Figure 1.-- We see some boys in the mid-19th century with what looks like spikey hair. I'm not sure what these styles would have been called at the time. Nor am I sure it was a popular hair fashion. Perhaps it was just a step toward creating a top curl which was a popular style for younger boys. Unfortunately we habe not yet found a lot of written information on 19th-century styles. This American CDV looks to have been taken in the 1870s.

We see some boys in the mid-19th century with what looks like spikey hair. I'm not sure what these styles would have been called at the time. Nor am I sure it was a popular hair fashion. Perhaps it was just a step toward creating a top curl which was a popular style for younger boys. Unfortunately we habe not yet found a lot of written information on 19th-century styles. The spikey hair of the late 20th century was a definite popular hair style. It was considered stylish. We note boys of all ages with spikey hair. We see many boys wearing spikey hair done in a variety of styles. This is a difficult style to maintain and needs copious anounts of hair gell to maintain. There are different brands to chose from.

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