CHANGING TIMES
AMERICAN CREW
CUTS TO KEEP YOUR Throughout the decades, the male grooming industry has seen the rise and fall of countless hairstyles and trends. From the return of the notorious ’80s mullet to the classic crew cut of the ’20s, when it comes to the next big hair trend, barbers are always first on the style scene.
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STEPHANIE PFALZGRAF: KINGS DOMAIN BARBERSHOP, MELBOURNE
LUKE MUNN: HAVACHAT BARBERSHOP, ADELAIDE
According to the 2021 American Crew All-Star winner and barber Stephanie Pfalzgraf, it’s time to dial the clock back a decade or two because, in her words, “the 2000s are back, baby.” As seen on the runways of Paris Fashion Week, Stephanie predicts that the mod haircut, in various lengths, is back in a big way this year. And on the return of long, lustrous locks, she predicts that sweeping curtain fringes and trending K-pop hairstyles will dominate in 2022. Fret not, if your mane is lacking in length, Stephanie assures us that the clean buzz cut is still very much in style.
Crowned Men’s Hairdresser Of The Year in AHFA21, we can trust in the illustrious Luke Munn to let us in on the top hair trends of 2022. Luke confirms that buzzcut season is upon us, predicting that we will see an abundance of men opt for a tight-fade buzz cut. If that’s not your thing, many men are opting to let their mane flourish, with a boom in heavily textured locks and length on the horizon. Last, but certainly not least, Luke reminds us that the mullet remains a trend that lives to see another year.
