Two years ago, the men at TIFF were all wearing beards; then last year, it was sexy scruff. At this year’s fest, we saw an unusually luscious crop of masculine manes: Veronica Lake–style waves; rock ’n roll shags; and at least one sassy, nape-level knot. Here, our favourite shoulder-sweeping man-dos (and at least one or two man-don’ts.)
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We like the contrast between Metallica guitarist <strong>Kirk Hammett’</strong>s loose, natural curls and dainty pencil ’stache. Well-groomed chin fuzz flatters any face
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