Also, you should be looking out for dramatic, thick fringe or curtain bangs. A wolf cut is a kind of haircut where the top has a lot of volumes, the front has daringly shorter layers, and the bottom has a tapered, wispier finish. It has a similar pattern and structure to a mullet and is from the inspiration of a mullet’s choppy texture, but it is softer and more wearable of a shag cut. (Also, avoid cutting it yourself at home!)Īs mentioned, the wolf cut is described as a hybrid of the popular Shag haircut for street style and the traditional American Mullet: the 70s shag and the 80s mullet combined in a highly fashionable collaboration. Now, if you want to sport a wolf haircut in 2022, be aware that you will be rocking a daring, grungy, cool-girl aesthetic: picture Billie Eilish, not Kim K. The wolf is an undeniably genderless style that has given daring beauty fans their fill of adrenaline. All hair types, shapes, densities and textures are suitable for this haircut technique. The trend of adding edge to their glam has long been worn by the handsome guys of K-pop. The wolf hairstyle, a hybrid of the shag and the mullet, was created in South Korea and became quite popular in the UK while we were all cooped up at home and a poor DIY haircut was the least of our concerns. Instead, the name “wolf cut” was inspired by the earthy, wild nature of the haircut. There probably will not be any similarities between the hairstyle and the animal itself if you look at images of wolves. Especially considering that every hair type and length unlocks a host of various wolfy appearances. Therefore, it is undeniable that TikTok is the source of the Wolf Cut hair fad and yet you can find a method to wear it that suits your particular style and feels unique. "They can be worn on curly or straight hair so there’s a really broad appeal for the demographic they suit," says Efstratiou.The wolf cut is one of the hairstyle trends which *everybody* seems to adore and at the moment of writing, videos with the hashtag #wolfcut have gotten more than a billion views on TikTok, as well as at least 120k Google searches are done each month. Wolf cuts can look great on different lengths of hair and on different hair textures, so make sure to chat with your stylist about what would look the best on your specific face shape. They are disconnected from the front with choppy layers for movement and separation." The longer lengths are wispy with soft, airy ends that flick out.
"It’s a shaggy style with short layers up top that blend into curtain bangs that frame the face. "There’s such an '80s and '90s aesthetic revival with fashion and media-like with the new Stranger Things season-so the inspiration is there but in a more modern, cool way." What is a "Wolf Cut?"įirst things first, let's break down what exactly a "wolf cut" hairstyle even is. "A wolf cut is a playful combination of a shag and a mullet," says Amy Abramite, Creative Director and Stylist at Maxine Salon in Chicago.
Efstratiou has long been a fan of edgy, shaggy styles, and is one of the city's go-to's when it comes to recreating the trendy wolf-cut this summer. But where did the style even come from? And why is it trending in 2022 alongside styles like ultra-voluminous blowouts a la Rachel Green from Friends? "I think they’re trending because they’re fun and edgy but aren’t as extreme as a mullet, so they’re less scary and grow out really cute," says New York City-based hair stylist Alexandra Efstratiou.
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