If Julien Farel’s plane hadn’t been late, Carlos Alcatraz might still have a luxurious mop.
“I was scheduled to cut his hair,” says the debonair French stylist, whose flight from Palm Beach was delayed. “And then his brother took care of it. I came back and I was like, ‘Okay!’”
Alcaraz’ startlingly short buzz cut happened after his brother fumbled the clippers. “Suddenly he just misunderstood with the machine,” the 22-year-old Spaniard told the press on Monday. “Then, you know, the only way to fix it is just shave it off. To be honest, it’s not that bad, I guess.”
American Frances Tiafoe had a different view of the shear disaster. “Yeah, it’s horrible. I mean, it’s definitely terrible,” he said. “It’s my guy though. It’s funny. I looked at him and I was like, I guess you’re aerodynami