I have a receding hairline as it is, and having it cut that short only emphasises it further. I find having a bit of length makes you look like you have more hair, if styled properly.
Absolutely. The more you bring and the more you explain, the better the cut. I use to bring a picture of Craig from QoS, as that was my favorite for a long time. Even then, the natural sideburns form that movie were hard to express and get the barber to do properly.
Craig has sideburns in QOS?
) yup, more so than in any of Craig's other Bond films. They are still on the short side, but not overly short, so they were a great place to start for me.
You can really see in the second picture how they have a very natural taper and are not just flat at the ends. No hairstylist was ever able to replicate it. I imagine you would have to get someone familiar with doing that. One girl told me that they likely achieved that look overtime with his harstylist slowly forming, shaping and training his sideburns. Don't know much about hairstyling, so not sure how true that is. Mine would start to taper naturally after about 2 weeks without a cut.
Giving Craig a bit more length on the sideburns (via photoshop) and we suddenly get a cooler 60's vibe.
McQueen in Bullitt or Laz in OHMSS.
Sure he looks more 60's and Mcqueen-like but is it appropriate for Bond in 2008 or any time since the 60's? Craig's face looks better without sideburns as it frames his angular jawline whereas sideburns downplay it, and like I said he looks more professional. But to each his own.
Absolutely. The more you bring and the more you explain, the better the cut. I use to bring a picture of Craig from QoS, as that was my favorite for a long time. Even then, the natural sideburns form that movie were hard to express and get the barber to do properly.
Craig has sideburns in QOS?
) yup, more so than in any of Craig's other Bond films. They are still on the short side, but not overly short, so they were a great place to start for me.
You can really see in the second picture how they have a very natural taper and are not just flat at the ends. No hairstylist was ever able to replicate it. I imagine you would have to get someone familiar with doing that. One girl told me that they likely achieved that look overtime with his harstylist slowly forming, shaping and training his sideburns. Don't know much about hairstyling, so not sure how true that is. Mine would start to taper naturally after about 2 weeks without a cut.
Perfect length sideburns right there! Any shorter and the look isn't manly enough. But longer doesn't suit him. I used to go longer, but as my hairline has receded the longer sideburns just accentuate it.
Giving Craig a bit more length on the sideburns (via photoshop) and we suddenly get a cooler 60's vibe.
McQueen in Bullitt or Laz in OHMSS.
Sure he looks more 60's and Mcqueen-like but is it appropriate for Bond in 2008 or any time since the 60's? Craig's face looks better without sideburns as it frames his angular jawline whereas sideburns downplay it, and like I said he looks more professional. But to each his own.
The whole look and vibe of Craig's era is to go back to the 60's. Having slightly longer sideburns wouldn't be a stretch too far. Dalton brought the look back in LTK in 89, and I feel his look in that film is the most badass since the 60's, up until Craig.
I much prefer Craig's hair in his first two films, especially QoS. THE Spectre cut was too rounded and the skyfall cut was totally abysmal.
Like David, I've worn my hair in a hybrid of the CR/QoS style for many years. Occasionally I let it get longer and style it back with a hard side part, but I've found that longer hair it doesn't really suit my face or my hair type.
I much prefer Craig's hair in his first two films, especially QoS. THE Spectre cut was too rounded and the skyfall cut was totally abysmal.
Like David, I've worn my hair in a hybrid of the CR/QoS style for many years. Occasionally I let it get longer and style it back with a hard side part, but I've found that longer hair it doesn't really suit my face or my hair type.
I much prefer Craig's hair in his first two films, especially QoS. THE Spectre cut was too rounded and the skyfall cut was totally abysmal.
Like David, I've worn my hair in a hybrid of the CR/QoS style for many years. Occasionally I let it get longer and style it back with a hard side part, but I've found that longer hair it doesn't really suit my face or my hair type.
Whats so abysmal about the SF haircut?
