Award-winning hairdresser reveals why the mullet is not just a haircut

Business in the front party in the back is a popular term used to describe the mullet haircut.

The infamous cut became popular in the 1970s and 80s and was often associated with a more rebellious or nonconformist style.

Over the years it has been subject to both admiration and ridicule, but has also made periodic comebacks in fashion. Award-winning hairdresser, Christophe-Nicolas Biot, reveals why the mullet is currently trending and how to get the look right in 2023.

A ward-winning hairdresser, Christophe-Nicolas Biot, reveals why the mullet is currently trending

Paris runways and street style are touchpoints for fashion lovers around the world. 

Teyana Taylor was spotted outside the Rick Owens Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week looking fierce.

The singer cut a stylish figure in a black leather jumpsuit featuring a tall neck and silver hardware.

She accessorized with shield sunglasses and black and white nail art, and completed the high fashion look with a mullet cut.

According to Christophe-Nicolas, ‘the most important thing to remember is that the mullet is not just a mullet, it’s something that inspires attitude and style in clothing.’

Adding, ‘It isn’t surprising that the creator of Céline, Hedi Slimane, has used it on his runways, and continues to do so to match the attitude of Céline’s pieces.’

Models with mullet cuts stormed the catwalks of both the men’s and women’s ready to wear shows in Paris and Los Angeles, respectively. 

While actress Kristen Stewart sat front row at Chanel rocking a tousled pixie version. 

Kristen Stewart attended the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week rocking a cute pixie mullet

The actress has sported several iterations of the  mullet over the years, including a style boasting very short sides in Japan last month

‘It isn’t surprising that the creator of Céline, Hedi Slimane, has used it on his runways, and continues to do so to match the attitude of Céline’s pieces’

Models with mullet cuts stormed the catwalks of both the men’s and women’s ready to wear shows in Paris and Los Angeles, respectively

‘The mullet and its shape, which is always long at the nape, adapts to all types of hair’

‘I would say the fashion scene spotted the phenomenon ten years ago in Australia.’

Mulletfest is an annual celebration of the iconic haircut that takes place in Sydney.

‘People from all over the world come to find and meet around this theme. It has become a real culture and philosophy of life for all its followers.’

Mulletfest is an annual celebration of the iconic haircut that takes place in Sydney, Australia. ‘People from all over the world come to find and meet around this theme. It has become a real culture and philosophy of life for all its followers’

A classic mullet is a type of haircut that is characterized by shorter hair on the top and sides, while the hair at the back is left significantly longer. 

‘The current trend seems to be a little more “elegant,” it has a rounder, more oval-shape around the face, which of course ends up longer at the nape of the neck,’ says the stylist whose clients include Isabelle Huppert, Laëtitia Casta, Juliette Binoche and Emmanuelle Seignier, among others.

The cut can work on just about anyone of any age, gender or race, as it adapts to all hair types.

‘Unlike other haircuts where hair texture and thickness can play an important role, with a mullet, you don’t need texture, which is exactly what makes it so interesting, whether you have curly, wavy, straight or anything else, the style is so versatile.

‘It is perhaps the first hairstyle that is truly unisex,’ shared the hairdresser who can be found at his intimate salon in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

‘It is perhaps the first hairstyle that is truly unisex,’ shared the hairdresser who can be found at his intimate salon in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. In the 1970s the style became trendy with musicians like David Bowie

In 2020, Miley Cyrus took a page out of her father Billy Ray’s playbook and rocked a mullet loud and proud.

Award-winning actress Scarlett Johansson made the edgy ‘do red carpet worthy at the IFP Independent Spirit Awards

In the 1970s the style became trendy with musicians like David Bowie, Paul McCartney and Rod Stewart.

Its appeal continued to rise in the 1980s, becoming a defining hairstyle of the era.

Andre Agassi’s signature mullet was almost as famous as his championship wins on the tennis courts, while actor Patrick Swayze made the bad boy style look irresistible on the silver screen.

Country crooners like Billy Ray Cyrus, with his signature long and wavy mullet, further contributed to the hairstyle’s iconic status in pop culture.

The fashion began to wane in the 1990s as new hair trends emerged and alternative styles took hold, but in 2003, award-winning actress Scarlett Johansson made the edgy ‘do red carpet worthy at the IFP Independent Spirit Awards.

In 2020, Miley Cyrus took a page out of her father Billy Ray’s playbook and rocked a mullet loud and proud.

Andre Agassi’s signature mullet was almost as famous as his championship wins on the tennis courts, while actor Patrick Swayze made the bad boy style look irresistible on the silver screen

‘Whether you like it or not, the mullet is making a real comeback because it can distinguish people who were quite ordinary with their usual haircut,’ said Christophe-Nicolas, the innovator in plant-based coloring.

‘It definitely works on all face shapes, however, as with all hairstyles, some are more suitable than others.’

The expert does not suggest it to women or men with very round faces, and urges clients to be prepared.

‘You have to be very sure of your choice before you sit in the hairdresser’s chair, because a mullet takes a while to grow back.’