Gen Z guys are crazy about the little mullet – and these celebs are doing the ‘cheeky’ cut again

This controversial style is making the cut for the hottest hairstyle of the year.

The mini mullet – a short, textured style described as having a “70s/80s rockstar vibe” – is shaping up to be one of the most popular haircuts among Hollywood’s upper class and their Gen admirers Z on social media.

Paul Mescal – a master of the mini from mullet to shorts – has adopted a more subdued version of the ‘business front, party back’ look as part of his signature style.

Meanwhile, actors Jacob Elordi and Austin Butler have started rocking the cut, and Harry Styles’ new summer look has caused a stir with fans swooning over his strands.

In Tinseltown, the proliferation of the updated mullet — a traditionally controversial and often derided cut once associated with a rebellious ferocity — has fueled a bigger trend in barbershops around the world as customers clamor for the newest hot. so.

In the UK, Club 13 owner Ryan Lewis told The Independent that a third of his customers ask for heavily battered mullets, while Bristol barber James Doyle has seen the style spread beyond “musicians and creatives” to accountants and wider.

Aside from the cute factor of a mini mullet, the style is also popular with the ladies.

An anonymous woman, who went by the pseudonym Mia, said she is a fan of “boys with mullets”, telling GQ they are “funny and mean”.

“A mullet somehow says they have confidence, and time goes down. And maybe fun. And maybe a little cheeky,” 27-year-old Sally, who declined to give her last name, told the media.

Meanwhile, Megan, 26, who did not give her last name to GQ, said the mullet is a “signature that you’re not … well, basic.”

The cut’s popularity has even tempted celebrity hairstylist Halley Brisker to try it herself, though he has held back.

“People often assume that men’s haircuts are much easier to navigate than women’s, but the opposite is often true,” he told Vogue.

While industry professionals say the style can allow young people to express themselves through their hair, a mullet – even a mini – tends to require hair texture that, unfortunately, depends on the genetic lottery.

“The problem with getting a mini mullet was that while I can change my haircut, I can’t change the texture of the hair in any meaningful way, which of course affects the cut I was trying to achieve,” Brisker said.

“You can’t put a round peg in a square hole and my build wasn’t naturally suited to cutting, so it was an uphill battle.

Men eager for some curls, waves or just a bit of texture to their hair have started spending hundreds of dollars on perms.

Even teenagers are flocking to hair salons to chemically treat their curls to achieve another popular hairstyle, the “broccoli cut.”

Gen Z boys, who always wanted curly hair but were destined for straight strands, have been saving up or begging their parents to fundraise for perms as the shaggy hairstyle takes off on platforms like TikTok.