It makes him look unrefined and (when combined with the unsophisticated poor-fitting suits) more like a bouncer than ever.
I much prefer Craig's hair in his first two films, especially QoS. THE Spectre cut was too rounded and the skyfall cut was totally abysmal.
Like David, I've worn my hair in a hybrid of the CR/QoS style for many years. Occasionally I let it get longer and style it back with a hard side part, but I've found that longer hair it doesn't really suit my face or my hair type.
Whats so abysmal about the SF haircut?
It makes him look unrefined and (when combined with the unsophisticated poor-fitting suits) more like a bouncer than ever.
Correct. Also, it doesn't flatter his face. And it looks cheap.
I much prefer Craig's hair in his first two films, especially QoS. THE Spectre cut was too rounded and the skyfall cut was totally abysmal.
Like David, I've worn my hair in a hybrid of the CR/QoS style for many years. Occasionally I let it get longer and style it back with a hard side part, but I've found that longer hair it doesn't really suit my face or my hair type.
Whats so abysmal about the SF haircut?
It makes him look unrefined and (when combined with the unsophisticated poor-fitting suits) more like a bouncer than ever.
I can understand that, out of all of Craig's hairstyle's the SF one seems to fit his interpretation of the character the most to me. His un-refinement is definitely part of it. But I think it fits his Bond's masculine, no frills, no bullsh*t, ex-miltary persona.
It makes him look unrefined and (when combined with the unsophisticated poor-fitting suits) more like a bouncer than ever.
I can understand that, out of all of Craig's hairstyle's the SF one seems to fit his interpretation of the character the most to me. His un-refinement is definitely part of it. But I think it fits his Bond's masculine, no frills, no bullsh*t, ex-miltary persona.
Your comments are coming from an American point of view. Bond is not American and should not act or look American. He's not what a British naval commander is like. Bond is also not ex-military, he is currently in the military.
It makes him look unrefined and (when combined with the unsophisticated poor-fitting suits) more like a bouncer than ever.
I can understand that, out of all of Craig's hairstyle's the SF one seems to fit his interpretation of the character the most to me. His un-refinement is definitely part of it. But I think it fits his Bond's masculine, no frills, no bullsh*t, ex-miltary persona.
Your comments are coming from an American point of view. Bond is not American and should not act or look American. He's not what a British naval commander is like. Bond is also not ex-military, he is currently in the military.
Its just my opinion, I don't understand what my nationality's relevance to my personal viewpoint has to do with it.
I can understand that, out of all of Craig's hairstyle's the SF one seems to fit his interpretation of the character the most to me. His un-refinement is definitely part of it. But I think it fits his Bond's masculine, no frills, no bullsh*t, ex-miltary persona.
Your comments are coming from an American point of view. Bond is not American and should not act or look American. He's not what a British naval commander is like. Bond is also not ex-military, he is currently in the military.
Its just my opinion, I don't understand what my nationality's relevance to my personal viewpoint has to do with it.
Sorry for calling you out. It's just that the whole characterisation of Craig's Bond is inconsistent with everything else that I'm familiar with. Most of what I'm familiar with of British military is through reading and film, but Craig's Bond doesn't fit. Particularly not as a well-educated British military commander from what I have learned, though he's very much like an American military man. That said, I haven't read anything recent and have no personal experience whatsoever, so someone from the British military here please correct me!
Your comments are coming from an American point of view. Bond is not American and should not act or look American. He's not what a British naval commander is like. Bond is also not ex-military, he is currently in the military.
Its just my opinion, I don't understand what my nationality's relevance to my personal viewpoint has to do with it.
Sorry for calling you out. It's just that the whole characterisation of Craig's Bond is inconsistent with everything else that I'm familiar with. Most of what I'm familiar with of British military is through reading and film, but Craig's Bond doesn't fit. Particularly not as a well-educated British military commander from what I have learned, though he's very much like an American military man. That said, I haven't read anything recent and have no personal experience whatsoever, so someone from the British military here please correct me!
