The Elephant's Trunk?: 1950's Men's Hair Styles (1956) | British Pathé

[@Freakybananayo]

It's like these videos were made for people in the future

[@anotheriraqia]

they knew we’d need it

[@DrWoog]

If you think about it all videos are made for people in the future

[@mirwin9204]

Time capsules

[@bobcostas6272]

DrWoog damn...

[@ranvijayrao4209]

Better than dog selfies now a days

[@charlieraven6342]

...the tip tho

[@robertogarciajr.8618]

Lmaoooo😂😂😂

[@greenrobot5]

as dark as his soul

[@ceejay1794]

Obviously not circumcised

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

@@ceejay1794 😆

[@albertdraper1157]

Lol

[@kiyotakaayanokoji6950]

I always wonder on who is that guy speaking. He's the voice of history.

[@ordainedbunion]

Joseph Stalin i believe it's different men's voices but the quality and speed of the audio recording makes many of them sound similar

[@FabioTharwat]

they all practiced mid atlantic accent, that's why they all sound the same

[@neocushing9426]

Joseph Stalin can’t forget about cigarettes

[@pongo9290]

It’s an accent practiced so the Americans and Europeans can easily understand

[@zafirulrahi1124]

at first he was a homeless guy. next miracle

[@colincolin13]

The barber's name is Cyril Packer and the customer, sitting down, waiting throughout the hairstyling process is Syd Lewis. Both long-time friends of my family.

[@colincolin13]

Only right to find them credit!

[@ripvanwinkle6969]

Cool

[@titanic_lovers3329]

Are they still alive?

[@colincolin13]

​@@titanic_lovers3329 Im afraid they passed on a while ago

[@indianramsay5868]

My barber doesn't even ask me what hairstyle i want. He gives me one depending on his mood🙄

[@hanszer0729]

Well, that's bcs you didn't tell him

[@subzer1655]

Hahaha, 🤣

[@Nobody-ie3xt]

😂

[@Rayn3rEx3]

speak introvert speak🤣🤣

[@snackboxone364]

Your an introvert aren’t you?

[@missilemedic]

The Virgin Pompadour vs The Chad Trunk

[@ahjaajskw2776]

Missile Medic lmfao!!!!!!!!!!

[@shekelsteinsoros4902]

real shit

[@kaze1594]

lol

[@killimon1635]

*deep inhale* chad.

[@chilliam00]

Josuke Higashikata

[@janumski_6399]

Why can’t barbers nowadays be this much extra

[@BigJuice69]

Look at what chris bossio does with a fade the man's a genius

[@oldsign3684]

Many younger people expect a tip without earning it! Do a little extra...get a little extra!

[@BigJuice69]

@@oldsign3684 It's funny you say that cause I would not tip for this abysmal hairstyle lol

[@BigJuice69]

@TheOne AndOnly I really don't get your point. A fade is part of a haircut, yes.

[@BigJuice69]

@TheOne AndOnly Yeah I know what a fade is bro what are you trying to say?

[@lunaratlas3704]

remember to never make fun of his hair

[@insertusername8450]

Lunar Atlas I’m proud of my son

[@nexobaitsu]

Did you just say something about my hair?!?!

[@mef423]

Is that JoJo reference?

[@Therealsasuke]

I see your a man of culture.

[@Heraldmakesapoopoo]

We live in an era no different. I mean look at the hairstyles kids have these days. The fade, that hairstyle is goofy af 😂

[@Jomster777]

I call this the anime delinquent hairstyle

[@mkaterr]

Extremely underrated comment.

[@rmabuti7931]

Same hairstyle as Dennis from Ghost fighter and Sakuragi from Slamdunk. Hahaha

[@clutzxy3683]

Lmao that guy from Tokyo Revengers

[@anjingbabi4468]

Lol, i googled "anime delinquent hairstyle" and this hairstyle shows up.

