sideburns
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The fulcrum of a cultural transition from vibrancy to stagnation was the 1970s, an era remembered now, if at all, for leisure suits, burnt-orange shag carpeting and muttonchop sideburns.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
“Lauren is sure she doesn’t know what Gladstone’s sideburns looked like. What did Gladstone do? How racist was he? Does she have a problematic cat? This is perhaps not her most pressing issue.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
“If I can bring sideburns back, that would be cool,” Mr. Sessa recently told Dazed Digital.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Instantly recognisable with his flowing hair and sideburns, he won 55 caps between 1969 and 1981.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2024
With his dark shiny hair piled high and his sideburns, he resembled those sideburners at Central.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
