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Ollie North Haircuts in the late 80s
Posted by Jerry
on April 24, 2025, 8:07 pm
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As a guy that grew up in the 70s with long hair and experienced the 'hair wars' during those days, I grew a fascination with short military haircuts.
Throughout high school in the late 70s long center parted haircuts were the norm and the idea of getting a tapered off the ears cut was not something I would ever want, though I secretly fantasized about it. Wanting to fit in, I kept my hair long. Then the 80s came and ushered in the polished salon haircuts. Still long but sometimes off the ears, sometimes gelled, but not tapered. I would go to a salon every other month to get mine feathered and trimmed still center parted and over the ears and collar.
Then to my shock, the Ollie Haircut became the rage. I remember seeing news stories that interviewed barbers that were seeing a sudden resurgence of the classic tapered haircut. The urge was too much so I got up the nerve to go to a barberbshop for the first time in years. He had a poster in the window that advertised "classic cuts & styling" and one that actually read "We do the Ollie cut". I asked the barber for "the Ollie". He didn't ask for any other details. So there I as in his chair not really knowing what to expect. The suddenly, I heard the sound of the Oster Clippers from behind me. He shoved my head down and I could feel the clippers plow up the back of my hair. Man, that was a feeling. In the end I left with it tapered short up the back, up the sides above the ears, the top taken down to maybe 2 inches, front above the eyebrows, and parted to the side. It had to have been the most exhilarating haircut experience ever.
Anyone else remember the Ollie Haircut trend?
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