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Social scan: the 'man bun' tweets

January 24, 2014 at 8:08PM
Jared Leto seen at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards � InStyle and Warner Bros. Viewing and After Party, on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 in Los Angeles.
Jared Leto seen at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards � InStyle and Warner Bros. Viewing and After Party, on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 in Los Angeles. (Dml - Dan Steinberg/invision/ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Twitter was divided earlier this month after actor/musician Jared Leto and his flowing man-mane showed up to the Golden Globes sporting a messy "man bun." Joaquin Phoenix and Alex Ebert (singer of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros ) walked the red carpet in similar chignon fashion. A Twitter account devoted to the style, otherwise known as a "bro knot," sums up this look best:

« A man bun isn't a hairstyle, it's a lifestyle. » @ManBunMondays

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