Monday, February 23, 2009

Who invented the fohawk?

Dear Mr. Nerd,

Who invented the fohawk?

Sincerely,
Fo-Rida

Dear Mr. Fo-Rida,
the fauxhawk (that is how it's really supposed to be spelled) first emerged during the mid-80s among the classic punk scene. "Faux" means false in French, and thus fauxhawk indicates a false mohawk. Among the 80s' punks, a fauxhawk was looked down upon because the hairstyle did not require the full commitment that a mohawk did, and thus outsiders who attempted to imitate the philosophy of punkism but failed epicly were called "fauxhawks" as a term of derision. However, the fauxhawk was later popularised by David Beckham, the famous soccer player, who himself copied the style from Tunisian-French fashion designer Hedi Slimane. Thus, there is no "one inventor" of the fauxhawk, though there must have been a single person who coined the term.

- The Nerd

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