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The Semiotics of Hair

When a fellow walks into a barber's shop and demands a particular follicular configuration, he brings with him the psychic baggage of his hopes, fears, loves, disappointments and current state of mind. The plumage that he chooses to exhibit upon his bonce is as telling and as individual as his genetic makeup, his fingerprints or the contents of his trouser pockets. So, gentle reader, step with me along a road of discovery that will both enchant and act as an invaluable insight for use socially, in business and for pleasure

[from The Semiotics of Hair ]