The Man Bun

Between 2013 and 2016, every guy who'd grown his hair past his ears twisted it into a top-knot and called it a personality. Jared Leto, Harry Styles, and Gareth Bale made it mainstream. Barbers reported a 500% increase in "man bun consultations." The style required months of awkward growing-out phases and produced an entire cottage industry of YouTube tutorials. By 2017, the same men were getting undercuts. The man bun's legacy is primarily photographic evidence that proves we all make choices we regret.