AM 5.0+AOS

[justint27]

I think the only thing that irks me about how you've interpreted the motivations of "aura of sexiness" is your choice of hairstyle. I can easily rationalize everything else you've chosen to do and wear (regardless of my own personal opinions on skinny jeans being extremely constrictive for guys), but I so far haven't been able to justify the hair.

Would you be willing to explain how you came to choose your hairstyle, what your feelings and/or thought processes were about that hairstyle being an expression of your sexiness so that we may understand you better?

Hey man,
My hairstyle developed over a few months. Before I started AOS a girl I had been talking to told me "you should really use some wax or paste in your hair it would look really good". So I figured it's 2013 or whatever, let's get some wax or paste. I had started parting it at that point. Then I came across a picture of David Beckham and started doing a similar hairstyle to him, but I'd cut the sides and back instead of razoring them.

Over time I just started to let go of all these set backs and personal grudges against modern styles that I had been raised on previously. You know, like men can't wear this, men can't do that, it's gay etc. I was raised very much in the idea that clothing and hair weren't a concern for men and to think about them would be gay. You got what you got for birthdays and christmas, you wore what your mommy bought you and you hated shopping.

You see it makes sense I would be into clothes and all that anyways, since I am a musician and am a very artistic person. I began to realize that you could be anyone you wanted to be, just by changing your style. It's sort of like how people like dressing up for Halloween.

Then randomly I came across Robin James on youtube and I loved his quiff hairstyle and he had a bunch of tutorials on his channel. It was very different and I was willing to try it out. I had never gotten so many compliments ever in my entire life until I started wearing my hair in a quiff with the sides and back shaved. I had random strangers stop me telling me how stylish it looked, asking who my barber was and when I revealed that I did my own hair, people would be shocked.

Skinny jeans-that's a common misconception. There is quite a bit of spandex in them and I'd say they are actually more comfortable to wear than baggy or relaxed fit jeans. Not to mention that I am a pretty small guy and relaxed fit or even straight fit jeans make me look like a homeless man. I wear a mixture of slim and skinny actually-I always try on a bunch of different pairs in different sizes and cuts before I buy the ones that look the best.

Another thing that varies is the brand of pants your buying. Some manufacturers use heavier denim than others. I personally prefer denim that's not so heavy and sort of moves along with you. Before I started AOS, I had two pairs of Levi's Slim Straights, so I was already wearing "slim" jeans.

I was wearing Guess and Gap jeans for awhile in the middle part of the AOS experience but have been wearing H&M, Zara and Topman jeans for the last year as they are much cheaper, just as good and fit my body IMO better.

Sorry for the long winded response. I know it's a long read but hopefully it makes sense to you about how powerful this journey has been and the impact it has made on my life. I can't thank Shannon enough.