Footballers and Their Hair - The Toni Kroos Cut
Ah yes, footballers and their hair. From Cristiano Ronaldo all the way to Rudi Völler, you could fill entire sections of a magazine with the subject. The constant reinvention of a footballer's hair isn't just a fashion note, it's a PR strategy. Even so, as usual, today's Charlemagne Premium blog post is going to stick to one man. We're talking about Toni Kroos, the German midfielder, a world class player and, frankly, a cool bloke. The Toni Kroos cut has picked up no shortage of followers wanting to copy his style. So today we're getting into Toni Kroos and the haircut itself. Enjoy the read, gents.
Toni Kroos, world class footballer and a man who styles
Toni Kroos is a German born footballer, currently under contract at Real Madrid. Born in 1990, he has racked up a long list of honours by 29, a regular starting place in the German national side among them. And he has been in the set-up since he was 15, working up through the age groups.
Why does the football world wear cuts like this one?
The Toni Kroos cut looks like the trend haircut of every footballer going. What matters, of course, is how the hair is cut. We'll keep calling it the Toni Kroos cut here. What we're really describing is a particular kind of undercut.
The long-on-top, tight-at-the-sides shape, essentially a sharp soldier's cut, is now a permanent fixture on the pitch. There's a reason soldiers in the American army in particular wear this neat, practical style. The hair is short enough to stay out of the way, never showy, and always looks well kept. Exactly what the military, and the football pitch, want to see.
The Toni Kroos cut, everywhere and still your own
This cut is personal and still distinctive. It lives or dies on keeping the shape accurate. Leave it too long between trims and it quickly looks scruffy and botched, almost as though you'd taken the clippers to it yourself. That's part of why it also gets called a clean cut. Outside Germany the style is sometimes labelled a "Nazi cut", most likely because of the dark chapter of military history in which the German army wore this kind of cut widely.
As you've read, this haircut is everywhere. The undercut in one variation or another has held its ground for years now, which makes it the cut of the style icons. Since you're probably planning on getting something similar, print off a picture or two of the Toni Kroos cut and show it to the barber of your choice. He'll know how to give you the same look your idol wears.
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