[@DSeven_27]

@@rmabuti7931 Alfred*

[@lizarrington3636]

My grandmothers brother wore his hair like that during the 50s and he had a lot of hair. He still has a lot of hair today. Didn't get no hair loss. He keeps it simple. He just slicks it back.

[@sopyleecrypt6899]

Your grandmother’s brother is your great uncle. Just FYI :)

[@samuelmason8370]

Nnjj

[@rishavmasih9450]

So the awkwardness between us and the barber is ancient.

[@postmodernrecycler]

I hate when they push their crotch into my hand on the armrest, trying to do the top. I don't use the armrest anymore for that reason.

[@DiamondsRexpensive]

Postmodern Recycler how does that even happen?

[@joshualeahy2162]

@@DiamondsRexpensive I just imagine a barber pelvic thrusting into the dude's hand as they do their hair lol.

[@anmol3457]

@@joshualeahy2162 lmao

[@rishavmasih9450]

@zxyHarsh Raj false analogy therefore irrelevant

[@OffensiveBGST]

"have an elephant trunk...and you'll never forget"

[@TheRubinator13]

Its "guaranteed to improve the memory"

[@wormswithteeth]

Same

[@paulp1008]

its a joke..like the spaghetti tree....they had a sense of humour in the old days...ha ha..

[@Celestial1000]

More like you ll never forget

[@Jinars.]

does he say that because elephants have really good memory?

[@sameenshaw9670]

Finally i can be Josuke too

[@jewel-kun9730]

Sameen Shaw wow i didn't expect this type of comment.

[@marekdroppan7389]

Not really cause this is not a pompadour.

[@nobuemu6628]

Marek Droppan well yes, but no

[@balance667]

i was wondering what anime it reminded me of

[@xyo68]

Ahhh, a man of culture aswell

[@DavidEFarner]

Wow, we all remember that trend, when all of us young men sported the Elephants Trunk. My father just hated it, but boy oh boy, did the chicks ever dig it.

[@aurothelarper]

What ? You were born in 1930 ?

[@demon108hunter6]

@@aurothelarper most likely around 1940-1945

[@veranoraquel]

haha bro talks old now yh now the chicks dig the curly messy hair style and under cut fade

[@Damienp3902]

@@veranoraquel These 50s hairstyles are making a comeback after the Elvis movie I started growing out my hair for a messy pompadour with a ducktail.

[@stoneblade04]

There are three ? Type of people : -normal -JoJo fans -Danganronpa fans

[@phee888]

Dont forget , Akudama drive fans Tokyo revengers fans

[@Paypay22]

@@phee888 redline fans

[@syeduzaerali7998]

Takamura San? Hajime no ippo?

[@AifakhYormum]

What

[@sol241]

-yuyu hakusho -HunterxHunter

[@volume_02]

“The Hair is carefully woven to style to perfection” Shower: *Allow me to introduce myself*

[@namedyukinne4398]

Too bad my hair is naturally straight 😭😭

[@Hongobogologomo]

@@namedyukinne4398 ever hear of hair gel?

[@namedyukinne4398]

@@Hongobogologomo i also sweat a lot

[@kshitijsharma759]

We don't do that here

[@Nairrrrrrr]

@@namedyukinne4398 dang you must stink

[@CHARD969]

I'll surely never forget...

[@AbhishekYadav-vz7zv]

Tell me what you did not forget 😂

[@georgie3593]

Dude that fake hair wasnt even the same colourrr

[@felipeamezquita1214]

Exactly you are the first person in the comments to notice that

[@vianeyvasquez1713]

Didnt get his money's worth, just a guy with a black trunk In His brown hair

[@dariocardajoli6831]

Original footage was in b/w -__-

[@Mighty.Matcha.]

It’s was going to get cover by his natural hair color anyway, except for the front tip, didn’t think the barber did a good job with that

[@lenwellchannel2378]

@@dariocardajoli6831 This is Original Colour :/

[@diogaming3416]

I just insulted some kid that has the same hairstyle and now he's saying "Crazy Diamond"

[@user-mz8og5st8v]

kono dio da

[@diogaming3416]

Za Warudo! Toki Yo Tomare!

