WE ARE WELL aware that the Irish celebrity male has fully embraced the man bun.
Hozier loves it
Conor McGregor has worn it in battle
Aidan Turner has clearly felt some love for it
Even Colin Farrell has worn it out and about
Recently, we’ve been told that the man bun is truly the hairstyle of 2015 for the discerning gent.
Yesterday, in fact, Good Morning America declared it as such
An expert on such matters told them:
You can see it in Hollywood now. Actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Hemsworth and even David Beckham has been rocking it.
The article attracted over 1000 comments, a lot of which can be summed up by this contributor’s passionate stance:
This is the all time WORST look ever seen on men!! I’m a huge fan of long hair on men, but absolutely NOT in a bun!
Universally, it seemed, both men and women weren’t fans.
But still it’s declared as the trend of the year:
But what about Ireland? Have Irish lads embraced it?
From the evidence on social media, it seems that some most certainly have:
With photographic evidence of the buns popping up on Twitter mostly:
But it’s still not an overwhelming number to declare it popular here just yet:
They’ve been spotted on the streets though:
So, the bun might only grow from here:
We’ll watch closely to see how this one develops.
So, you think the man bun is…