47 Classic Men Haircuts For Timeless Elegance

classic men haircuts

If you are looking for something classic and timeless without any special or too unusual looks, you can consider some classic man haircuts. What are the most timeless ones? Buzz cut, pompadour, curtain cut and quiff. Let’s consider these and some others, too, and maybe you’ll find your inspiration here.

Short Hair

Buzz Cut

This extra short, perhaps the shortest cut, means that you have all the hair of the same, very short length. Such cuts used to be army ones, and now many celebrities try that, too, and maybe you should try it, too. The main advantage is that even unruly hair looks preppy and more stylish with such a cut.

Make your classic buzz cut personalized and unique adding a bright shade of pink to it.

Make your classic buzz cut personalized and unique adding a bright shade of pink to it.

This buzz cut is done with a high fade and it looks stylish and timeless.

This buzz cut is done with a high fade and it looks stylish and timeless.

The buzz cut is accented with a line design on one side, and the elegantly designed beard is a stylish addition.

The buzz cut is accented with a line design on one side, and the elegantly designed beard is a stylish addition.

A buzz cut paired with a full beard is a bold solution that looks very manly.

A buzz cut paired with a full beard is a bold solution that looks very manly.

The classic buzz cut is made bolder and cooler with a ginger shade.

The classic buzz cut is made bolder and cooler with a ginger shade.

The buzz cut is done with fade and thanks to the gradual fade, it looks softer.

The buzz cut is done with fade and thanks to the gradual fade, it looks softer.

This very short buzz cut is a cool idea if you want short hair that doesn't require much maintenance.

This very short buzz cut is a cool idea if you want short hair that doesn't require much maintenance.

French Crop

French crop is a haircut with a longer top and a short fade on the sides. The top is slicked back or at least pushed forward for comfortable wearing. Add a beard and go!

This French crop looks very unruly and textural thanks to the natural texture of the hair.

This French crop looks very unruly and textural thanks to the natural texture of the hair.

If you have unruly hair, you can go for a French crop with fade, so your hair will be quite short and not that messy.

If you have unruly hair, you can go for a French crop with fade, so your hair will be quite short and not that messy.

This French crop haircut shows off high fade for a bold and catchy look, with an edgy modern feel.

This French crop haircut shows off high fade for a bold and catchy look, with an edgy modern feel.

This classic side parting haircut is made bolder with a bright blonde shade.

This classic side parting haircut is made bolder with a bright blonde shade.

This French crop is done longer, with a high fade, a messy textureand a full beard.

This French crop is done longer, with a high fade, a messy textureand a full beard.

This French crop haircut is done with messy texture, it's a great idea for making your thick hair more elegant.

This French crop haircut is done with messy texture, it's a great idea for making your thick hair more elegant.

Rock a longer buzz cut with a high fade and elegant fadedbeard for a stylish modern look.

Rock a longer buzz cut with a high fade and elegant fadedbeard for a stylish modern look.

The short French crop with a slight fade is always a good idea if you prefer shorter cuts but not as short as buzz.

The short French crop with a slight fade is always a good idea if you prefer shorter cuts but not as short as buzz.

Make the classic French crop cooler with an unusual shade, like here silver shade.

Make the classic French crop cooler with an unusual shade, like here silver shade.

Medium Hair

Quiff

This is a cut that shows off a volume on top and keeps it all the rest simple and covered. Sculpt your quiff with wax or gel and your own fingers giving it any shape you like.

This thick and wavy quiff with high fade is a super cool and catchy idea to rock if you don't like too long hair.

This thick and wavy quiff with high fade is a super cool and catchy idea to rock if you don't like too long hair.

The quiff is styled aside, with messy waves, and it's a fresh way to style the haircut to look not like others.

The quiff is styled aside, with messy waves, and it's a fresh way to style the haircut to look not like others.

This quiff cut is done with a fade and a graphic beard, with some volume at the front.

This quiff cut is done with a fade and a graphic beard, with some volume at the front.

This long quiff haircut and fade shows off long hair on top, with much volume.

This long quiff haircut and fade shows off long hair on top, with much volume.

This light blonde pompadour haircut is slicked back, and there's much volume at the front.

This light blonde pompadour haircut is slicked back, and there's much volume at the front.

This classic haircut with a side part is longer on one side and it looks quite chic and elegant.

This classic haircut with a side part is longer on one side and it looks quite chic and elegant.

This elegant and chic haircut on thick straight hair, with side parting, is a stylish solution.

This elegant and chic haircut on thick straight hair, with side parting, is a stylish solution.

This timeless haircut is done on thick hair, with much volume, and with a side part.

This timeless haircut is done on thick hair, with much volume, and with a side part.

