The Caesar cut is a
hairstyle
A hairstyle, hairdo, haircut or coiffure refers to the styling of hair, usually on the human scalp. Sometimes, this could also mean an editing of facial or body hair. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of personal groomi ...
with short, horizontally straight cut
bangs. The hair is layered to around 2–5 cm (1-2 inches) all over. It is named after the
Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus
Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was the second Roman emperor. He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC. His fathe ...
, whose images frequently depict him wearing his hair in such a manner. This haircut first became fashionable among Western boys and men in the 1950s.
In recent times, a prominent user has been the founder and CEO of
Facebook
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dust ...
,
Mark Zuckerberg
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.
See also
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Roman hairstyles
Hairstyle fashion in Rome was ever changing, and particularly in the Roman Imperial Period there were a number of different ways to style hair. As with clothes, there were several hairstyles that were limited to certain people in ancient society. ...
References
Additional sources
From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century
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Hairstyles
1990s fashion
Ancient Rome in art and culture
Tiberius
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