moptops

Fringe-heavy boyish haircuts

Moptops are shaggy, bowl-shaped haircuts that hang over the forehead and ears, or the people who wear them.

The term came to prominence with the Beatles in the 1960s, whose floppy fringes distinguished them from the slicked-back styles of earlier rock and roll: The moptops from Liverpool changed everything.

musicians

Fab Four

Iconic sixties rock quartet

JohnCommon male name
PaulBiblical letter-writer
GeorgeTraditional male name

Ringo · Liverpool · Ed Sullivan · screaming fans · Beatlemania · pop stars · band · quartet · guitarists · drummer

hairstyle

Beatles

Iconic sixties rock quartet

fringeOutermost edge or margin
bangsForehead-covering locks
bowl cutUniform-length rounded hairstyle

shaggy · British Invasion · mod · sixties · haircut · floppy · tousled · pudding basin · layered · youthful

Opposites

hairstyle length and shape

moptopscrew cut

Very short hairstyle

buzz cut · skinhead · shaved head · flat top · high and tight

cultural era and aesthetic

moptopsskinheads

Shaved-head subculture members

greasers · squares · jarheads · clean-cut · punks

Family

moptop

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G