Mullet (haircut)

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The mullet is a short hairstyle on the front and sides, and long in the back.

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Etimologi

According to the Oxford English Dictionary , the use of the term mullet to describe this hairstyle "seems to be created, and popularized, by the American hip-hop group, Beastie Boys", using "mullet" and "Mullet Head" as a nickname in their 1994 song "Mullet Head". The term "mullet head" was always or almost always used to refer to someone who doubts intelligence, such as in the Cool Hand Luke movie, in which the defeated villain has been referred to as the "head of the mullet".

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Fashion history

Ancient mullet

In the sixth century, the Byzantine scholar, Procopius wrote that some young male factions wore long hair behind and cut it short above the forehead. This non-Roman style is called the 'Hunnic' look.

1970s

Mullets are worn by rock stars Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Andy Mackay of Roxy Music, and Paul McCartney since the early 1970s.

1980s

The 1980s saw the peak of the popularity of mullet in the European continent of the 1980s.

In the United States of the 1980s, mullets became popular in lesbian cultures, where they were used as a way to identify themselves as members of that culture in public.

1990s

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, regions, mullets are enlivened by several members (including JaromÃÆ'r JÃÆ'¡gr) from Pittsburgh Penguins (winner of the NHL Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992). The mullet fish has remained popular to this day, even ridiculed by WDVE radio hosts in particular.

After the much publicized 1992 DC Comics storyline in which Superman apparently died, the character returned in the follow-up story of 1993's "Reign of the Supermen", where he was depicted with mullet. He remained with that hairstyle until 1997, and the display was portrayed in an action figure released by Mattel in 2009. The superman film that was canceled, Superman Lives , described Superman with a mullet.

The punk rock band Vandals sang mullets worn by country music and guest singers from The Jerry Springer Show and included the local name for the style in the 1998 "I've Got an Ape Drape" style.

Country music singers Billy Ray Cyrus, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, and Joe Diffie are also known as their mullet dogs.

Vocalist Wesley Willis wrote and released the song "Cut the Mullet" in 1998 and often featured it on live shows.

2000s

The mullet and associated lifestyles have become central themes in films such as Joe Dirt "front-end business, party behind" (2001) and The Mullets television (2003- 2004). Christian ska band Five Iron Frenzy sang about the mullet in "The Phantom Mullet", a song from their 2000 album All That Hype That Money Can Buy, references Billy Ray Cyrus and REO Speedwagon in the lyrics. The 2001 film American Mullet documents the phenomenon of the mullet hairstyles and the people who wear them.

The indie rock duo Tegan and Sara pretended to be mullets during the album's The Con era. Tom O'Neill, a renowned hairdresser and underwriting thief, is also known for sporting mullet hairstyles in early 2010s.

Between 2009 and 2012, mullets are in fashion among individuals of Lebanese descent in Australia. The style is already popular with the bogan subculture. Fashion trends are quickly reduced by the end of 2009. This is a mullet breed that has crew cuts on the front, top, and sides and long hair on the back.

2010s

The mullet has degraded in popularity over the last few years but has recently returned to the spotlight in 2015 by K-pop idol G-Dragon during his BIGBANG's World Tour tour. Byun Baekhyun from EXO also wears one of the promotions for this group song 2017 Ko Ko Bop. Other K-pop artists wearing mullets include Block B Zico, Song Min-ho, Nam Joo-hyuk, DEAN, Stray Kids' Chan and Han, VIXX's N, BAP's Himchan, Seventeen's The8, BTS's V, GOT7's JB and Youngbin SF9.

The mullet also experienced a revival in American sport. After winning back Stanley Cups, Phil Kessel was found at the Pittsburgh Penguins training camp in September 2017 bringing the mullet back to its original roots from Pittsburgh Hockey. Similarly, Oklahoma State state chief coach Mike Gundy wore a mullet that began in early 2017; the popularity of its mules supposedly generates millions of dollars in the State of Oklahoma in marketing revenue. In addition, from 2010 to 2015, Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks popularized the "playoff mullet," an alternative to traditional NHL playoff beards.

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References

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Further reading

• Hoskyns, Barhey (2000). The Mullet: The hairstyles of the Gods . ISBN: 1582340641
• Henderson, Alan (2007). Insanity Mullet! . ISBN: 1616088605

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External links

• Dweck, Jessica (July 10, 2010), "Where is Mullet? The history of Iran's forbidden haircuts", Slate

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