracting; It gave people something to latch onto that wasn’t what I wanted to emphasize.
Or I am totally over-thinking it. Thanks for making insecure, jerks!
Anyway, I feel a lot better now. I can hang out in the office in my too-tight vest and shirt and feel at worst overdressed—not overdressed with a questionable haircut.
But the beard is staying because it is awesome and anyone who doesn’t like it can get bent.
Props for putting yourself out there Joel, dapper or not.
+1
Love the beard. Keep the beard. Didn’t see the original post until now. It rocked, yea for you putting yourself out there.
I’m not sure you needed a haircut, I think you needed to comb your hair for work. My firend has a great faux hawk but he combs it forward and flat for work. Looks like a conformist by day but is ready for punk rock bowling at night.
You mentioned SF, and I finally figured it out…the beard/hair combo looks right at home in SF.
In the Castro, anyway.
Don’t take that the wrong way. I actually like the beard. :) That’s just the image it conjures up, though.
the fact that someone mentions faux hawk and punk rock in the same sentence makes me die a little inside.
What product are you using?
Now it looks like you’re wearing no pants at all!
Next time, Joel, focus on the real problem, not the imagined one, and buy slacks.
(It’s not actually a bad haircut, and as far as I can tell, your clothes fit properly, actually.)
Enough with the slacks already! i actually tried to find a pair yesterday when I went out shopping but couldn’t find any that I liked. I’ll definitely put ’slacks’ on the list before I attempt this outfit next.
Product: Some random paste that the random barber I found (randomly) had. It’s not dissimilar from my standard product, the name of which is escaping me at the moment. (It comes in a little green plastic tub.)
Number one: Jeans with a vest, shirt, tie and jacket. Never. Clue up. Never, unless you are looking to get more attention for your basket than your look.
Number two: Vests must fit. Get it tailored. A tight vest only gives you a paunch. Trust me on this.
Number three: Pretty good marks for the tie and shirt choice.
Number four: The beard. Too thin on the cheeks to look other than “recent.”
I dig the beard man, don’t ditch the beard. I’d have one, if I could grow one. :(
I think you made a good decision. The beard is well trimmed and not spotty, so while it is a little goofy, it doesn’t look unprofessional, it just looks casual. I’m one to talk, I have 2 inches of red goatee hair hanging off of my face.
I love that the Internet allows perfect strangers to effect each other’s lives, and then share the results with each other just hours later.
Also, I liked it better before. Maybe you should shave it bald :-P
Just a few more posts, Joel, and you’ll feel insecure enough to remove the beard :)
Brock, it should be, “allows perfect strangers to AFFECT each other..” Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun.
Man, people are assclowns. The two women who have commented on the beard both say yea, so eat it.
As for today’s outfit, I think it looks better without the jacket. The glasses are very nice. It’s got a very alexander knox vibe, and anything that associates you with the newsroom of a comic book is a good thing. unless you’re rocking the jimmy olsen. or the j. jonah jameson. but you’re not.
This is why I love the internet: interactivity.
In the morning, a man can open up and ask for approval and by lunch post pictures of himself shamed. Regarding the beard, keep it natural with limited trimming.
KEEP THE BEARD!!! And you look very handsome today.
Adam: I noticed my mistake about two seconds after I posted it, and since it was too late to fix it, I just hoped no one else would catch it.
everything about your look is ‘ironic’. I hope you live in Williamsburg- but i’m guessing you actually live in the greater Park Slope area…
while i understand certain “rules” apply for fashion …i say fuck ‘em and wear whatever the hell you want. i see crap on the paris and ny runways that i would NEVER even consider wearing out in public, but for some reason they’re able to get away with it.
so as long as you understand your sense of style and own it from head to toe, do what you want!! conformity is for those that can’t ignore the hecklers …
i apologize for my nastiness. It was uncalled for. I hate fashion and myself.
Lose the Beard now and you’ll be set… The suit will look best on you if you are clean shaven… as an aside because of this demon spawn you call a blog I bought a straight razor… used it can almsot cut my face to hell… It was interesting though. Firstly I used cup soap a brush and stropped the blade (or so I thought) I proceeded to cut a full beard and 20 mins later I had patches all over though not quite visible thanks to my chocolate skin. I waited a couple hours tried again and I got better results… so i love it It’s close and very little irritation…. so far.
But yeah Cut the beard every once in a while diversify your look form time to time. there’s know better way to exhibit your own personal style by showing that you’re comfortable with different styles and cuts and know how to match them with your clothing….
Im sorry the “trying to hard” comment made you misty…
oh and your glasses and the cut of your collar don’t match that’s what was wrong wide square frames match oval faces oval frames match more square faces. the wide collar matches thinner longer faces the pointed collar matches wider squater faces. This is to add the dimmension to your facade where nature neglected to provide. you’re kinda in the middle but I would wear collars with a longer lapel jsut a smidge though.
Dude! Go to the barbershop/salon nearest to you, scour the floor, pick up the remainders and GLUE SOME BACK ON RIGHT NOW.
Dear lord.
Talk about a wack combo.
I cried a little bit inside when I heard about this. For perspective I am a self relegating head shaver or “skinhead” as you called me outside the bar on Saturday (bitch), who wears a somewhat ridiculous wallet chain, even with slacks. True or not, the hair and outfit lose all power without self confidence. Next time you find yourself in that situation suck up that vomit and save it for use in the projectile sense for any naysayers!
I say if you are going to wear the vest and jacket invest in some slacks, otherwise leave one or the other at home. While not exactly the same as that suit combo, my new favorite item of clothing is button up shirts with french cuffs and I don’t give two shits if half the gay boys I know think it’s a hint that I’ve crossed over!