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Article: New York Confidential: Bald pride and the style battle against hair loss
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 2, 1998
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EARLIER THIS week, the Wall Street Journal ran a story on its
front page headlined "The Comb-Over Loses Out in Battle Against Hair
Loss". It documented how the comb-over, which it described as "the
most elegant baldness remedy of all", was losing market share to
shaved heads, buzz cuts, baseball-cap cover-ups, implants,
transplants, toupees, wigs and weaves.
As a balding man, I read this with particular interest. I
personally favour the buzz cut, which enjoys the advantage of being
in fashion. This means that people can't tell whether I'm bald or
simply following the latest trend - provided they only glance at me
for a second. However, the buzz cut will inevitably go out of
fashion and ...