"Kim Jong Un's 'Infidel' Hairstyle A Fashion Sin Under New Taliban Rules"

Uh oh 'lil Kim.

From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, January 28:

Afghan men have limited options when visiting the barbershop if they do not want to be accused of walking away looking like a trendy Westerner or a North Korean dictator.

No haircuts that make them look like an "infidel." No trimmed eyebrows. And no shaved faces or beards shorter than the optimal length.

Any of those styles are considered a fashion sin, according to a new six-point list of rules for barbers issued by the Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice.

The issuance of the directives, initially denied by the ministry, were confirmed by a regional ministry official in the western province of Herat this week.

They were also reminiscent of orders issued under the previous Taliban government in power from 1996 to 2001, including "foreign haircuts" styled after the side-shaved, long-on-top hairdo popularized by American actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the film Titanic. Anything resembling the "Beatles cut," the iconic mop top worn by John, Paul, George, and Ringo during the British band's 1960s Beatlemania era, was also banned....

....MUCH MORE

RFE/RL seems to have expanded their remit. Years ago we linked to Radio Free Europe and someone sent over a Public Service Announcement from 1971 with the note: "The Cold War is Over".

Let me say right here that we were years ahead of Radio Free Europe in making the pivot to fashion/personal grooming. 

In 2007:
"Organic" Breathes Fresh Air into NYC Fashion Week
Jeez, do I have to do everything around here? Ahhhhh.
 

During the 3D printer craze it was:
UPDATED-- Dita Von Teese Models 'World First' Articulated 3D Printed Dress Based On Fibonacci Sequence
From HuffPo UK:

 

It wasn't the first, though perhaps the first based on the Fibonacci Sequence.

 

2019: The New Masculinity: Huh, I Suppose It's Time To Update My Wardrobe

Some time ago (Sept. 23, 2017, 5:01 PM PDT) I mentioned that because of threatened budget cuts we would have to either combine our politics, sports, national security and fashion coverage or forsake them entirely. This led to some choices that may have puzzled long suffering readers (see below) and led to results that were not entirely satisfactory for anyone.

Well today, for said long-suffering readers I am skipping a meeting in an attempt to bypass the censors and reverting to straight fashion, to bring this to your attention...

 

On up through last month's:
"Meet the New Influencers: Artificial Intelligence"
Jobs the robots will do.