The elegant haircut is done with side part and much volume, with a beard, is a cool gentleman combo.

The elegant haircut is done with side part and much volume, with a beard, is a cool gentleman combo.

Pompadour

This is a cut when longer hair on the front is brushed forwards to create a neat look. While a quiff is brushed forwards to create airy and light volume, the pompadour is brushed backwards to make the hair denser and more sleek.

This pompadour haircut is done with a side part and volume at the front, and it's pure classics.

This pompadour haircut is done with a side part and volume at the front, and it's pure classics.

This quiff cut is styled with a side part and it looks very chic and beautiful.

This quiff cut is styled with a side part and it looks very chic and beautiful.

This quiff cut shows off a slight side fade and longer hair with much volume on top.

This quiff cut shows off a slight side fade and longer hair with much volume on top.

Style your pompadour slicking it back usign some wax or means like that.

Style your pompadour slicking it back usign some wax or means like that.

The long pompadour haircut with fade is slicked back keeping the volume for a chic and stylish look.

The long pompadour haircut with fade is slicked back keeping the volume for a chic and stylish look.

The elegant slicked back pompadour with a full beard and a gorgeous ginger shade look very chic and gentleman-like, and the bold color is a nice accent.

The elegant slicked back pompadour with a full beard and a gorgeous ginger shade look very chic and gentleman-like, and the bold color is a nice accent.

This thick quiff with much volume and a full beard create a very chic and stylish combo.

This thick quiff with much volume and a full beard create a very chic and stylish combo.

This volumetric pompadour with a high fade and a beard are a nice idea for everyonewith not too long hair.

This volumetric pompadour with a high fade and a beard are a nice idea for everyonewith not too long hair.

This chic and shiny volumetric haircut is done with a side part, and it looks absolutely timeless.

This chic and shiny volumetric haircut is done with a side part, and it looks absolutely timeless.

Long Hair

Curtain Cut

If you like long locks but don’t know what hairstyle to get, consider getting a curtain haircut. Not, I don’t mean curtain bangs, this is a whole cut that is based on the same principle: framing your face at its best. There are longer, medium and shorter versions of this hairstyle, and it looks good on both wavy and straight hair.

This dapper pompadour haircut with some volume over the forehead is always a good idea.

This dapper pompadour haircut with some volume over the forehead is always a good idea.

The dark wavy curtain cut looks elegant, chic and luxurious softening the face features.

The dark wavy curtain cut looks elegant, chic and luxurious softening the face features.

Shiny black curly hair done in a curtain cut looks lovely and chic, with a relaxed and effortless feel.

Shiny black curly hair done in a curtain cut looks lovely and chic, with a relaxed and effortless feel.

The curtain cut looks nice both on wavy and straight hair, here it's amazing on straight locks, still keeping the volume.

The curtain cut looks nice both on wavy and straight hair, here it's amazing on straight locks, still keeping the volume.

The short curtain cut is a cool idea if you feel like longer hair but not too long, and the natural texture compleiments the cut perfectly.

The short curtain cut is a cool idea if you feel like longer hair but not too long, and the natural texture compleiments the cut perfectly.

Shoulder Length Cut

Shoulder length haircut, which can be a  men bob or a curtain cut, for example, is a good idea if you like longer hair and there are lots of ways to style such a length and give it new looks. Choose whatever inspires you!

This messy wavy shoulder length haircut shows off a bit of balayage for a more dimensional look.

This messy wavy shoulder length haircut shows off a bit of balayage for a more dimensional look.

This wavy blonde hair styled in a men's bob is a cool idea if you want a surfer feel in the look.

This wavy blonde hair styled in a men's bob is a cool idea if you want a surfer feel in the look.

This over the shoulder hair with effortless styling is always a good idea if you prefer longer locks.

This over the shoulder hair with effortless styling is always a good idea if you prefer longer locks.

The wavy shoulder length haircut is slicked back and aside and there's a side part.

The wavy shoulder length haircut is slicked back and aside and there's a side part.

This stylish curtain cut is done with blonde balayage, with a wet texture and it looks very chic and cool.

This stylish curtain cut is done with blonde balayage, with a wet texture and it looks very chic and cool.

Shoulder length hair is accented with honey blonde balayage to give a bright touch to the look.

Shoulder length hair is accented with honey blonde balayage to give a bright touch to the look.

An effortless shoulder-length bob with some natural texture will give you surfer vibes.

An effortless shoulder-length bob with some natural texture will give you surfer vibes.

This curtain shoulder length haircut softens the sharp face features and adds interest to the look.

This curtain shoulder length haircut softens the sharp face features and adds interest to the look.