the Celtic

12.05.08

I have invented a new haircut. It is called "the Celtic." That is pronounced "Keltic," not "Seltic." I have done so with the aid of my trusty barber, Amanda. This haircut is an idea I've been formulating for the last half of 2008, however, it had never been fully executed until today.

The haircut is simple, original, and badass, if I may say so myself. It is a basic natural mohawk, no gel, and not ridiculously tall, the sides shaved with a 2 or 1 razor. At the nape of the neck, the hair is permitted to grow a little bit long, and is bound back into a small ponytail that protrudes from the base of the neck and curls down. Beard and bald spot are optional.

I was inspired to create this hairstyle when I read that the first mohawk in recorded history was found not on a Native American, as one would expect, but rather on the mummified corpse of a pagan Irish nobleman who lived 2,300 years ago. With the Celtic, I endeavored to replicate what I imagined this man's hairstyle had been like, figuring that it would be a more restrained and organic look than the towering punk-rock mohawks that one sees today.

The result is a brand new haircut that has the timelessness of an ancient one, a haircut of both the past and the future. It looks like something that might've been worn by the heathen tribes of Western and Northern Europe as they clashed with the Roman Empire.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you THE CELTIC. (This haircut is also sometimes known as "the Seamus," or "the Celthawk.")

-images forthcoming-