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Post by wmac45 on Aug 18, 2009 19:43:19 GMT -5
I'll ask another question. Do you think it's possible for a reenactor to have his hair cut too short? I see more and more men among the public as a whole, who have their head shaved or nearly shaved. From what I can see this was rarely done in WW2 except for the Airborne on D-day. Modern military cuts rarely look like WW2 haircuts. Thoughts?
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Post by Anzio Dogface on Aug 18, 2009 20:04:57 GMT -5
I'll ask another question. Do you think it's possible for a reenactor to have his hair cut too short? I see more and more men among the public as a whole, who have their head shaved or nearly shaved. From what I can see this was rarely done in WW2 except for the Airborne on D-day. Modern military cuts rarely look like WW2 haircuts. Thoughts? I agree...you can go too short. I feel that too many guys go the modern high/tight route, and it doesn't look right. I'm even guilty in a way. I began shaving my head two years ago because I have a severe case of male pattern baldness. I usually quit shaving about a week or two in advance of an event, so I at least have some hair. Believe me, if I had hair up top, I would have the most hep '40s style haircut you could get away with in this man's Army.  Smitty  |
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Post by dbloge on Aug 18, 2009 20:54:07 GMT -5
im sure that hair can be too short, but i would rather see someone in a high and tight, than someone with long hair anyday........perhaps its just my prior service kicking in........a general WWII haircut is easy-its a no brainer.......just tapered around the ears and neck.............just follow that example and get a haircut no more than 2 weeks before an event and you will be fine
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Post by Anzio Dogface on Aug 18, 2009 21:12:19 GMT -5
im sure that hair can be too short, but i would rather see someone in a high and tight, than someone with long hair anyday........perhaps its just my prior service kicking in........a general WWII haircut is easy-its a no brainer.......just tapered around the ears and neck.............just follow that example and get a haircut no more than 2 weeks before an event and you will be fine dieter Oh yes, I agree. I would rather see the high/tight than too long any day of the week. A general WWII haircut IS easy...amazing how many can't seem to have one!  Smitty |
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Post by EuroTheater on Aug 24, 2009 10:48:05 GMT -5
I also agree with this, keeping it short is easier than having it longer and it you keep it basic with just the short and tight you are closer than having it exact if it were longer. I go about a week before an event and it usually is fine by the time the event actually happens.
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Post by a1rb0rne101 on Oct 14, 2009 19:26:45 GMT -5
This is all good for US and Brit reenactors, but what about German, I mean everyone knows the Goebbles haircut: short, combed, no sideburns, and cut high in the back, but was that regular for most Heer Soldats at the time? www.dererstezug.com/images/haircut2a.jpg |
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Post by seppbradner on Oct 14, 2009 20:23:57 GMT -5
This is all good for US and Brit reenactors, but what about German, I mean everyone knows the Goebbles haircut: short, combed, no sideburns, and cut high in the back, but was that regular for most Heer Soldats at the time? www.dererstezug.com/images/haircut2a.jpgThat would be the Martin Borman/Himmler cut there. |
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Post by dixieflyer on Oct 15, 2009 18:28:54 GMT -5
Well, there are the images of young German Soldaten with the really (to me) long hair on top, with the sides very short. I do not think the older crowd (30+?) went in for that one. Then there are RKKA frontoviks. One sees a lot of shaved heads, then again, you can see longer hair; but it is still a short haircut.
My son and I just go and get a very short/tapered cut on the sides and back.
Warren
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