Not sure there is a definite answer, I'm an ex British military officer, prior to being a cop, so can only talk from what I know, and that's the army, which has a significantly different culture to the navy. From the point of view of hair cuts, in basic training, we were buzzed like everyone, but told that from that point we should have short hair, but as officers, we shouldn't look like the squaddies (grunts), so encouraged to grow it more like a tidy gentlemans cut, as long as it was short back and sides. At the time (1994-99), we were still coming out of the worst of the IRA targeting, and there was a general consensus that we should avoid looking military where possible (almost impossible to do!)
That said, some regiments were different, guards were very different to infantry, and I can think of one friend who is in the Para's looks every inch Craig's bond, and he is a Colonel now.
Naval officers are a lore unto themselves.. they wear beards, and some who are commando trained can wear camouflage fatigues, which just looks odd with naval insignia, but 'off duty', I think they look far more 'civilian' then any of the services.
Coming from a strong naval family (I was the first in the families history to go green!) I think only Connery and Brosnan actually come across as typical/traditional naval officers in style, manners and character.
As for Craig's bond he has a great character, with more of the darkness from Flemings bond, but his military side is from the more contemporary notions of him being SBS trained, so a more modern SF operative...
As for Enjoying Death, as a serving military an, when he turned up, M should have charged him with being AWOL!
Your comments are coming from an American point of view. Bond is not American and should not act or look American. He's not what a British naval commander is like. Bond is also not ex-military, he is currently in the military.
Its just my opinion, I don't understand what my nationality's relevance to my personal viewpoint has to do with it.
Sorry for calling you out. It's just that the whole characterisation of Craig's Bond is inconsistent with everything else that I'm familiar with. Most of what I'm familiar with of British military is through reading and film, but Craig's Bond doesn't fit. Particularly not as a well-educated British military commander from what I have learned, though he's very much like an American military man. That said, I haven't read anything recent and have no personal experience whatsoever, so someone from the British military here please correct me!
no harm no foul, my only gripe with the SF haircut is I wish he had it side-parted throughout the entire film and not just when he's in the dinner jacket in Macau. In a lot of SF's promotional images and interviews its side-parted when he's in a suit but I don't get why its not styled like that on-screen outside of Macau. I have the same problem with the Spectre haircut as well.
Its just my opinion, I don't understand what my nationality's relevance to my personal viewpoint has to do with it.
Sorry for calling you out. It's just that the whole characterisation of Craig's Bond is inconsistent with everything else that I'm familiar with. Most of what I'm familiar with of British military is through reading and film, but Craig's Bond doesn't fit. Particularly not as a well-educated British military commander from what I have learned, though he's very much like an American military man. That said, I haven't read anything recent and have no personal experience whatsoever, so someone from the British military here please correct me!
no harm no foul, my only gripe with the SF haircut is I wish he had it side-parted throughout the entire film and not just when he's in the dinner jacket in Macau. In a lot of SF's promotional images and interviews its side-parted when he's in a suit but I don't get why its not styled like that on-screen outside of Macau. I have the same problem with the Spectre haircut as well.
The side part certainly improves it. It's still not a particularly sophisticated look. Craig looks better with hair closer to your length.
Sorry for calling you out. It's just that the whole characterisation of Craig's Bond is inconsistent with everything else that I'm familiar with. Most of what I'm familiar with of British military is through reading and film, but Craig's Bond doesn't fit. Particularly not as a well-educated British military commander from what I have learned, though he's very much like an American military man. That said, I haven't read anything recent and have no personal experience whatsoever, so someone from the British military here please correct me!
no harm no foul, my only gripe with the SF haircut is I wish he had it side-parted throughout the entire film and not just when he's in the dinner jacket in Macau. In a lot of SF's promotional images and interviews its side-parted when he's in a suit but I don't get why its not styled like that on-screen outside of Macau. I have the same problem with the Spectre haircut as well.
