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Forget Dennis
Taylor's famous glasses and Steve "interesting" Davis' short back and
sides - the snooker legends have given us some nailbiting finals, but the new
kids on the block are upping the stakes. The style stakes, that is.
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| Rocket Ronnie
perfects the brooding look, complete with hairgrips. | With
this year's World Snooker Championship's prize fund adding up to a whopping £1,378,920,
it's no wonder that the young guns are adopting the sartorial look of millionaire
playboys. Take
"Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan, literally a whizz on the green baize, he's
cultivated a brooding Heathcliff look on the sidelines, complete with chestnut
mane. Then
there's Paul Hunter, just 26-years-old and a leading contender for the Crucible
crown in 2004, he's bending it like Beckham at the table with flowing blond locks
held at bay by a zig-zag hairband.
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| Paul Hunter
bends it like Beckham. | Last
year's champion Mark Williams might like to keep his hairdo simple, but he's got
va va voom too. Well, to be precise, he's got a Ferrari. Then
take Shamir. By day the 30-year-old works for this very website. By night he likes
nothing better than a spot of DJ-ing and socialising. All in his trademark casual
sporty look. Hoody?
Check. Utility pants? Check. Side slung rucksack? Check. All well and good for
a night knocking around the Devonshire Quarter, but could he cut it with the creme
de la creme of the Crucible? Teaching
him the art of the 147 break is a bit of a tall order, so we call in a crack team
of makeover experts. Read on to find out how to make you (or the scruff in your
life) snooker-suave... Round
One: The Hair Shamir's
got an enviably thick mop of dark hair, perfect for the Rocket Ronnie look, but
it's not been cut in months and that just ain't suave. Men's
hairdresser John Taylor has seen all the players in his barber shop just around
the corner from the Crucible. He's fiddled with the fringes of BBC commentary
team Steve Davis and John Parrot, but hasn't forgotten the original wild man of
snooker, Alex Higgins. Unfortunately
our model's hair is so wild it might just go to seed, so it's a good thing stylist
Rachel Donnelly is on hand to give it a good grooming.
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Hair Gallery
Click here to see Rachel transform Shamir's hair. |
Round
Two: The Clothes After
years going casual in sports-cum-streetwear, most blokes could be forgiven for
being a little intimidated by the dressy look. After all, anything with a collar
smacks of the office. Luckily
Richard Price, Menswear Manager at John Lewis, knows a thing or two about putting
a look together, not to mention the intricacies of tie-ing ties. Remember
guys, keep Messrs O'Sullivan and Hunter in mind with sharp, dark coloured shirts
and toning ties, bow or otherwise. It's a gent meets gangster look, just avoid
the white shirt (too wine-waiter) or anything tweed (too Guy Ritchie). Richard
concurs: this season menswear, like women's fashion is all about the fifties.
Hawaiian shirts, flower prints and sharp suiting are all set for a comeback.
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Clothes Gallery
Click here to see Richard kit Shamir out with some sharp
threads. | Round
Three: The Transformation All
good makeovers end up with a photo-shoot. In the absence of Trinny and Susannah
giving instruction on how to walk, we're relying on some gentle encouragement
and the confidence that comes from the haircut and clothes. Keep it charming lads....
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Transformation.
Click here to see the transformation. |
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