MULLET: THE MOST AUSSIE HAIRCUT

Without a doubt, the mullet is Australia’s most iconic and notorious haircut.

It’s the perfect mix of bogan brilliance and effortless rebellion, and somehow always finding its way back into Australian fashion, especially amongst adlays and eshays.

There was a time when everyone in Australia either had a mullet or knew someone who did. From rugby fields to surf breaks, from school playgrounds to nightclubs, the mullet was almost a national uniform. It was the cut for blokes who partied hard and didn’t care what anyone thought. This was also the reason why mullets had manifested a negative image - a haircut only for the troublemakers and delinquents.

By the 2010s, the mullet started to fade out (literally and figuratively). Clean fades, mop tops and slick city styles took over, and the mullet became more of a meme than a movement. People would laugh at the mullet, slowly turning into a meme in Australia, although not realising the beast was just hibernating.

Now? The mullets unironically back again. You've seen it on AFL players, NRL players, rappers, tradies, and even influencers and models. It’s gone from a punchline to a fashion statement, a perfect example of Aussie culture refusing to die quietly.

And let’s not forget the skullet, a much more louder variation of the mullet that has yet to make a return - or never.

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