[@lilsix9218]

josuke

[@Prachtoshsonu]

Damn

[@Spagbolmofo]

Tunnel snakes rule!

[@garyd395]

You have to love how KZbin is the closest thing to a time machine we have

[@SRNF]

Look how ashamed the kid was when he walked away....lmao

[@somerandomgirl2869]

I was drinking apple juice and I choked a little abahahha

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

The thing was sticking out of his hair! He kept looking at it. That barber was useless.

[@omiluna7362]

The guy staring at him in the end killed me! Xd

[@llemmeedititrealquicklilshi]

Fear him cuz now he's got four hands

[@cooldaddy2877]

Jeez, its a joke matey. The "elephant trunk" was removed from the hair before you left the barber.

[@Nantosuelta]

now all he needs is a varsity jacket with a tiger on the back and a motorcycle

[@nuttygeezer830]

Or a tunnel snakes jacket

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

@@nuttygeezer830 Tunnel snakes rule. We're the tunnel snakes. That's us, and we rule.

[@0-Templar-0]

@@nuttygeezer830 Tunnel Snakes Rule!!!

[@wolfandfoxproductions358]

or butter

[@kingcobra7183]

Yes the call of duty russian guy who shoots bell

[@-.DIO.-]

"What the hell did you say... *about my HAIR?!"* - Somebody's Uncle lol

[@lovexz2037]

‍

[@user-mz8og5st8v]

kono dio da

[@trippleking7932]

Nani?

[@nicholasallan3310]

Oi josuke

[@adityamaulana2262]

guretto daze moment

[@rohanofelvenpower5566]

The weirdest aspect of this, is they wear a suit to the barber!

[@Jess-nc4oy]

men wore suits all the time.

[@florentin4061]

@@Jess-nc4oy in the upper class of society

[@krazus2036]

@Alex Snowden Lower class also wore suits too.

[@abdulrhmanadelsalam]

They are probably going out after getting their hair done

[@heinzguderianbutmoreyounge9659]

They also wear a cover

[@tocadosratosrecords9032]

This is what Kuwabara hair style want to be on the live action of Yu Yu Hakusho!

[@flibsshostar1394]

"the stand user can be any one...." The stand user: 1:48

[@BeeRumblin13]

Thats a Teddy Boys hair style, pretty much Englands first subculture , 1950s rock n roll . They dressed in Edwardian style clothes like long drape coats and drain pipe pants, and its still around today worldwide. They were like the U.S. version of greasers back then. Flick knife rock n roll all the way. Ted aint dead.

[@19gregske55]

Tell me, Paul McCARTNEY's first solo album (the cover photo featured a table of maraschino cherries) had a very poignant cut on it, called "Teddy Boy". Was this song about the Teddy Boy?

[@jennifermercer3481]

That didn't look Edwardian to me

[@quitchabitchin8713]

My dad was a Ted 😂😂😂

[@Udontkno7]

@@jennifermercer3481 the clothes were, the hair more greaser

[@thefreedomguyuk]

You're not a historian .... "The first subculture". .... Beau Brummell wants a word with you !!

[@gunaraj1082]

In 50 years the youngster are gonna laugh at our haircut which we thought was lit.

[@nunyabiznes33]

I remember my gelled up hairdo from the late 90s... I'm cringing already while imagining how I looked back then.

[@MrQuijibo]

Man buns

[@jiminieugotnojams_5229]

Man buns are cute

[@femboymadara]

Every kid has a perm now lol

[@MarshallLore]

they will also laugh at the word "lit"

[@jaydenterrell8295]

elaphant trunk: **exist** anime delinquent: hipity hopity this hairstyle is now our property

[@comradeleppi2000]

I love this narrator. He is a legend

[@rinwesley3092]

Dude went in for the "Mondo Owada"

[@joedlopez7393]

No one: Okuyasu: Oi Josuke I guess I found the guy who saved ya, ain't that wacky?

