Most of us have a love/hate relationship with bangs. On the one hand: so chic, so cool. On the other: seriously high-maintenance. Every year, a new celeb pops up with 'em and we debate cutting ours again, before someone reminds us how miserable the grow-out process was the last time. It's a nasty cycle.
But while we were busy paying attention to the usual good-hair suspects — Taylor Swift, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lea Michele — we totally missed a whole other gang of people jumping on board the bangs bandwagon. And that would be the guys. Yes, men are embracing fringe like never before.
GQ has been tracking the trend recently, spotting celebrities like Justin Bieber, Jared Leto, and Post Malone rocking baby bangs. We can chalk up Bieber’s look to missing one too many hair appointments, but Leto and Malone seem to have made more intentional moves — and we’re not sure how to feel.
Ahead, check out the best man bangs out there, because god knows you need some inspiration if you're a guy, or know a guy, considering going down this road.
Justin Bieber
He did tell us to never say never — we just didn't know it meant bangs might happen.
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Andrew Garfield
A few more weeks of growth and we won't be able to find the actor's face under all the hair.
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Jared Leto
If anyone can pull off micro-fringe, it's this gorgeous human.
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Shia LaBeouf
And they say bangs are tricky for curly hair! Not so, proves LaBeouf.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Before he had everyone riding Citi Bikes and fighting global warming, DiCaprio was a teen heartthrob with choppy fringe.
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Louis Tomlinson
One Direction's hiatus seems to be doing Tomlinson well. Check out his thick head of hair and sweeping forehead blanket.
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Post Malone
Mini-bangs for the DGAF rocker in all of us.
Photo: Splash News.
Domhnall Gleeson
Gleeson is a shining example of perfect, shiny, side-swept man bangs.
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George Clooney
The man, the myth, the legend. Even with peek-a-boo bangs, Clooney's still got it.
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