{{Short description|Hairstyling technique}} [[File:D-Wade in Chicago.jpg|thumb|200px|Basketball player Dwyane Wade with an edge-up hairstyle.]]
A '''shape-up''', also called a '''line-up''' or an '''edge-up''', is a hairstyle where the natural hairline is trimmed to look straight and sharp. It became popular in the 1980s, especially among people with Afro-textured hair, and influenced styles like fades, parts, and waves.
The shape-up is influenced by hip-hop and pop culture and is common among entertainers and basketball players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebony.com/style/history-fade-haircut/|title=The History of the Fade|last=Gabbara|first=Princess|date=2016-12-27|website=EBONY|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-07}}</ref>
== History== [[File:360 wave process hair waves.jpg|thumb|A man with a freshly cut shape-up and waves]] [[File:LAM 8082 (16367796561).jpg|thumb|right|Matt Dumba with a buzz cut and line up]] During the 1970s and the era of disco, the afro hairstyle was used African-Americans to reflect their cultural identity and their pride in their hair. In the 1980s, afros became "shaped up" with their sides cut short. The shape-up was first introduced in the mid- or late 1980s.<ref name="history">{{Cite web|url=https://www.history.com/news/black-hairstyles-visual-history-in-photos|title=A Visual History of Iconic Black Hairstyles|last=Horne|first=Madison|website=HISTORY|date=February 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311023759/https://www.history.com/news/black-hairstyles-visual-history-in-photos|archive-date=2018-03-11}}</ref> Influential hip-hop artists such as Big Daddy Kane,<ref name="history"/> Eric B and Rakim popularized the hi-top fade with the shape-up.
==See also== * List of hairstyles
==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Wiktionary-inline}}
{{Human hair}} {{fashion-stub}} Category:Hairstyles