Side Part Hairstyle Tutorial | Classic Men's Side Part | How I Style My Hair

I have worn a classic side part hairstyle and haircut for about seven years now. Although the fade requires a great barber and regular maintenance, the actual hairstyle itself is very easy to do. In this video, I walk you through my process for the classic side part hairstyle.

If you've followed the channel (or HSS website or Instagram) for a while now, you've no doubt noticed that I have a pretty classic and moderately conservative approach to my personal style. And that is definitely one of the reasons that I love the side part hairstyle.

As I sit here typing this, I'm looking around the studio at some of the photos we have on the wall. Clark Gable. Cary Grant. Fred Astaire. William Powell. All classic Hollywood leading me. All wore a side part hairstyle. (Well, to be fair, William Powell's part was more towards the center at times, but often off to the side...)

My point is, although the side part hairstyle may have come back into mens' consciences a little over a decade ago--thanks, Mad Men!--it has remained one of the most classic gentleman's haircuts and hairstyle for quite a long time.
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[hespokestyle]

Side part hairstyle people: what hair products do you like best?

[parkseongun]

You are doing it very simple and nice! I recently found your channel and binge watching your videos. Thanks for the contents. - from a subscriber from South Korea 🇰🇷

[sergiomontes]

Even do this video is not for me because I have no hair I still watched it till the end just to support you!!

[gsmarkham]

Hello. 1. Like the marble back/wall splash in the shower: hexes and rectangles.
2. Is that a real tortoiseshell comb? If it is does it make a difference?
3. How often do you go to the hair salon?
4. Curious why you don't have slightly longer hair. It would tend to compliment your European / East Coast clothing aesthetic.
Thanks as always for the great content.
Cheers!

[JohanMarkerMertz]

Mate, you always rock. Thank you for your authenticity.

[MTobin]

Hey Brian. Great video. I've been using a pomade for about the last 10 years and it's been working quite well. It's nice to see my contemporaries are going down the same road as I. Have a great week ahead.

[fabianmedina]

Finally a hair video it always looks on point and professional great video

[zanejohnson]

Scrolled through some of your older videos, your skin has "glowed up" as they say. Also your voice would be great for reading books.

[BlueShift]

I switched to this style just a few weeks ago. I like how simple it is and stays in place all day. That’s what was annoying me with my former hairstyle (side part, but different side).

It helps a lot to grow your top hair for several weeks to add some volume. So if you change your hairstyle to this, take a few weeks anf be patient.

[adambailey]

Bad start to the week missed your Q and A and alas as i am a fully paid up
member of the Telly Savalas, Yul Brynner club i am feeling somewhat left out,
oh well cant have it all still good stuff for you gents who still rock a decent thatch.
Brian may i take a moment to mention a wonderful gentleman Mr Christopher Barry
who for over 40 years has ran Christopher Barry men, s wear here in the city of Bath in the UK.
Chris is retiring at the age of 77, he specialised in mainly fine Italian menswear
Brioni, Kiton, Canali, Corneliani and many more, i have been a customer on and off
for many years working hard and saving to purchase pieces from him .He has
always been generous with advice and knowledge of all things sartorial and Italian and
a wonderful mentor /guide in my humble sartorial journey .If any of your good
subscriber, s find themselves in the UK near the city of Bath pay this wonderful gent
a visit he closes at the end of March every thing is 70% off well
worth a visit i will miss him.Again keep up the quality work sir.

[nutella_drifter]

Thanks for the great video! I too have a cowlick in the right back "corner" of my hair and I wondered, what treatment do you suggest length-wise? Should I keep it cut real short or is it better to wait until the cowlick is long enough to blend in with the rest?

[SSGTStryker]

Brylcreem will also cook your scalp in the summer, like a cooking oil. I have the same hairstyle and a couple years ago my barber used it right before I went to the pool.

[leeanndesantana]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. YOU DID A FABULOUS JOB. SIMPLE AND EASY.

[edoardogiordano]

Helpful and entertaining. Favorite YouTube channel, keep it up Brian

[OBnice]

what haircut do you have in this video? some sort of fade? im not knowledgable of types of cuts

[Waldemarvonanhalt]

If you think Layrite or Imperial is nice, you'll be blown away by the products from Shear Revival, O'douds, Arcadian and Lockharts Authentic. If you're going to try one unorthodox waterbase, check out Shear Revival's Crystal Lake or Arcadian's Clay Pomade. Great pomades.

[cesarsaucedo]

This might sound silly and cheap, but I use a small portion of body lotion (the cheap brand like Suave, I’ve tried the higher end lotions but they just won’t do). It’s worked great for years, it gives it a natural look and it holds pretty much all day.

[sandeeptech]

Cool!
Can you tell me if you wash (with shampoo) your hair daily?

[ConkreteMan]

I alternate between the Layrite Original Pomade and Superhold Pomade depending on length. If the front gets too long I have a Superman curl that takes more than the Original to tame.

[renzojz]

He instantly transformed into his usual stylish self at @3:13