Polish men's hairstyles in the 1600s

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It seems that the West has culturally appropriated them.

Stefan Czarniecki (1599 - 1665) and a modern hipster:


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Source: https://facet.onet.pl/styl/drwaloseksualni-sarmaci-lupili-europe-w-zoltych-kozaczkach/981jt89

Some of the most popular Polish haircuts from the 1600s, according to historian Radosław Sikora:


Type I:


- short or medium length beard
- moustache
- no undercut, slick-backed hair


Example 1, Stanisław Żółkiewski (died in 1620):


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Example 2, Konstanty Korniakt (died 1603):


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Example 3, Mikołaj Działyński (died 1604):


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Type Ia:


- rather short beard
- moustache
- no undercut, no slick-backed hair but free settling hair


Example 1, Nikodem Kossakowski (died 1609):


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Type Ib - like type I but no beard


Type II:


- no beard
- moustache
- everything buzzed except for one strand


Example, Jan Żółkiewski (died 1623):


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Type III:


- medium or long beard
- moustache
- sides and back short but not buzzed, top above the forehead long and curled


Example 1, Jakub Grodzicki (died 1609):


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Example 2, Andrzej Kos (died 1618):


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Example 3, Jerzy Ossoliński (1595-1650):


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Example 4, Piotr Opaliński (died 1624):


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Type IIIa:


- medium or long beard
- moustache
- sides and back buzzed, the rest like in Type III


Example, Aleksander Koryciński (died 1649):


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Type IIIb:


Like Type III but with no beard.


Example 1, Jan Zamojski:


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Example 2, Mikołaj Sieniawski:


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Type IV:


- beard
- moustache
- buzzed head except for one strand


Examples:


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Type V (rare):


Example, Łukasz Bobolicki (died in 1622):


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Type VI (late 1600s):


Example, Michał Kazimierz Pac (portrait from 1694):


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Source: Radosław Sikora, "Sarmackie Fryzury Pierwszych Dekad XVII Wieku":


Radosław Sikora:


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