its a whole hairpiece. My hair was really thinning in the middle, so I shaved that part. Side ones and back are mine. I could have achieved this hairstyle with the comb down, but due to thin hair it won't say. It just took one breeze or little sweat to completely mess my hairstyle. It looked very weird. Moreover, the crown was going completely bald. Many people started noticing. I began applying derrmatch and nanogen to that area to cover it up.