Shawn Mendes Turns Heads with Buzz Cut
Some time between a Christmas Day cold swim in an icy river and Jan. 7, singer Shawn Mendes lost his luxurious locks and started sporting a striking new buzz cut.
Page Six reports that Mendes, 24, was spotted stepping out in a fashionable ensemble that consisted of "gray cardigan, a white tee and navy blue pants" that he wore low, "exposing the waistband of his Calvin Klein underwear". The item added that Mendes "completed the look with white socks, black Birkenstock clogs and a dark gray scarf."
Topping it all off was the singer's newly-cropped top.
E! News noted that the singer was spotted sporting the new style "while exiting a cafe in Los Angeles."
"The new 'do is new territory for Mendes, who has rocked some iteration of a medium-length, thick curly hairstyle for the duration of his career," People Magazine noted. "At times, it's been shorter, at times it's been something of a quarantine man bun, but it's never been totally gone until now."
According to the Page Six article, fans of the Canadian recording artist are "mourning his iconic curly locks," which we can only assume will be back — maybe — some day.
The sudden shedding of his longer hair came on the heels of a Dec. 25 Instagram post that showed Mendes and a friend doing a very cold plunge: Stripping down to nothing more than boxers on the snowy banks of an ice-encrusted river, they hopped into the frigid water and immersed themselves for seconds at a time.
Other recent posts at Instagram showed the singer with his mop intact, and no indication of the shearing to come.
But the photos taken Jan. 7 — and a video posted to Twitter on Jan. 8 — dropped a whole new look for the 24-year-old.
Not everyone took to the dramatic changeup.
Others, however, declared their love for the new look... and for Mendes, no matter what he does with his hair.
To quote that last post, which Shawn Mendes do you prefer?