The Mullet Hall Of Fame

When you hear the word “mullet” a specific cut may come to mind: Joe Dirt, Billy Ray Cyrus, or Lionel Richie, for instance. But in reality, a mullet is an entire category of hairstyle, all of which have one thing in common: shorter hair in the front, and longer hair in the back. Within that umbrella, there are almost infinite variations. “There are so many different kinds,” says Henger. His mullet, for instance, is “an old school rocker mullet” that was inspired by vintage professional wrestling and The Lost Boys, and is slightly longer and layered on the sides. There are also short mullets, mullet fades, and messy shag mullets.

“75% of the haircuts I do are mullets,” says Henger, who has also seen a drastic uptick since lockdowns began. “People would never let their hair get to the point where you could actually have a cool mullet,” he says, but thanks to barbershop closures for part of the year, growing hair was easier than ever before. And with that extra length, experimentation can really begin.

Henger says the classic mullet—super close sides, messy top, long back—is the most shocking because it’s the most obvious. It also happens to be the version that’s easiest to cut yourself in the mirror. But the “modern mullet” is a little more subtle. The sides are kept a little longer and the graduation from short to long hair is a little smoother. “I wouldn’t call it a conservative mullet, but it’s like ‘does he have a mullet or doesn’t he’? It’s a very safe mullet,” he says. This style relies a bit more on styling to really make it look like a mullet—slick back the sides and it’s obvious, but mess it up and it looks a bit more just like long hair.

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