Different Hair Styles for Scene Kids

Scene kid style is about an artistic expression with clothing, attitude and, of course, hair. Most of the time, the style and expression serves to demonstrate a "scene" the person fits within, which is often a direct link to a type of music crowd. Generally, scenes of indie music (Weezer, Ozma), emo music (Dashboard Confessional), goth (NIN), punk (Misfits) and hardcore (Thrice) now reflect a modest rebellion against pop culture through clothing and style. Like most rebellious looks, however, it has become mainstream, and scenester hairstyles are worn by many.

Messy Bowl-Cut

The Beatles were hair rebels of their time, and Beatles fans grew out their hair and rebelled themselves. Scene-kid style is a sort of hair rebel of today. Scenesters don't want to fit into the "in" style, but it has become quite popular nonetheless, much like the Beatles' hair in the 1960s. This style is essentially a bowl cut (only messier) and is worn primarily by men, but can also be worn by women. The hair should go down past the eyebrows and ears and is often longer than that, which allows for swoop-bangs on one side.

Straight with Bangs

Scene kids' hair isn't always messy. In fact, sometimes it's very sleek and shaped to perfection, much like the character "Emily the Strange." Long or short, shiny and trimmed to shapely rounded ends, with bangs is the signature look for the character and for many real-life emo girls. Emily has black hair, but this style can be blond, pink, green or any other color of the rainbow. Worn with a headband, in a ponytail or down, it's a classic look for scenester style that can be worn to a concert or to work.

Shag

The long shag is a popular style for scene-kid women, but men can also share it. This style works best with thick hair because the contrast from top to bottom is not as drastic with thin hair. The top of the crown is the thickest part of the hairstyle with the shortest layers, and often includes bangs. The layers continue down to the tips of the hair, which are very thin. The look is similar to that of the character Elvira, with somewhat cleaner lines.

Not Quite a Mullet

The almost-mullet 'do is a shorter version of the long shag and resembles Joan Jett's signature style. Because the top has the shortest layers and the bottom--which falls to the shoulders or above--is thin and scraggly, the style could be mistaken for a mullet. Side-swooping bangs often help make the style more feminine and distinguish it clearly from its mullet cousin.

Another emo almost-mullet is short in the back, long in the front (the reverse of the traditional mullet). This style is for men and usually consists of short hair with very long, thick bangs. The bangs swoop to the side and usually fall past the nose.

Coloring

If you're a "scene kid," chances are you have dark hair--but that's not always the case. Although black tends to be the most popular color among "scene-sters," blond and every bright color of the color wheel are also an option. Because a scene means different things to different people, it can stem from goth or raver styles, which could range from all black to all pink and anywhere in between. The scene-kid style reflects an attitude of self expression and musical tastes, and hairstyle and color depict that.

References

• Hairscene
• Scene Haircuts
• Emo Hairstyle

Resources

• Best Scene Hairstyles