Move aside Michael Douglas - there's a new bout of hairspiration on my radar. 'The Mun', aka the man bun - woah kids! If you are a regular T Magazine reader you'll probably know all about it, but in spite of the numerous articles on seemingly stylish men (think David Beckham, Bradley Cooper, Orlando Bloom etc) sporting an example you may still be very confused and rather concerned - or in shock. 'Buns? On guys? Are you channelling a librarian or something?'.
To be fair 'the mun' does have a dedicated Tumblr hashtag which for me basically translates to one thing; it's become legitimate. Perhaps you think a real-life mun sighting is rare, but looking around all I see are man buns. From the courts of Wimbledon to cafés of Williamsburg the mun has become a certified thing. Why? Well as a semi long-and-still-growing-haired individual it comes down to a few basic things. It's easy. It's utilitarian. It's sleek. And it makes a statement (plus it's a great place to store things, like pens!). Unsurprisingly, it also looks good with black. Love it or hate it, I'm doing it (until my next visit to the hairdresser at least).
Alexander Atkins, wearing Rick Owens and T by Alexander Wang, with Ai-Li Chiong-Martinson photographed by Camille Labat in Half Moon Bay.
All this hairspiration and DIY-dye talk means it's now time to turn to the tables. So go on - take a walk on the wild side.Perhaps it's because I've been seeing lots of pink-haired activity on tumblr recently, or maybe it's all down to the fact that I loved Jamie Kennedy's Sampson in Baz Luhrman's 'Romeo + Juliet'. Either way it really was only a matter of time until the whole mens-hair-dye topic was breached. So consider it breached, dear reader. It's definitely a thing (although I'm still deciding whether it's going to be my thing). So here we are. We've arrived (yet again) at the world of fantastically coloured dos.
I suppose we could ask why the girls should have all the fun? Hair is hair, and pink is an excellent colour on practically everyone. Also didn't someone say something about real men wearing pink? The point is I went blue for a night a couple of weekends ago. The whole Kurt Cobain thing - you know? Surprisingly, I was really into it. That being said I don't know if I'm ready to commit to anything too permanent just yet - and a pastel-ly pink would require the whole shebang (we're talking heavy duty bleach and dye-related maintenance afterwards). But what I will commit to is starting the dialogue. Baby steps...
Sam McKnight (pictured below) and his pink wig selfies can be found on his Instagram. For more pink inspiration be sure to follow my tumblr.
