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An Ivy League, also known as a Harvard Clip or Princeton, is a type of
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in which the
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on the top front of the head is long enough to style with a side part, while the crown of the head is cut short. The length of the top hair and the degree of graduation shorter, from the front hairline back, varies with the shape of the skull, density and coarseness of the hair, and the styling preferences of the individual: side-parted
crew cut A crew cut is a type of haircut in which the upright hair on the top of the head is cut relatively short, graduated in length from the longest hair that forms a short pomp (Pompadour (hairstyle), pompadour) at the front hairline to the shortest a ...
, standard crew cut, brushed forward, etc. On one individual the length and degree of graduation of the top hair might run from one and a half inches at the front hairline, to one half inch at the crown. On another individual, the length and degree of graduation might run from one and a quarter inches at the front hairline to one inch at the crown. The hair on the sides and back of the head is usually tapered short, semi-short,
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. An Ivy League is traditionally groomed with hair control wax commonly referred to as butch wax.


Styling

When worn with a side part and with the top hair brushed to the side, an Ivy League can be styled with or without the short
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being brushed up to form a short pompadour front. Other options include styling it as a standard crew cut or as a ''forward brush'' with the short bangs and the rest of the top hair brushed forward. An Ivy League and a forward brush are similar length haircuts with the difference being that a forward brush is specifically designed to be worn with the short bangs and top hair brushed forward. A haircut such as an Ivy League, that is designed to be brushed to more than one style may be referred to as a convertible hair cut.


See also

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Butch cut A brush cut is a type of haircut in which the hair on the top of the head is cut short in every dimension. The top and the upper portion of the back and sides are cut the same length, generally between , following the contour of the head. The h ...
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Buzz cut A buzz cut, or wiffle cut, is a variety of short hairstyles, especially where the length of hair is the same on all parts of the head. Rising to prominence initially with the advent of Hair clipper, manual hair clippers, buzz cuts became increas ...
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Crew cut A crew cut is a type of haircut in which the upright hair on the top of the head is cut relatively short, graduated in length from the longest hair that forms a short pomp (Pompadour (hairstyle), pompadour) at the front hairline to the shortest a ...
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Flattop A flattop is a classic hairstyle characterized by short hair on the sides and back of the head, with the top hair cut short and styled to stand upright in a flat, level plane. Styling In the most classic style of flattop for men and boys, the ...
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Regular haircut A regular haircut in Western fashion is a men's and boys' hairstyle featuring hair long enough to comb on top, with a defined or deconstructed side part, and back and sides that vary in length from short, semi-short, medium, long, to extra long. T ...


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Uploaded Image: Ivy League Cut Yale Students, Harvard Stadium, Allston Massachusetts, November 1960

Uploaded Image: Ivy League Cut Yale Student, New Haven Connecticut, March 1959

Uploaded Image: Ivy League Cut Cornell Crew Team member, Ithaca New York, April 1955


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