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Trends·May 2026

The return of sophisticated men's hairstyles

After a decade of clipper-driven cuts, the most grown-up versions of men's hairstyles are back. Side parts, scissor cuts, considered length — the cuts your grandfather would recognise, executed with modern precision.

The classic side part

Cut with a soft taper instead of a hard skin fade. The single most under-rated cut in LA right now.

The scissor crop

No clipper guards, all scissor work. Slower to cut. Sharper to look at. Worth every minute.

The grown-up short cut

Confident, restrained, no ornament. The cut a man chooses when he stops asking the haircut to make a statement.

—SIR Management