The side part certainly improves it. It's still not a particularly sophisticated look. Craig looks better with hair closer to your length.
It's a horrible look. I'd go as far as saying the look Craig has in SF is the worst look of all the Bond's in the entire franchise. The grey skinhead and gaunt look is as far removed from the super slick image of traditional Bond as you can get. Throw in the grisly grey beard too, which Craig sports in quite a chunk of the movie, and its easy to say that this is the worst Bond has ever looked.
) yup, more so than in any of Craig's other Bond films. They are still on the short side, but not overly short, so they were a great place to start for me.
You can really see in the second picture how they have a very natural taper and are not just flat at the ends. No hairstylist was ever able to replicate it. I imagine you would have to get someone familiar with doing that. One girl told me that they likely achieved that look overtime with his harstylist slowly forming, shaping and training his sideburns. Don't know much about hairstyling, so not sure how true that is. Mine would start to taper naturally after about 2 weeks without a cut.
Perfect length sideburns right there! Any shorter and the look isn't manly enough. But longer doesn't suit him. I used to go longer, but as my hairline has receded the longer sideburns just accentuate it.
Well he is playing someone on the 70's there.
With regard British military haircuts, Naval servicemen have no protocol other than presenting a neat and tidy appearance. Same with raf personnel, in the army it's quite common to have a buzz cut when going on operations, some nco's and Co's also do this, a lot of special forces guys are unkempt, on purpose but if your drinking in a certain couple of pubs in near Hereford font be fooled by the short bloke with the slight pot belly and scruffy hair.
Echoing again depending on location not having short hair and walking around with your chest stuck out while off duty is recommended.
Essentially you'd find Dc's hairstyles all through the British army, infact watch a naval frigate crew come ashore and you'd probably see all his hair styles within one crew.
I prefer his hair in qos. But I have more a Skyfall/ Spectre at the moment thanks to an over zealous barber who also burnt my ear!!
The SF cut isn't my favorite for him overall, but I appreciate it simply because it's a departure from the routine, kind of like Bond wearing jeans and drinking beer. None of it may fit Bond's literary profile, but I like it. Keeps things fresh and makes DC's Bond just a hair (pun intended) more realistic.
I recently got a sidepart hairstyle similar to Connery's in GF and Craig in that Spectre interview. I got a lot shorter on the sides though because I have annoyingly thick hair. It works really well with my face shape because I have an angular jawline and high forehead like Both Craig and Connery but I feel it looks great with most face shapes.
I recently got a sidepart hairstyle similar to Connery's in GF and Craig in that Spectre interview. I got a lot shorter on the sides though because I have annoyingly thick hair. It works really well with my face shape because I have an angular jawline and high forehead like Both Craig and Connery but I feel it looks great with most face shapes.
Looking good Walther, I have a similar style at the moment, but a grade longer on the sides and a touch shorter on top, I'm sporting a face fuzz at the moment too -{
Thanks guys, to me it's the quintessential Bond hairstyle. And Chriscoop yours sounds closer to Connery's and Craig's actual style then mine. I keep the sides/back shaved because my hair grows really fast and I would prefer not going to the barber every week!
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I have a receding hairline as it is, and having it cut that short only emphasises it further. I find having a bit of length makes you look like you have more hair, if styled properly.
You can really see in the second picture how they have a very natural taper and are not just flat at the ends. No hairstylist was ever able to replicate it. I imagine you would have to get someone familiar with doing that. One girl told me that they likely achieved that look overtime with his harstylist slowly forming, shaping and training his sideburns. Don't know much about hairstyling, so not sure how true that is. Mine would start to taper naturally after about 2 weeks without a cut.
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McQueen in Bullitt or Laz in OHMSS.
Perfect length sideburns right there! Any shorter and the look isn't manly enough. But longer doesn't suit him. I used to go longer, but as my hairline has receded the longer sideburns just accentuate it.
