It s a sunny Tuesday afternoon earlier this month and 9-year-old Matthew Shelby is at home in Little Rock with his parents, Michael and Aimee. Matthew, a fourth-grader at Episcopal Collegiate School, is neatly dressed in a blue-and-white-striped Vineyard Vines polo that is tucked into a pair of khaki shorts. On his head is a digital camo-print beanie in shades of gray made by Turtle Fur.
the braid to fuse it with the other hair so that s quite a process too. and then we have the big bold beautiful hair. he says he keeps it trimmed. he says the reason he does that is if it s wet he can t see the ball. he s tried being bald, and then we have kyle beckham and dread locks inspired by the one and only bob marley. and you know that having dreads like that takes maintenance. yes. it s a statement. it s a cultural statement. that s right. as you say it s more than a hairstyle it s a lifestyle and cristiano ronaldo. monday morning if he plays, lots of boys asking for his hair style. if they are not already. i could rock that. what do you think? you could. because i mean, you are not a bald man. watching the world cup going, the bodies have got better,