According to an Instagram post from the salon, the actor gave the shop's “boss man” a trim after his mullet was perfected, making him “feel 17 again.” Zac has been keeping it low key in Australia for much of 2020, and has reportedly signed onto another project that will keep him “down under” in the months to come.
Many men who prefer discreet short haircuts, opt for a crewcut. Zac Efron has certainly tried it on too. It's not his most prominent look, but, well, it works fine for a variety. With a crewcut, you may not fuss about styling and even forget about combing.
But the hairstyle itself is popularly attributed to David Bowie in 1972. Bowie adopted the proto-mullet style for his Ziggy Stardust alter ego: bright red, spiky in the front and cascading gently onto his neck. Bowie gave the mullet androgynous, counterculture swag.
The longest mullet hairstyle measured for an established mullet competition in the men's division is 99.06 cm (3 ft 3 in; 39 in), as sported by "Big" Rich Price of Strongsville, Ohio, USA, in the Men's Open of the 2021 US Mullet Championships.
The hairstyle was first worn by French fashion guru Henri Mollet in the early seventies. The "Mollet" did not see much light apart from in the french underground dance scene, until it was ressurected by popular television personalities such as Pat Sharp, the word having been anglicised by this point to "Mullet".
Ailsa, who describes the Australian mullet as a "way of life", agrees. "Australians love mullets because we consider ourselves to be larrikins," she says. A larrikin, similar to a ratbag, explains the BBC, means a cheeky rule-breaker in today's society, but in the 1800s meant urban, working-class youths.
From the football field to school classrooms, the quintessential Australian haircut has made a grand comeback in recent years. The mullet - hair long at the back while trimmed short on the sides and front - has long been championed by Australian men in the 80s.
Fellas with curly hair types will love the way the mullet shows off their locks without getting in their way. The short front and sides will frame your face nicely while the lengthy back will be sure to turn heads.
The study also saw Rod Stewart's blow-dried masterpiece named the best celebrity mullet of all time, narrowly edging out David Bowie's red shock of locks as Ziggy Stardust. Bowie was hair-tied in second place with 80s icon Pat Sharpe, with Roadhouse star Patrick Swayze next in line, followed by footballer Chris Waddle.
It depends tho. If your mullet goes down to your shoulders, is greasy, looks bad, then no, But short-medium cut ones look hot lol. Most girls dislike them, but it's a personal preference. Anyways, get one because you want it don't worry about what girls think of em.
(Larson and Hoskyns 13) Mullet itself has slang terms such as the Kentucky waterfall, the camero cut, the beaver paddle, the ape drape and the neck warmer just to name a few. To me, all of these things describe a mullet.
“To achieve an even length, the easiest option is to get a trim every six to eight weeks around the perimeter (the longest lengths of hair) while the layers and face-framing sections grow out,” she says. Don't be afraid to chop off some length, to get a new look faster.
For the A24 film, Efron transformed his hair to portray pro-wrestler Kevin Von Erich, son of famous professional wrestler Fritz Von Erich.
Oseledets (Ukrainian: оселедець, IPA: [oseˈlɛdetsʲ]) or chub (Ukrainian: чуб, IPA: [tʃub]) is a traditional Ukrainian style of haircut that features a long lock of hair left on the otherwise completely shaved head, commonly sprouting from the top or the front of an otherwise closely shaven head.
The jellyfish haircut sports disconnected layers that resemble a short bob with longer layers underneath. If the name is any giveaway, it truly resembles the round body and longer, billowy tentacles of a jellyfish.
The new mullet revolution that we're seeing is a personal thing but does work best with a diamond shape, if you're brave enough to carry it off!
“We calculated that over a 40K time trial course, the mullet would be almost 10 seconds faster than the bald condition, which is huge,” Benini says. Coolio was the slowest condition, but Benini admits that it was never meant to be a serious part of the experiment.
Those who wear mullets are often seen as confident, rebellious, and unafraid to take risks.
One theory about the mullet comeback is that it is a product of the Covid pandemic, as a result of people who previously had short hair letting it grow out.
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When it comes to growing one, you've got two options—assuming you don't already have long flowing locks. If you're starting with a short hairstyle, such as a fade, expect to give your hair about three to four months. The quickest and easiest way would be to grow your hair out without cutting it.
This hairstyle became popular with the bogan subculture in Australia and New Zealand.
The mullet is a hairstyle that we Aussies have claimed as our own. It's got history, it's Larkin, it's wild and these days it comes in endless variations. The hairstyle is more popular today than ever before and we believe that the mullet is truely the most "Australian" hairstyle of all time.
The mullet hairstyle has seen a global resurgence - but many in Australia claim it as a cultural icon. The BBC asks locals why it's such an enduring obsession.