But tavale this story is based on a new growing culture.Īnd did you know if the economy is strong and national income is high, fashion flourishes tavale!. I know my tavale who follows my articles will be reading this so I say to him – You may be right if you say I could choose a more pressing topic or issue to talk about - such as people in the world suffering without food and crumbling financial economies. Just think about the next generation of grandpas, who are the youngsters of today.įunny imagining a grandpa in the year 2050 with zero fade haircut, skinny jeans, tight fitting shirt and white sneakers - funky grandpa indeed! Hopefully when I do come to my full-turn in life around 70 years old, there will still be a barber around to give me a Spanish haircut – that’s if I don’t go bald. And like everything else, hairstyles too evolve, that’s why more barber shops have emerged. Gone are the days of pato (bare feet) because shoe-shops being more accessible than before.īutton trousers with loose calves have evolved to skinny-fit pants with a zipper. Not forgetting country music legends such as Kenny Rogers, Willy Nelson and Dolly Parton.Įvery generation has its own preferences for food, clothing and appearance. Hip-Hop such as Tupac, Bone Thugs & Harmony and Biggie, Madonna, Goo Dolls, TLS, MLTR will remain infinite classics forever. Just as my parents debated that their music of the 60s was the best - I prefer my music of the 80s and 90s. The new look caught everyone’s attention at home and soon my peers – some more jealous than others but all in all – I say you either stay with the time, or grow with the times.īeing old school makes me accustomed to a certain way of how things should be done from clothes to music, my beliefs and appearances. “Well it slipped he right way you look good,” she said I said: phew! I came home that day with a Zero Fade hairstyle and I’ve never paid so much for a haircut before. In my defense I replied: The trimmer slipped and the barber had to do something new. Her remarks are usually on the border line of good or bad.
With a simple gesture, like simply moving her girly eyes, I knew it meant “what happened to the Spanish style you usually choose? I just said just ‘let’s go!’Įven my wife was stated: “Who are you trying to impress,” she quipped. When I walked out of the shop my 19-year-old daughter gave me a look of surprise. A lot of young and old customers choose this new fade hairstyle which costs a little more than the usual trim uncle does,” the 27-year-old said. “I’ve been here for two years and Suva is good for business. I learnt from the best and I have the different tools to cut the job.
“On a good day I can make $240 and the majority of customers prefer fade haircuts. He travelled with other barbers to Suva to open a business. While cutting my hair the barber told me he was from Savusavu, schooled by friends in this business. It took twice as long as my usual haircut because of extra costs for trimming down my overgrown beard. But I was in a rush so I said ‘what the heck’. He was older and would know a lot about Spanish cut. I looked over and saw men in their 50s and 60s waiting in uncle’s line. Or you could wait for uncle,” he said signaling with a nod to an older barber. But he insisted: “It will suit you I tell, I trim it neatly,” he said.
“No I don’t want a flower vase on my head,” I told him. He pointed to the wall which had a photo of male model with a Johnny Bravo hairstyle trimmed very short on the side. I was confused! I asked: What the heck is that? He asked me whether I wanted a Taper Fade and Zero Fade hairstyle. Last Saturday, I thought of trying a young barber on Robertson Rd after my initial barber did not show.
After he passed I moved around barber shops depending on convenience, until I found a better barber on Marks Street that cost me $7 for a Spanish. He had a place at ‘Top Shop’ in Raiwaqa more than 20 years ago. Went down to the barber shop over the weekend and usually it would be simple – I would say Spanish! And off the barber would go, with the electrical hair trimmer – nothing more said.
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