Autumn/Winter 2015 Hairstyle Trends

The recent London Collections: Men autumn/winter 2015 shows were a hotbed for burgeoning hair trends, with the majority of brands shunning exaggerated, overly stylised cuts in favour of more modest, easily achievable styles. Today, we give you an insight into the hairstyles that designers and senior stylists are predicting we’ll be opting for later this year…

1. The Textured Look

Many designers took an unfussy approach to hair this season, choosing to keep plenty of length through the top while styling the hair forward onto the face. Though the basic structure of the cut was similar for several shows – long and fairly loose through the front, and only slighter shorter at the sides and back – designers tweaked the blueprint to coincide with their desired aesthetic. At Christopher Shannon, the brief was 1990s ravers with bowl cuts. Hair oil was used to produce a wet look finish, as though to suggest the models had slightly sweaty hair from dancing all night. Contrastingly, at Matthew Miller and James Long, the hair was blow dried using a sea salt spray to mattify the hair and encourage natural movement. A light hold product was then applied to give the style an effortless, textured finish:

Modern Lookbook Inspiration

If you already have good length through the top, you can either wear it straight forward with a full fringe, taking inspiration direct from the runways, or try a loose side parting, with the hair styled off your face. This often feels more comfortable for men who aren’t used, or don’t like, the sensation of hair on their forehead. As you can see below, if your hair is slightly shorter, or you’re in the early stages of growing it out, this type of cut can still work. Again, style the hair forward roughly using your fingers to achieve natural separation and texture from front to back: