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The sangtu (Korean: 상투) was a Korean topknot hairstyle worn by married men. The hairstyle was widely worn from around the 57 BC – 68 AD Three Kingdoms of Korea period until the late 19th century, during the Joseon period. Its practice in Korea has since virtually ceased. By the Joseon period, the haircut was seen as essential for a man's ...
The country's official hairstyles did allow men over 50 years old to grow their upper hair up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long, to disguise balding. [2] An initial five-part series of the show featured officially endorsed haircut styles, while a later series went a step further by showing certain men as examples of how not to trim one's hair.
Thailand. Male Thai police and military personnel, as of 2017, are required to keep a hairstyle known as the "904 cut". The style means shaving the sides and back of the head, leaving just a suggestion of hair on top. The corresponding hairstyle for female police officers and female soldiers, in case of long hair (shoulder level), must keep ...
The queue hairstyle predates the Manchus. The Chinese word for queue, bian, meant plaited hair or a cord. The term bian, when used to describe the braid in the Manchu hairstyle, was originally applied by the Han dynasty to the Xiongnu. Jurchen peoplewore a queue like the Manchu, the Khitan peoplewore theirs in Tartarstyle and during the Tang ...
Long hair. Portrait of Julie Manet by Renoir, 1894. Long hair is a hairstyle where the head hair is allowed to grow to a considerable length. Exactly what constitutes long hair can change from culture to culture, or even within cultures. For example, a woman with chin-length hair in some cultures may be said to have short hair, while a man with ...
Binyeo. A binyeo ( Korean : 비녀; Korean pronunciation: [pi.njʌ̜]) is a Korean traditional hairpin for fixing ladies' chignons. Its main purpose is to pin the chignon in place, but it also serves as ornamentation, and it has different usages or names according to its material or shape. Therefore, it is possible to identify one's social ...
Female figure with elaborate coiffure and hairpins, 1st century BC. Hopi woman dressing hair, ca. 1900. A hairstyle, hairdo, haircut or coiffure refers to the styling of hair, usually on the human head but sometimes on the face or body. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of personal grooming, fashion, and cosmetics, although ...
The man in blue clothing wears his manggeon under gat. Manggeon ( Korean : 망건) is a kind of traditional Korean headband worn by men to hold their hair in place after the sangtu (한: 상투) topknot is done. It is usually made by weaving dyed horsehair (馬尾毛). In Korea, artisans who specialize in making manggeon are called manggeonjang ...