Figure 1.--We note Argentine boys wearing the samne basic hair style popular in Europe. This family portrait is undated, but was probably taken in the 1910s. |
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We do not notice any specifically Argentine hair styles for boys or girls. We see the same styles that American and European boys have worn. The same influences which affected clothing also affected hair styles. We think Spain was a particularly important influence was Spain and that Italy was also important. We see boys in the late-19th century with cropped hair. Younger boys commonly had bangs. We see some boys with ringlet curls, but some boys may have been European expatriats. This is difficult to assess from the photographic record. And we do not have a large archive of Argenine images. American styles do not seem to have been very influential in Argentina. We do not see Argentine boys wearing the crew cut popular in America during the 1950s. We do see Argentine boys wearing the longer styles hair cuts that became popular in Europe during the 1970s. This waas affected somewhat by the political situastion. The military which seized control of Argentina and regarded long hair as a indication of leftist sympathies.
We see boys in the late-19th century with cropped hair. Younger boys commonly had bangs. We see some boys with ringlet curls, but some boys may have been European expatriats. This is difficult to assess from the photographic record. And we do not have a large archive of Argenine images. We do see Argentine boys wearing the longer styles hair cuts that became popular in Europe during the 1970s. This waas affected somewhat by the political situastion. The military which seized control of Argentina and regarded long hair as a indication of leftist sympathies. Many schools attempted to ebforce short hair styles.
We do not notice any specifically Argentine hair styles for boys or girls. We see the same styles that American and European boys have worn. We note cropped hair in the late-19th century, but it was not as common as in some European countries. Bangs were a perenial favoriate for younger boys. We see ringlet curls in the late-19th and early-20th century. In the early-20th-century we notice mostly short, but combable styles with parts. We do not notice several popular boy styles in Argentina, styles like the buzz cut, bowl cut, ceaser, flattop, fade styles, and others, but our archive of Argentine images is limited so we do not yet rule out any specific style. Eventually we see longer styles becoming popular in the late-1970s and 80s. We see the mullet being worn by a lot of Aergentine soccer players for some reason I don't understand. Pachucos in southern California wore Zoot suits with slicked back hair forming a ducktail. This was similar to the modern mullet. The hair style in the United States was called an Argentine ducktail. [Sherow, p. 194.] We do not know that the style was popular in Argentina or even originated there.
The same influences which affected clothing also affected hair styles. We think Spain was a particularly important influence was Spain and that Italy was also important. American styles do not seem to have been very influential in Argentina. We do not see Argentine boys wearing the crew cut popular in America during the 1950s.
Of course the most reasonable hair style for a boy is a shirt style that is easy to maintain and withstand rough play. But fashion often intervened. Somnetimes it was fashions that mother imposed. At other times rthe boys themselves wanted specidic fashions that were not always practical.
Sherrow, Victorua. Env\cyclopedia of Hair
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