Liberty spikes refers to a way of styling the hair in long, thick, upright spikes. The style, associated with the punk subculture, is so named because of the resemblance to the spikes on the head of the Statue of Liberty, although the style first arose in the London scene.
In this style, the hair is formed into thick spikes that may radiate outwards in all directions or all point up in the same direction. They are favored for their durability in extremely long hair. Liberty spikes may be enhanced by the use of hair dyes. Read more »
A Jewfro refers to a curly hairstyle worn by people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Its name is inspired by the afro hairstyle, which it vaguely resembles.
The term has its roots in the 1960s and 1970s when many prominent figures were described as sporting the hairstyle. The Los Angeles Times called college football star Scott Marcus a flower child with “golden brown hair…in ringlets around his head in what he calls a Jewish afro style”.
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The high and tight is a military variant of the buzz cut. It is a very short hairstyle most commonly worn by men in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army. It is also standard issue for all trainees in the United States Air Force during Basic Military Training (BMT) at Lackland AFB, Texas.
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A flattop is a type of very short hairstyle similar to the crew cut, with the exception that the hair on the top of the head is deliberately styled to stand up (typically no more than an inch) and is cut to be flat, resulting in a haircut that is square in shape. It is most often worn by men and boys, particularly those in the military and law enforcement in the United States. Read more »
