Comb over

Don Rickles with combover, 1970s.

A comb over or combover is a hairstyle worn by bald or balding men in which the hair is grown long and combed over the bald area to minimize the evidence of baldness. Sometimes the part is lowered so that more hair can be used to cover the balding area.

In Japan, men with comb overs are called "bar code men" (バーコード人), referring to the similarity between the striations caused by the comb and the UPC on products. The "barcode style" is called "bākōdo na kamigata" (バーコードな髪型).[1][2]

A variant of the comb over was patented in 1977.

Patent

In 2004, Donald J. Smith and his father, Frank J. Smith, of Orlando, Florida were awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for their U.S. Patent 4,022,227, a variation of the comb over that conceals baldness by combing long hair in three separate directions.

Famous comb overs

Charles, Prince of Wales with side parted comb over.
Modern combover of Mohamed Rabbae derived from the Mod haircut, where the hair on the back of the head is combed forward.
Combover of Swedish King Karl IX was arranged to resemble a cross.

Politicians

Military

Athletes

Celebrities

Business people

Donald Trump's combover viewed from behind

References

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