What do Paul Mescal , Jacob Elordi , Harry Styles and Héctor Bellerín have in common? The answer is: all four of them had some form of mullet, fashion’s hottest and horniest haircut, at one point or another. Last summer, these boys lead the charge in the mullet stakes, prompting scores of British lads to convert from their usual You know the tagline: Business in the front, party in the back. It’s hairstyle made (in) famous by the likes of Rod Stewart, Andre Agassi and a handful of rowdy Australians, whose extreme ’80s versions drew the blueprint.
But even though it isn't the radical cut it once was, it still has a certain roguish, rakish, ratbag charm. If you’re committing to a mullet, it’s because you’re not afraid of going against the short-back-and-sides current. “It’s a marmite look, for sure,” says barber TJ Hunt.
“One which has gained its fair share of ridicule along the way. But the mullet has stood the test of time and has rightfully earned its stripes as a classic hairstyle. It’s a statement look, which isn’t for everyone, but nobody can deny its cool, rebellious nature.
” And although it is a classic style, it’s one that saw a resurgence during the pandemic, says Sally Brooks, creative director at Brooks & Brooks Salon . “The mullet became a relevant hairstyle in recent years, with its comeback in lockdown where people were cutting the front of their hair themselves.” But while our lockdown versions were more ‘having fun for the .