INDIE rockers be warned – that scruffy, just-out-of-bed look is so last year.
Dedicated followers of fashion reckon short and neat is the way to go for 2008 and have even invented a new haircut to prove it.
Christened the 'Glitterati', it comes fresh from the catwalks of the London, Milan and Paris fashion shows.
The key principle of the short look is neatly sculpted and perfectly waved hair swept across the forehead.
The hair is cut around the ears with laser-cut precision, while the hair on top is left a little longer.
"It's a very tailored cut," explained Tim Sanderson, style director at the Nicky Clarke salon in Leeds. "It's quite Fifties inspired.
"It suits guys who want to look neat when they're in the office but it's very adaptable so it looks great for a night out as well."
Tim created the look on student James Pepper, who plays guitar in up-and-coming Leeds band The Pablos.
The 25-year-old admitted he was nervous about getting a new image.
"There is a real Sixties and Seventies feel to our music so I don't know how the modern look will go down.
"I haven't paid for a haircut in about ten years. I usually just do it myself with a set of clippers."
James's hair is naturally curly so Tim got to work straightening it with a hairdryer and brush.
"I prefer doing it this way to using straighteners because that can often look too forced.
"A style is important but it's much sexier if a bloke's hair doesn't look too structured.
"At the moment James has got that scruffy, indie look but that actually takes a lot of work to keep it looking like that.
"This cut is great because it's really sharp and contemporary. Dan Gillespie, the lead singer of The Feeling, has this sort of style and it looks great on him.
"I'm tailoring it a little bit for James because he's in a band so we don't want it too short and mean. We want to keep it a bit raw."
Once Tim had worked his magic, James was impressed with his new look.
"I really like it. I was a bit scared of modern hairstyles but I like this, it's cool.
"I think it's a definite improvement."

The Leeds Verdict:

"I like it. (Is shown a photograph of how James looked before). Oh my God! Yes, it definitely looks a lot better than now. It was scary before."
Monika Ksiazczyk, 24, a student living in Headingley

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"It's pretty cool. It's a lot more modern now than it was before. Yeah, I like it."
Melvyn Zakeri, 40, music teacher from Scott Hall

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"I think it suits him. You've got to have a certain look to be able to pull it off but I think he manages it."
Lee Walton, 23, an engineer, from Beeston

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"I like them both actually, how he looked before and how he looks now. It's cool though. He looks like he should be the singer in a band."
Sonia Ramnauth, 18, student living in Kirkstall