[@danielnarzary6494]

Giornio with 3 Elephant’s trunks: amateurs.

[@nicholasallan3310]

Bro is donut

[@Rath460]

They're actually Victory Rolls

[@paulmatlhare2412]

They're victory rolls that's just Josuke's hair style.

[@zurz060]

The look of his face when he got up 😂

[@carl_anderson9315]

I love KZbin’s old videos. They make me feel that I’ve been living for a hundred years.

[@lillychambers-go4qz]

I love that their daily wear is suits.

[@farishope6540]

Yep, not attending classes with socks and flip flops like undergrad kids in my campus.

[@charley1188]

@@farishope6540 oh well, dressing more "sophisticated" is a great way to stand out then ;)

[@dmbaha2374]

IS THAT A JOJO'S REFERENCE!!!!

[@nexobaitsu]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!... YES!

[@mivas654]

The whole life is JO JO'S reference.

[@insertusername8450]

Yes

[@kamehamehaDdragon]

Is reference a that Jojo's!!!!

[@moelester6789]

Your whole existence is a jojo reference

[@Yeet_master69]

Japanese loves this hairstyle.

[@PowerVRG]

@@blossomslaceteaandcakeatch6872 Ha? Hatdog

[@eidolomere]

@@PowerVRG Umm, sorry i don't speak putangina mo gago

[@freddymarsuc904]

Yankees

[@tenacity2633]

@D S They must like you too, then.

[@joweenie9224]

This is such an ominous comment (although I'm sure it's about jojo's bizarre adventure and/or other anime)

[@gabriel-de8yv]

Love how the guy looks up when he stands. Anteater or tapyr would also have been good names.

[@diobrando6329]

this is how Josuke getting ready everyday

[@sisyphussapprentice8976]

My memory of getting a half decent quiff done 60 years ago was leaving the barbers just as a thunderstorm descended. And that, as they say, was that.

[@BobBob-oe9uf]

I thought this was a weird comment, but after i googeled quiff i realised that it's not a vaginal fart. My bad.

[@grappleapple475]

WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY HAIR?!?!

[@realkampo]

DORARARARARAARA!

[@sailenthotcarathot8540]

I like to call it "The Josuke"

[@tenacity2633]

The Kuwabara

[@TauGeneration]

me too

[@robertmiller7921]

That guys stand will be very powerful I can tell

[@idkidc7513]

1:26 contemporary internet slang and references makes me think this guy was doing the PogChamp face

[@1505-d9r]

Josuke

[@lonewolf2272]

1505150 6270 hehe I thought the same thing!

[@AverageBrethren]

that better not be a joke.

[@geniuspootisisgenius689]

Ill fix that trunk with my stand

[@minmimimi2810]

ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ

[@insertusername8450]

I’m proud of my son

[@funnyvideos-24by7]

Wow! in just two minutes this barber perfectly gave him the exact hairstyle he wanted, in today's time when it usually takes 2000 scissors cuts, 20 types of hair creams and gells and 10000 minutes of hairdryer and ofcourse a hell lot of money, this barber did it in minimum time and resources, claps for this man!!!

[@nw6070]

except he did a really bad sloppy job, apart from using the wrong colour hairpiece, he failed to cover the tip and did not even bother to comb the strands of hair neatly. probably some lazy idiots who thought it would not show as bad on film, and once it was done they did not want to waste more film to redo it.

[@kiddhkane]

@@nw6070 Also there's the magic of "cutting" the video. Like, you know. Removing some parts

[@bucketboy8461]

What? When I take a haircut it takes like 5 minutes.

[@funnyvideos-24by7]

@@bucketboy8461 you must be going to Quick Silver from X-Men

[@kh22912]

He looked like Kinnicky from Grease until that monstrosity was put in his hair

[@HOHNancy]

Agree... I like his hair that way that looked like the "Grease" character.

