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Gen Z guys are bringing photos of theWonkaactor to their hair stylists.
Can you blame em?
The tendril is back.
Think Chad Michael Murray inFreaky Fridayor celebrities inthe pages ofTiger Beat.
Leading its return is Timothee Chalamet.
Hairstylists say that their male clients are clamoring for theWonkaactors look.
Tobias Bell, a U.K.-based hairstylist, gets tons of requests for Chalamets cut.
A roll-out-of-bed-and-ready-to-go, tousled look.
Of course, achieving the look actually requires product.
Bell recommendsa curl creamandsea salt spray.
Why would I not want to look like one of the sexiest people of my generation?
says Zach, a 26-year-old who showed a photo of Chalamet to his stylist at a recent haircut.
Also, he says, to me its giving mid-90s vibes, just shaggy, not really caring.
(Zach uses a curl-enhancing cream.)
To put it in terms the internet understands: F*ckboi meets Babygirl.
Its seduction by curl-enhancing product.
His partially defined curls frame his face.
Noticeably, the hair takes center stage.
But its Chalamet whose mid-length hair inspires trips to the stylist.
The long-hair trend for men started before the pandemic, says Sergio Slavnov, a Manhattan-based mens hairstylist.
But the pandemic made it permanent.
Haircuts are fun again, Slavnov tells Bustle.
Long hair is back.
This article was originally published onJan.
