Edgar cut

The Edgar cut, otherwise known as the Edgar or the Edgar haircut, is a hairstyle often associated with Latino culture. In the 2010s^[1] and 2020s, the haircut became popular with members of Generation Z^[2] and Millennials.^[3] The haircut first became popular in US border states in the Southwest, such as Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.^[4] The haircut has been compared to a bowl cut, a similar haircut with a straight fringe.^[5]

Group member Jairo Martinez of Yahritza y su Esencia with an Edgar cut

Overview

The Edgar hairstyle is usually characterized as the front hair having straight fringes, or bangs, along with the sides tapered.^[6] The hairstyle can be worn with any hair texture, including more wavy and curly hair. The Edgar hairstyle is most prominent among young Latinos.^[7]

The origin for the name Edgar is unconfirmed, although it is often misattributed to having been named after former Seattle Mariners baseball player Edgar Martínez in early 2019.^[8][9]

The hairstyle is associated with the Mexican Takuache aesthetic,^[10][11] often also called the Takuache haircut. The hairstyle has been found to have similarities to the hairstyles of Indigenous tribes such as the Jumano.^[12][13][14] The haircut is slangily called the "cuh" in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, after the song Cuh 956 by Dagobeat.^[15]

Reception

The Edgar hairstyle has been met with a mixed reception. A professor at the University of Texas at El Paso noted in 2023 that the teen popularity of the styles makes it "a really big marker of this generation",^[16] whereas a barber from Corpus Christi, Texas, called the hairstyle "not a favorite amongst parents".^[17] Some have associated the haircut with "gangster culture".^[18][19] In one instance, a restaurant owner in San Antonio, Texas, banned the Edgar due to this association.^[5]

See also

• Bowl cut
• Caesar cut
• List of hairstyles