Wings (haircut)

[3] During the 1920s the wings haircut was worn as an alternative to the bob cut and pageboy hairstyle by flappers and young children of both sexes.

[4] In the early 1960s the wings haircut made a comeback among the Beatnik and surfer subcultures who allowed their hair to grow out bushy and unstyled.

[6] By the mid-1960s the wings haircut was worn by the mod subculture to set them apart from the older generation and from the Rockers who favored Brylcreemed hair like the pompadour.

Throughout the 1970s and early-1980s, the wings hairstyle was common among teenagers and young men, while those with curly hair wore afros,[8] until it was supplanted by the quiff in the mid-1980s.

By the 1990s, however, hair was buzzed short,[9] remaining so for teenagers until the mid-2000s when the wings haircut, together with 1960s inspired vintage clothing, made a comeback among fans of indie pop.