The "Ivy" or Ivy League, Collegiate, Princeton- Short haircut usually with 3-5/8 blade tapered in the back to a short Butch/Brush Cut on the topping.
The Executive-regular to long tapered haircut with a wave in front when hair is dressed with pomade, grease or gel pulled back away from the face
Pompadour- 1950's Rocker/Greaser cut with or without DA back. Can be cut tall and flat when roached up on steroids. sometimes mistaken for a flattop on Styled with a pomade, grease or gel.
Detroit-Long sides with flattop styled with a pomade, grease or gel.
Flat Top-Buzzed sides with flattop styled with hair wax/palmade.
FlatTop Boogie-Flat top Long on sides DA Back see Detroit.
Crew Cut the "Heiny" or Astronaut-One length buzz Brushed up/roached in front with shape up off neck & sides.
Old Fashioned Taper-Short to longer usually layered on top.
MODERN CUTS
Dome- Shave to skin a extreme look that can be provocaitve, hip and sheik
Mushroom Cut-One length buzzed underneath, length on top varies. Like a monk or Moe of the three Stooges
(Surfer/Skater)
Rats Nest-The messy look retro euro punk style.
Layered Cut-Whole haircut done with scissor only.
Regular Cut-Round or square back.
The Mullet-80's Jock Rocker cut.
Caesar/Flip-Your ancient Roman haircut brought back to new school.
Skin Fade(& All types of Fades)Shorter to longer almost like a crew cut but it gradually
fades longer to top instead of one length.Was used as as an ethnic term specific to Afro American Hair,now moreless adopted by as general rule a misused term by the general public and folks in general in the hair trade.
As a famous Master Barber once told me
" A fade is a taper. But not all tapers are fades!"
-Susan Waddingham-
Master Barber
Administrator; Humboldt Bay Barber College
issue date
Wednesday, November 12, 2008