EXPRESSIONS OF CONFIDENCE AND OPTIMISM
We're used to young women experimenting with their hair...
At a festival, 2025
But for boys, styles date from the World Cup of 2014. The next page explains.
Grocery cashier, 2000
Café waiter, 2021 In the métro, 2022
Security guard and bakery vendor, 2025
Barman, 2025 Notions' vendor, 2025
Festival and trade show participants, 2025
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White — middle or upper class — hair styles are similar and clothing is somber:
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The New York Times (cropped) |
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J.D. Vance, Vice-President of the United States and Zohan Mandani, Mayor, New York City (both photos, 2025)
Rue de Babylone, 7e
"Unique like you:" Nuances of black and slightly longer hair
contrast with immigrants' genuine originality.
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Movie: The man with a short coiffure and no facial hair is unsure of himself and does not want to be noticed, in contrast to the self-confident figure he admires.
"Friendship," 2024 by Andrew DeYoung with Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd. Image cut to emphasize figures / zoom
Black styles show confidence and individuality:
For youths who work more on the street
than in offices?
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