In the late ’80s/early ’90s, the mullet reigned supreme. A hairstyle that embraced both work and pleasure, its appeal spread far and wide. It seemed to be the pinnacle of hair fashion — until it suddenly wasn’t. Somewhere along the lines, someone deemed the hairstyle “lame” and “trashy.” This new opinion spread like wildfire, until the mullet was banished to small, rural areas known as “redneck country.” However, in its glory days, the mullet was modeled by the finest talents in entertainment. From action heroes to rock gods, comedians to rebel teenagers, the mullet was a hairstyle fit for both kings and peasants. Read on for five of the mullet’s most glorious moments.
5. Jean-Claude Van Damme — Hard Target
The mullet is most recognized as being a distinctly ’80s hairstyle, with most people seeming to forget that it lasted into the ’90s with the help of a few cinematic badasses. One such badass was Jean-Claude Van Damme, who rocked the mullet in the 1993 action movie Hard Target (1993). Weirdly, this is the only movie in which Van Damme adopts the “business up front, party in the back” look for which he is associated, but it continues to be one of his most well-known looks…
