• Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"
  • Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"
  • Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"
  • Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"
  • Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"
  • Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"
  • Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"
  • Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"
  • Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"
  • Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"

    Popeye Magazine April 1982 "Total Hair Care"

    Regular price $110.00

    The April 25, 1982 issue of Popeye magazine was a special edition centred on men’s hair and grooming, framed within the magazine’s broader “city boy” lifestyle ethos. The cover line—essentially, “Just changing your hairstyle will make you feel so good”—sets the tone for the whole issue: it’s about how a new haircut, new grooming habits, or even new glasses can transform how a young man looks and feels.

    Inside, the magazine runs an in-depth feature on hairstyle trends of the early 1980s, exploring how different cuts can change identity, confidence and style. It treats hair almost like a uniform—something that signals belonging, personality and taste. The issue also folds in the wider grooming culture of the time, including tips on products, commentary on the growing influence of the cosmetics industry, and the increasingly Western-influenced barbering and styling techniques that were becoming popular among Japanese youth.

    As with most Popeye issues of this era, these grooming stories sit alongside the magazine’s typical mix of urban lifestyle content—fashion, travel ideas, culture and light entertainment—aimed at stylish young men in Tokyo and other big cities. Overall, the issue captures a moment when Japanese men were becoming far more expressive with their appearance, and Popeye positioned itself as the guidebook to that new, modern way of looking and living.