Here’s something you might not know: Those grays on your head, as distinguished as they may be, can actually make your hair look thinner. Just another fun part of getting older. But tending to your graying mane doesn’t mean relinquishing yourself to the ravages of time. With the right cut, you can look even better at 60 than you did at 16. Read on to learn how to do it right. —Jonathan Evans, style director
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A top barber and a hair-care expert weigh in on how to make silver hairstyles shine.
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Nobody should have the same haircut at 60 that they had at 16—but that’s no bad thing. Gray hair can create some of the strongest cuts out there, as long as you know what you’re dealing with.
The fix is a cut that creates thickness, and the right one depends on your hair type. “Gray hair is naturally stubborn so you want to work with what you have instead of trying to bend it into something it can’t be,” says Bill Coles, master barber at Murdock London’s Covent Garden barbershop.
If you've got plenty to play with, that could mean a soft pompadour à la Jeff Goldblum or a Patrick Dempsey-style tousled, textured cut. If not, something shorter and cropped will be better suited. Here are five cuts that look better at 60 than they ever would have at 16, plus tips on how to find your match.
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For three days in October, a particular vision of America took over a modern two-story building in central Tokyo. It was Ralph Lauren’s vision of America, and this was the first-ever PoloFest. The free, ticketed event was part museum to Ralph Lauren and his Polo brand, with images and quotes from Mr. Lauren adorning the walls; part marketplace, where vintage Polo clothes were sold; and part symposium, consisting of live interviews with people in the Ralph Lauren orbit. It was also a celebration of American menswear. Guys dripping in Polo hung out in the courtyard of the building all weekend long sipping Ralph’s blend of coffee. I was there as both an attendee—I bought a few hundred dollars’ worth of vintage Polo—and a participant, having conducted two live interviews. (I was not paid to be part of it, although Ralph Lauren took care of my travel and accommodations.)
The most striking aspect was the international community of people—young and old—who love Polo. I heard about one couple, for instance, who flew all the way from Detroit for the event. David Lauren, the company’s vice chairman and son of Ralph, took frequent laps around the festival engaging in a version of retail politics: shaking hands, asking questions, and posing for countless selfies.
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The man Alexander Skarsgård plays in Wicker may be woven together with sticks and straw, but he’s the kind of guy you want to be. Never mind that he’s a literal basket case.
Mystical forces bring him to life, but he proves himself to be more grounded than most of the ordinary people in his village. He’s a devoted partner, a helpful neighbor, a tireless worker, and, on top of it all, an impressive lover. Those who don’t adore him completely loathe him, usually for the exact same reasons.
The bawdy storybook comedy, which hits theaters on Friday, is written and directed by the husband-and-wife filmmaking team Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, who adapted it from the short story “The Wicker Husband” by Ursula Wills. “A lot of our own relationship was examined when we were writing the film,” Wilson says.
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