Barack Obama Hair cut

Barack Obama Hair cut

Bangaloreans think OBAMA’S crew cut is above the rest

Dipannita Das| TNN


While history was made in the United States on Tuesday, style statements, namely the crew cut sported by a certain Barack Hussein Obama, emerged as a new fad among Bangaloreans.

The Obama cut is fast edging out the Ghajini look among youngsters — a little more hair, and there you are!

Parlours across the city said customers, especially youngsters (collegegoing and young professionals), were opting for the ‘Obama cut’.

Sameer Khan, a hairdresser who owns a parlour in Shivajinagar, said he had already liberally used his scissors on three customers, asking for a cut like that of the new American President.

“They specifically asked for the Obama cut. I had to check a catalogue, and after studying a photograph of Barack Obama, I cut their hair,” he said.

Celebrated hairstylist Javed Habib, who has salons all over the country, said, “There isn’t a big difference between the Obama and Ghajini cuts. The only difference is that the Ghajini look is a tighter cut and there are two lines, vertical and horizontal, running through. A short haircut typifies a certain hardness of character, which is essential in leadership roles.”

Parlours in Bangalore are bracing for more requests after the Presidential swearing-in
ceremony in Washington on Tuesday.

The ‘Obama cut’ tops the popular vote among the fairer sex with some of them urging their boyfriends to shear their locks. “My boyfriend has long hair,” says Roshni Rajgopal, a 22-year-old media professional. “I want him to go for the ‘Obama cut’. It’s neat and it also has a toughness about it.”

The no-nonsense crew cut was popularised by the military. Today, the short crop has many variations — surfer, mohawk, buzz, and bowl — which range from sporty to smart to soft.

However, it’s the age of ‘whatever works, dude’. So, a walk down Bangalore’s popular streets will give you the entire range of haircuts — short, long, shoulder-length, emo (or the punk cut), and even no hair.

BRAND BARACK

It’s a custom cut, customized for him. I did create the cut. We simplified it and we called it the ‘Obama’ — Zariff, President-elect Barack Obama’s barber and owner of Hyde Park Hair Salon and Barber Shop in Chicago. (FROM ‘THE SACRAMENTO BEE’)


Source: epaper.timesofindia.com