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# Welcome to Portland, Where Even Santa Claus Has a Man Bun

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## Samantha Grossman


Dec 4, 2015 10:46 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Dec 4, 2015 10:46 PM UTC

There was really only one way for the Year of the Man Bun to come to a close. It _had_ to be a hipster Santa Claus with a man bun. There was just no other way.

And, of course, you can find this hipster Santa in Portland, Oregon. Instead of that passé red suit and hat, he rocks skinny jeans, a cardigan, thick-rimmed glasses and a man bun. Obviously, he’s still got a full beard.

This is real. Here is a local news segment to prove it:

Yes, hipster Santa rides a bike and uses an old-school typewriter. We’re not sure what Mrs. Claus’s deal is, but we can only assume that she’s out there somewhere, taking photos of her feet with a camera she doesn’t quite know how to use.

_Read next:_ [_Here’s a Clip On Man Bun For the Dude Who Can’t Be Bothered to Grow Out His Hair_](http://time.com/4106220/clip-on-man-bun/)

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