The whole look and vibe of Craig's era is to go back to the 60's. Having slightly longer sideburns wouldn't be a stretch too far. Dalton brought the look back in LTK in 89, and I feel his look in that film is the most badass since the 60's, up until Craig.
Like David, I've worn my hair in a hybrid of the CR/QoS style for many years. Occasionally I let it get longer and style it back with a hard side part, but I've found that longer hair it doesn't really suit my face or my hair type.
It makes him look unrefined and (when combined with the unsophisticated poor-fitting suits) more like a bouncer than ever.
Correct. Also, it doesn't flatter his face. And it looks cheap.
I fully agree. The whole look in Skyfall is not Bond. It doesn't matter how depressed he is.
Your comments are coming from an American point of view. Bond is not American and should not act or look American. He's not what a British naval commander is like. Bond is also not ex-military, he is currently in the military.
Sorry for calling you out. It's just that the whole characterisation of Craig's Bond is inconsistent with everything else that I'm familiar with. Most of what I'm familiar with of British military is through reading and film, but Craig's Bond doesn't fit. Particularly not as a well-educated British military commander from what I have learned, though he's very much like an American military man. That said, I haven't read anything recent and have no personal experience whatsoever, so someone from the British military here please correct me!
Not sure there is a definite answer, I'm an ex British military officer, prior to being a cop, so can only talk from what I know, and that's the army, which has a significantly different culture to the navy. From the point of view of hair cuts, in basic training, we were buzzed like everyone, but told that from that point we should have short hair, but as officers, we shouldn't look like the squaddies (grunts), so encouraged to grow it more like a tidy gentlemans cut, as long as it was short back and sides. At the time (1994-99), we were still coming out of the worst of the IRA targeting, and there was a general consensus that we should avoid looking military where possible (almost impossible to do!)
That said, some regiments were different, guards were very different to infantry, and I can think of one friend who is in the Para's looks every inch Craig's bond, and he is a Colonel now.
Naval officers are a lore unto themselves.. they wear beards, and some who are commando trained can wear camouflage fatigues, which just looks odd with naval insignia, but 'off duty', I think they look far more 'civilian' then any of the services.
Coming from a strong naval family (I was the first in the families history to go green!) I think only Connery and Brosnan actually come across as typical/traditional naval officers in style, manners and character.
As for Craig's bond he has a great character, with more of the darkness from Flemings bond, but his military side is from the more contemporary notions of him being SBS trained, so a more modern SF operative...
As for Enjoying Death, as a serving military an, when he turned up, M should have charged him with being AWOL!
The side part certainly improves it. It's still not a particularly sophisticated look. Craig looks better with hair closer to your length.
It's a horrible look. I'd go as far as saying the look Craig has in SF is the worst look of all the Bond's in the entire franchise. The grey skinhead and gaunt look is as far removed from the super slick image of traditional Bond as you can get. Throw in the grisly grey beard too, which Craig sports in quite a chunk of the movie, and its easy to say that this is the worst Bond has ever looked.
I totally agree
The sideburns aren't the worst thing about his hair there. Those sides and back!
With regard British military haircuts, Naval servicemen have no protocol other than presenting a neat and tidy appearance. Same with raf personnel, in the army it's quite common to have a buzz cut when going on operations, some nco's and Co's also do this, a lot of special forces guys are unkempt, on purpose but if your drinking in a certain couple of pubs in near Hereford font be fooled by the short bloke with the slight pot belly and scruffy hair.
Echoing again depending on location not having short hair and walking around with your chest stuck out while off duty is recommended.
Essentially you'd find Dc's hairstyles all through the British army, infact watch a naval frigate crew come ashore and you'd probably see all his hair styles within one crew.
I prefer his hair in qos. But I have more a Skyfall/ Spectre at the moment thanks to an over zealous barber who also burnt my ear!!
Looking good Walther, I have a similar style at the moment, but a grade longer on the sides and a touch shorter on top, I'm sporting a face fuzz at the moment too -{