Toupees have gone viral and rebranded as trendy hair replacements. Hair restoration remains a cornerstone of the male beauty industry. Urban Dictionary has no related entries.ĭon’t get this joke ? /wkXBROYDHJ- Men in Blazers October 11, 2019Īt the same time, there is too much invested in treating baldness to totally normalize it, even if it is normal. There’s few Instagram hashtags or Reddit mentions. They’ve been using the phrase since roughly 2016, making it still an insider-y expression. The two brits living stateside are the unofficial architects of the term power bald if for no other reason than there’s little documentation online of anyone else saying it.
“Someone who is power bald, it’s about the self-confidence in which you carry yourself,” Roger Bennett, co-host of the TV show and podcast Men in Blazers alongside fellow “bald bloke” Michael Davies, tells Men’s Health. But, most importantly, they’re trying to wield it responsibly. As does Gossip Girl's newest queen bee Julien Calloway, played by Jordan Alexander. Black Panther’s Dora Milaje epitomizes the term, just like Sinéad O’Connor. In fact, some of the most honorable power balds aren’t men at all. Their baldness is not the result of too much toxic masculinity. They’ll happily part with those two remaining hairs to embrace their smooth heads. To be clear, power balds are not Homer Simpsons. One that allows worth and beauty to be defined by principles other than the lusciousness of one’s mane or the uniformity of their crew cuts. While baldness has always existed, a recent cultural shift both on screen and off has shown the strength in grooming to a simple, sleek appearance. In fact, the summer of 2021 may just be peak power bald season with Adam Levine embracing the no-hair, self-care style, four-time World's Strongest Man champion Brian Shaw looking sleek as he deadlifts a Hyundai SUV in a car commercial, and the WWE's Braun Strowman a.k.a Adam Scherr posting extra-heady workouts on Instagram.įor the uninitiated, power bald is a surging movement of men who’ve shaved off their insecurities about being bald. Welcome to the world of power balds, a harried yet hairless community in a state of transition. This month, Gibson and Diesel are shining once again in theaters with F9. And don’t forget the bald domination film franchise Fast & Furious, which has featured the glorious hairless heads of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson and Vin Diesel. Sean Evans is the power bald host of Hot Ones, while Stanley Tucci’s effortless gravitas in Searching for Italy is simply hot. Travis Barker is currently Kourtney Kardashian’s power bald boyfriend. But they're far from alone in their glistening glory right now. So is RuPaul, host of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.