If you view your curly hair as a curse this taper fade haircut may just change your mind.

1950s chopped hairstyle men. The rockabilly aesthetic is another 1950s look started by celebrities like Elvis Presley and James Dean. It would take a few years to morph into the 60s beehive but the beginnings were formed in the late 50s. With the creation of rock and roll growing popularity of jazz music and the so-called Golden Age of Television 1950s mens hairstyles were influenced by the likes of Elvis.

In reality the 50s were a transformative time in American pop culture. Ducktail flattop pompadour crew cut the forward combed boogie and flattop boogie hairstyles and jelly roll were just some of the hairstyles for men. The quiff was popular in the 1950s as a style that combines elements of a pompadour and the shorter more conservative looks of the 1940s.

And it may appear again because whatever crew is absolutely on-trend today could be absolutely adverse. This style is created with the combination of greaser and center parted back haircut style. The Ducks Ass haircut got popularity by this famous hair artist.

Check out some really quirky fifties hair styles such as The Elephants Trunk in this footage from a barber shop in Tottenham Court Road London. With just 2 to 3 inches of length in the front and 1 inch or so in the back this curly hairstyle is as easy as towel-drying your curls applying some matte or low-shine curl-enhancing cream and walking out the door. The most basic or lets say most traditional of mens hairstyles.

The look is short all along the sides but leaves just a little bit of fun on top - a longer section left wild dubbed the quiff. Like that tapered sides haircut and side parted hairstyles were also much famous among the men of 1950s. The bob and the Italian cut were both short hairstyles that were quickly outdated when the new Bouffant hairstyle developed around 1957.

The best 1950s hairstyles for men werent inspired by fictional characters like Don Draper. At first the Italian cut was grown out with more volume shaped upward on top of the crown. This curly hair fade is one of the best hairstyles for men with curly hair.