[@vybenails6891]

Lmao omg you couldn't have said ot better

[@evildeities8750]

The Elephant Trunk one looks like an average greaser hairstyles. I think greasers are interesting but that was a bit extra...

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

Kenickie

[@OblivionGate]

What I love about young men and blokes in those days was that they all wore suits and ties.

[@heinzguderianbutmoreyounge9659]

Its daily wear,just like now t shirt and jeans is,i don't know what people Will wear in the 2100s

[@nationalsock7727]

@@heinzguderianbutmoreyounge9659 Trash bags

[@muzammilali5956]

This hairstyle keeps you safe from suns rays and don't need a cap

[@TRJx86]

Bro he must get about +15% aerodynamic efficiency with that thing . Splitting the wind wi that.

[@pristiq.]

This is the 4 am content I was looking for.

[@sugarpuff2978]

He'll take someone's eye out with that!

[@unclebadger597]

Every British Pathé I've ever seen, I love so much!

[@vesstig]

I petition everyone to speak like these guys

[@hussainnazif724]

I remember my grandfather styling hair this styles.

[@revenger211]

I just like how people are in full suits going to the barber shop. Even more impressed that there's a hair catalogue lmao

[@feeline1120]

Hair catalogues are still in use?

[@Suddenlyits1960]

Barbers at the time often had photos such as that on the wall,or books for easy reference.

[@101Volts]

Suits weren't that uncommon then, my Dad got lectured when he was 14 or so (1961 - 1962) because he wore a T shirt and Blue Jeans to go in town. Also, I still saw hair catalogues around 2000 - 2001.

[@alfred0621]

Definitely jojo reference

[@Pendoble]

Alfred Chan lol

[@insertusername8450]

Definitely

[@discozillah]

I want to like you but you've got exactly 420 likes :(

[@arno557]

😂😂

[@nicodas]

yes yes yes

[@DanLekin]

When you want to look like a Japanese high school thug from the future.

[@convoyjack3310]

The hair style was popular in the 1950s not much futuristic

[@Imthesoulofthes]

Bro was figuratively in tears by the end 😭 💀

[@Daniel_AL]

Tears of joy

[@codvanguard2992]

My grandmother was born in 1930’s god bless her soul 🙏🏽❤️

[@anniemac7625]

These god awful teddy boys, ruining our generation with their elephant trunks and “rock n’ roll” music!!

[@xuser6982]

Get lost

[@jcstides]

Because Bacon it’s a joke moron

[@cruzgomes5660]

@@xuser6982 wooooosh

[@cruzgomes5660]

You lowkey look from that generation yourself

[@los_primos2144]

@@cruzgomes5660 facts 🤣

[@JustAGuyProduction]

Next there will be a cordless telephone. Possibly one that can take pictures.

[@BillyButcher91]

That will never catch on

[@TomatoCasket]

Cordless telephone? That will never be possible.

[@angiehernandez642]

Just A Guy Production what a preposterous idea

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

Impossible, It will never happen...

[@ridhwan6113]

What kind of nonsense you're talking about, it's impossible

[@barronridge5613]

I always wondered how they got that style. Great job.

[@rosemarryann]

Men's beauty is timeless

[@210Caveman26]

Josuke from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.

[@Nothing-qs4gj]

Ah, I see... Josuke still has the british blood flowing through him.

[@juztinematic1567]

@Mohamed Bin Halim lmfao ye

[@bukanmamabuciarati1630]

And he was knew him father when he was 4 yo

[@muffnman980]

It's a very stereotypically American look but josukes dad was both British and American so what do you know

[@texastea5686]

When men and women "dressed up" to go everywhere

[@dx5242]

Snapbacks and Judas Sinned shirts are way cooler though

[@texastea5686]

@@dx5242 lol 😉

[@billysinge8977]

D X they just make you look childish and as if you’re trying to be a black gangsta when you’re actually just a white chav who wants to look black.

