A Short History of the Fade, From Barracks to Barbershops

A Short History of the Fade, From Barracks to Barbershops

The Highgate Cuts Team
Published on: 15/10/2026

How the fade went from military short back and sides to Black barbershop craft, hip-hop style and the modern British barbershop, and why that history matters.

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