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21-462: A short crew cut is sometimes referred to as a butch , though with the exception of variant forms, a butch differs from a crew cut in that the top hair is cut a uniform short length. A long crew cut can be referred to in the US as an ivy league crew cut or ivy league . A crew cut where the hair on the top of the head is graduated in length from the front hairline to a chosen point on the mid to back part of

42-659: A short brush cut or brush cut . Brush cuts are traditionally groomed with hair control wax, commonly referred to as brush wax . A butch haircut is a common haircut for women who are masculine , typically a lesbian , with "butch" existing primarily in LGBT slang . Since the lesbian subculture of 1940s America, "butch" has been present as a way for lesbians to circumvent traditional genders of women in society and distinguish their masculine attributes and characteristics from feminine women. Brush cuts are commonly used in various militaries , either as form of social conformity to

63-399: A flat top acquired the name brush top short pompadour and the style with a more rounded top, round top short pompadour. Prior to the invention of electric clippers with a motor in the handle in 1921 and their ensuing marketing and widespread use, barbers considered the perfect short pompadour to be the most time-consuming style to trim. The term "crew haircut" was most likely coined to describe

84-403: A flat-top crew cut or flat top; per customer wishes and the shape of the skull and frontal hairline, the flat plane can be level, upward or downward sloping relative to the forehead. A crew cut with a longer top can be referred to in the US as an ivy league crew cut or ivy league . A long crew cut might be graduated in length on the top of the head from 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (38 mm) at

105-427: A half inches at the front hairline, to one half inch at the crown. On another individual, the length and degree of graduation might run from one and a quarter inches at the front hairline to one inch at the crown. The hair on the sides and back of the head is usually tapered short , semi-short , medium . An Ivy League is traditionally groomed with hair control wax commonly referred to as butch wax. When worn with

126-411: A new crew cut and the current style is not relatively short, the hair on top or all over the head may initially be shortened with shears or clippers. Edging and siding together form a taper which usually is short, semi-short or medium. For a crew cut, some barbers perform edging and siding as one integrated process, regardless, the upper sides are initially boxed in and then cut to final form when designing

147-412: A side part and with the top hair brushed to the side, an Ivy League can be styled with or without the short bangs being brushed up to form a short pompadour front. Other options include styling it as a standard crew cut or as a forward brush with the short bangs and the rest of the top hair brushed forward. An Ivy League and a forward brush are similar length haircuts with the difference being that

168-482: A trend, not altogether welcome; mop haired football players were frequently caricatured in the popular press. In 1895, the championship Yale football team appeared with "close-cropped heads" and subsequently long hair went out of style for football. Almost concurrently, the first helmets began to appear. Crew cuts were popular in the 1920s and 1930s among college students, particularly in the Ivy League . The style

189-411: Is a type of haircut in which the hair on the top of the head is cut short in every dimension. The top and the upper portion of the back and sides are cut the same length, generally between 1 ⁄ 4 and 1 ⁄ 2 inch (6 and 13 mm), following the contour of the head. The hair below the upper portion of the sides and back of the head is tapered short or semi-short with a clipper, in

210-423: The crown as a flat plane, of level, upward sloping or downward sloping inclination is known as a flat top crew cut or flattop. The crew cut, flat top crew cut, butch cut and Ivy League haircut can be referred to as types of buzz cuts . These haircuts have become popular military-inspired styles for men who want a short and low-maintenance look. In English, the crew cut and flat top crew cut were formerly known as

231-410: The distance the cutting blade is held above the scalp sets the cut length. The barber selects the most complementary final form for the top according to face shape, skull shape, frontal hairline, and facial features within parameters set by customer instructions. Specifically, the short pompadour front can be made higher or lower, wider or narrower and can be flattened or arched to varying degrees across

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252-400: The forehead; the hair over the rest of the top can be more rounded or flattened; the upper sides can have more or less volume. In side profile, the outward appearance of the upright top hair should approach the horizontal; if the hair is cut so the upright top hair appears horizontal when the head is viewed from the front as well as the side, as a flat plane, the style is generally referred to as

273-427: The front hairline to 1 ⁄ 2 inch (13 mm) at the back of the crown. A crew cut with a shorter top might have a similar proportional graduated difference in the length of the hair on the top of the head. If a short crew cut is 3 ⁄ 4 inch (19 mm) at the front hairline, the length of the hair at the back of the crown might be 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6.4 mm). Butch cut A brush cut

294-533: The hairstyles worn by members of Harvard , Yale , Princeton , Cornell and other university crew teams, which were short to keep the hair from being blown into the face of the rower as the boat races down the course opposite the direction the rower is seated with both hands on the oars, making it impossible to brush the hair out of the face. The name drew a contrast to football haircuts, which had been long since 1889 when Princeton football players began wearing long hair to protect against head injury, thereby starting

315-404: The head is cut short. The length of the top hair and the degree of graduation shorter, from the front hairline back, varies with the shape of the skull, density and coarseness of the hair, and the styling preferences of the individual: side-parted crew cut , standard crew cut, brushed forward, etc. On one individual the length and degree of graduation of the top hair might run from one and

336-416: The late 1970s and early 1980s, with the flat-top crew cut being the most popular crew cut style during the 1980s. Thicker hair that wants to readily stand upright is ideal for a crew cut; with an appropriate head shape, a crew cut may be possible with fairly thin hair. When designing a crew cut, a barber follows the general sequence of other medium to short haircuts; edging, siding and topping. When designing

357-407: The military or as a hygienic measure. Conversely many punk cultures and movements have likewise adopted brush haircuts as a form of personal identity and of rebellion . Ivy League (haircut) An Ivy League , also known as a Harvard Clip or Princeton , is a type of crew cut in which the hair on the top front of the head is long enough to style with a side part, while the crown of

378-614: The pompadour or short pompadour, as well as the brush cut, and had been worn since at least the mid-18th century. The style went by other names in other languages; in French, coupe à la brosse "cut like a brush"; in German, Bürstenschnitt ; in Russian, ёжик "hedgehog." A short pompadour with a flat top was considered the standard while a somewhat curved appearance across the top was suggested for wider foreheads and face shapes. The style with

399-484: The same manner as a crew cut . A variant form may have a slight graduation of the top hair longer from back to front or a quickly graduated bit of hair at the front hairline to achieve a little flip up of the hair at the forehead. A brush that is cut at less than 1 ⁄ 4 inch on top may be referred to as a burr . A brush that is cut at 1 ⁄ 4 inch or longer on top, and especially one that shows natural curl, depending on length, may be referred to as

420-429: The top. The hair on the top of the head can be styled clipper or shears over comb or free hand with a clipper. With the clipper or shears over comb method, the comb is inserted in the upright hair at the desired length and the hair is reduced to this length by means of clippers or shears severing the hair above the teeth of the comb. Freehand means the clipper blade or guard does not determine the cut hair length but rather

441-463: Was often worn as a summer haircut for its cooling effect. Men inducted into the military in World War II received G.I. haircuts, crew cuts, and a significant proportion continued to wear a crew cut while serving and after, as civilians . As long hair became popular in the mid-1960s, the crew cut and its variants waned in popularity through the 1970s. The crew cut began to come back into style in

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