[@billysinge8977]

Adam Yitzhak exactly. If only it hadn’t gone so backwards.

[@_blank-_]

@@adamyitzhak9907 cheap clothes made by chinese kids is where it went wrong. and the 80s. the 80s are the real reason.

[@harpy0586]

the sense of humour though... I love this style it's so cool :)

[@cooldaddy2877]

humour, exactly. This newsreel is not supposed to be taken seriously. The "elephant trunk" was taken out before you left the barber. It was only a styling aid.

[@samay4596]

Vocabulary used in the narration is better than the lyrics of Grammy awards 2020. Quality.

[@DEEP0]

WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY HAIR?

[@poolboyinla]

I still have this hairstyle.

[@yorusuyasoul69420]

Hi tito

[@poolboyinla]

@@yorusuyasoul69420 Hi!

[@fbiguy5269]

Hey could you recommend any products for this style?

[@DaniLedesma16]

So this is how Alex Turner did his hair.

[@ratnarajendran3348]

Yes

[@KnightGeneral]

Oh so this is what Kuwabara’s hair style is called.

[@singhtheking6346]

Rightly said brother I used to think the same earlier. And that's the voice is the history

[@rgiee2596]

When you can finally have Mondo Owada's hairstyle:

[@안녕-w9f]

0:04 hey T-bag what are you doing there

[@chibi4069]

Its funny how only the Japanese are still keeping this style alive.. its pretty iconic I say.

[@mg73456]

I am German and I sport this kind of hairstyle cause I'm a 1950s Rock n Roll and Rockabilly fanatic!!

[@roshelllue2255]

I can't stop watching this its soooo satisfying

[@leobuscaglia5576]

That voiceover reminds me of those old Disney 'How to...' cartoons featuring Goofy; those were hilarious. 😆

[@Techischannel]

Best laugth i had since ages, work of art if i say so myself!

[@Zombeastsqurl]

Customer: can you make my hair look like a wiener? Barber: say no more

[@marquisethomas5611]

Every tough guy in 90s anime's hair style

[@learntube1048]

In 2021 i am still satisfied with the barber's given style to my hair...

[@nourinmymuna2390]

Just imagine a guy walking around the road with that hairstyle

[@mg73456]

That would be a great and fantastic thing!!!! I woulkd be looking forward to it!!

[@broccoliodyssey8687]

1950s hair is lit af

[@huggleyt]

Josuke and owada be like: WHAT DID YOU SAID ABOUT MY HAIR?!?!

[@chataclysm2112]

Looks like that dude from Shaman King.

[@samus8710]

Ryu XD

[@Elshe3em]

This camera quality is impressive for 1956🤯

[@Z0Il]

Me: (shows picture) i want this haircut Barber: yes, yes I will give you the same haircut as everybody else.

[@epicgamer7092]

Looks like choro

[@hiko73]

This has to be satire, I mean the 'hairpiece' in no way matches, & it's ridiculous! LMAO

[@billysinge8977]

hiko73 I thought he was gonna take the hairpiece out when it was done.

[@cruzgomes5660]

@@billysinge8977 he probably should have tbh

[@billysinge8977]

Cruz Gomes yeah definitely.

[@the_infinexos]

The fact that that "trunk" was *ever* fashionable makes me wheeze. Everyone there EXCEPT him looked good

[@sandeepdubey6984]

Few years later this hair style will again come in trend.

[@youknowwhat4851]

1:42 curl around theeaaaa trunk 😁

[@Nevadaskiies]

DORARARARARARARARARA

[@krow4249]

Now a days a barber charges you extra because he wears black gloves 🤣

[@peeper2070]

Alternative title: Pay £15 to get bullied

[@spiralmapping9899]

Lol

[@frankz3140]

Funny, I get the same results when my cat is mad at me

[@afdalridwan3813]

I love these extras