The 9th-century Islamic trend-setter Ziryab is said to have popularized a shorter male hairstyle in Cordoba, with bangs down to the eyebrows and straight across the forehead, and leaving the neck and ears uncovered.
ðə nˈaɪnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi ɪslˈɑːmɪk tɹˈɛndsˈɛɾɚ zˈɜːɹɪˌæb ɪz sˈɛd tə hæv pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹˌaɪzd ɐ ʃˈɔːɹɾɚ mˈeɪl hˈɛɹstaɪl ɪn kɔːɹdˈoʊbə, wɪð bˈæŋz dˌaʊn tə ðɪ ˈaɪbɹaʊz ænd stɹˈeɪt əkɹˌɑːs ðə fˈɔːɹhɛd, ænd lˈiːvɪŋ ðə nˈɛk ænd ˈɪɹz ʌŋkˈʌvɚd.