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The Meckifrisur or crew cut, also familiar as Stiftelkopf, is a short haircut in which all the hairs are cut to the same hair length. He is not to be confused with bald shaves ( bald ). Father name of the hairstyle is the hedgehog shorcut, a cartoon character from the magazine Hörzu.

A solid hair length is not defined, generally it is between 0.5 to 3 cm. The hairstyle is only suitable for straight hair because the hair will always stick out without aids evenly from head. Chopped it is usually with the hair cutting machine with the help of a comb. Some barbers cut but also with the hair scissors, especially if the customer wants a longer hair length.

The haircut was widely known especially for the GIs in postwar Germany. Like all military short haircuts, the haircut very easy to clean.

In the 1980s the crew cut was often worn and often stabilized in variations with the back slightly longer hair or with center " Haarschwänzchen ", some of them with wide face falling pony, with hair gel or mousse.

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