Let’s be honest: when Miley Cyrus made a mallet haircut under the strict supervision of her stylist a year ago, paying tribute to her father Billy Ray’s hair in the 1990s, we didn’t believe it would become a trend. However, Miley’s example quickly gained momentum: singers Rihanna, Billy Ailish and Holsey, model Irina Sheik and stars of the series “Euphoria” Barbie Ferreira and Zendaya (some remain faithful to her still).
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – May 9, 2021 – Fashion
It is known that this haircut appeared in ancient Greece, and the name “mullet” (which means “mullet”) acquired in the XIX century when fishermen began to grow their hair back so as not to catch a cold in the wind. The real popularity of the haircut gained in the early 1970s when a star named Ziggy Stardust was born on the glam rock scene – David Bowie’s alter ego. The singer himself later admitted that the source of inspiration for his red-red mallet was a show by Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto: on the catwalk walked models in bright red wigs that mimicked the mane of a lion. David liked the idea so much that he immediately bought Schwarzkopf paint, called his wife’s friend, and cut off his innocent indie curls.
By the 1980s, the haircut had lengthened and migrated to rock culture: fans of the mallet were Mick Jagger, John Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne. The shape of the haircut varied from torn strands to long disheveled natural curls. By the late 1980s and early 1990s, the mallet had ceased to be an exclusively male hairstyle: singer Cher modernized it to pop style, and Jane Fonda and Ellen DeGeneres shortened it. However, from love to hate only a couple of years: by the mid-1990s, the trend was nullified, and some preferred to delete the mallet from his biography, considering the haircut tasteless echoes of the past.
However, fashion is cyclical, and in 2021 we are looking at how more and more influencers are cutting their hair in favor of a bold and unruly haircut mallet. In the spring-summer 2021 season, this hairstyle was seen at shows Valentino, Balmain, Givenchy, Vien. At the shows of the autumn-winter 2021/2022 collections, we also see different variations of the mallet. Is he with us for a long time?
Today, the mallet intersects with another trendy haircut – cascade, also back in fashion. There are many variations: shortened or lengthened, multi-layered, with torn ends, as in Billy Isle – you can not cut half the head, but only give the hair the desired shape. A huge plus of such haircuts is that they allow you to set aside stylers and wax lipsticks – the hair will do everything for you and lie down as it suits him. You will need a little texturing agent and powder for extra volume, and else you can rely on naturalness: the strands should not be perfectly straight and stand on top. Give them complete freedom of action – it seems that was the motto of the distant 1970s?
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Source: Ukrgate
