The Edgar hairstyle, otherwise known as the Edgar or the Edgar haircut, is a hairstyle often associated with Latino culture. In the 2010s and 2020s, the haircut became popular with members of Generation Z and Millennials. The haircut first became popular in US border states in the Southwest such as Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. The haircut has been compared to a bowl cut, a similar haircut with a straight fringe.
Overview
The Edgar hairstyle is usually characterized as the front hair having straight fringes, or bangs, along with the sides tapered. The hairstyle can be worn with any hair texture, including more wavy and curly hair. The Edgar hairstyle is most prominent among young Latinos and Chaldeans.
The origin for the name Edgar is unconfirmed, although it is often misattributed to having been named after former Seattle Mariners baseball player Edgar Martínez in early 2019.
The hairstyle is associated with the Mexican Takuache aesthetic, often also called the Takuache haircut. The hairstyle has been found to have similarities to the hairstyles of the Jumano tribe. The haircut is slangily called the "cuh" in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, after the song Cuh 956 by Dagobeat.
Reception
The Edgar hairstyle has been met with a mixed reception. A professor at the University of Texas at El Paso noted in 2023 that the teen popularity of the styles makes it "a really big marker of this generation", whereas a barber from Corpus Christi, Texas called the hairstyle "not a favorite amongst parents". Some have associated the haircut with “gangster culture”. In one instance, a restaurant owner in San Antonio, Texas banned the Edgar.
See also
References
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