Cropped lochs come bach
Haircuts reflect new lifestyles
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Throughout history, women's
hairstyles have reflected their
changing attitudes and roles in
society
For instance, during the ‘60s,
women began seeking equal
rights, especially in the work
force Many let their hair grow
long, perhaps symbolizing their
new freedom
Today, women feel free to
balance careers and families.
They are accepted as bosses
and wives, mothers and profes
sionals Today's styles, which
reflect this independence and
confidence, aim to satisfy the
working women's fashion
needs. Guy Levesque of Syd’s
Natural Hair, 804 East 12th, says
today's hairstyles are designed
especially to combine easy care
with fashionable looks
“Although there is no one
basic hairstyle that is vogue',
most women are asking for
styles that are simpler to han
dle," Levesque says.
"Time is important to today's
women, and they want clean,
soft looks that don’t require a lot
of time in the morning ”
Levesque explains that
modern bobs are balanced, of
fering clean style without
sacrificing good looks
"They have a definite line to
them," Levesque explains."The
time is put into the cut itself to
achieve ease in handling so that
women do not have to spend so
much time manipulating their
hair It's shaped and ready to
go”
Levesque also stresses that
women of the eighties pride
themselves on their recent in
dependence and want styles all
their own
"People are individuals and
like to look that way," Levesque
says "We have a variety of
customers who want a variety of
styles."
Still, some trends are obvious
Feminine styles and softer looks
attract many women. Levesque
says he finds these gentler
styles "refreshing," yet prac
tical for working women
"The feminine aspect of long
hair is kept, while the fronts are
cut shorter to stay out of their
way," Levesque explains
Another newer trend in the
Eugene area bases its styles on
individualism and difference
"New Wave is a movement in
itself," Levesque says "Be
cause the movement seeks dif
ference. its hairstyles are char
acterized by the extremity of
lengths The tops are cut really
short in contrast to the longer
lower hair."
According to Levesque, who
moved from Manhattan to
Eugene just five months ago.
New York fashions do reach the
West but are not embraced
quickly
"Short hair has taken a while
to grab hold out here, although I
do see signs of it catching on,”
he says "The short and wispy
looks are finally appearing in
Eugene, but the extreme short
styles that find acceptance in
New York just have not made
it.”
"The styles in the West are
just more held back," he says
For the women who wear
short wisps, barbers are a
cheaper alternative than the
high-priced mood of beauty
salons Darrell Meharry, barber
at the Red Rooster Barber
Shop, 866 E. 13th, says barbers
and beauticians differ by shear
style
While a barber cuts hair ac
cording to the head’s shape and
for maximum maintenance
ease, a beautician cuts for a
particualr style, Meharry insists
Beauticians know more about
the chemical aspects of hair
design, like permanents and or
nate hair designs
"Every haircut is a style,"
says Pete Peterson, the barber
shop's owner "Each individual
is different You try to cut with
what you have; do something
with (the) hair naturally "
Peterson waves his hands
wildly over his head to describe
the curly, complex cuts that
some salons produce Making a
face, he argues that those hair
dos may look chic then, but the
next day. they look "terrible "
"I really think you pay a lot for
the atmosphere," he says
"Some people, guys and gals,
are real happy with that " Ex
cept that they could get the
same cut, without style, some
where else
Meharry estimates that about
20 percent of the Rooster’s
customers are women More
females frequented the shop in
the mid-’70s when the "shag”
was the rave
"Short hair is definitely com
ing back,' Peterson says A few
weeks ago, he cut two flattops
and a crewcut in one day,
something the amazed barber
hasn't done "in years ”
"Of course, that was just
before Halloween, Pete,"
Meharry adds with a laugh
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