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Culture·May 2026

The rise of quiet luxury grooming

Quiet luxury changed how men dress, and the chair is the next room it changed. The cuts in 2026 are softer, more restrained, more considered — and less interested in being identified at fifty paces.

The cut as restraint

The most expensive-looking cuts in our chair right now are the ones you barely notice. Soft tapers, considered length, a finish that whispers.

The product follows

Matte over shine. Texture over hold. Considered over loud. The product wardrobe of a quiet-luxury client looks nothing like the one from 2018.

—SIR Management