Love it or loath it, the mullet has had a global resurgence recently.
Earlier this year British GQ magazine even called it the 'must-have haircut of 2022'.
But there's one country that appears to have taken the trend to another level - Australia.
The nation, it seems, is enjoying a full-blown love-affair with the iconic hairstyle, which first rose to prominence in the 70s and 80s.
There's even an annual Mulletfest held in the town of Kurri Kurri in New South Wales, where mullet enthusiasts show off their dos and compete in various categories such as 'Grubby' and 'Ranga'.
In a BBC video, fashion expert Ailsa Weaver, from the University of Technology Sydney, and various Aussies sporting their own mullets, explain why they think the hairstyle is such a hit in the country.
One man says he thinks it has something to do with the "ratbag" within many Aussies.
Ailsa, who describes the Australian mullet as a "way of life", agrees.
"Australians love mullets because we consider ourselves to be larrikins," she says.
A larrikin, similar to a ratbag, explains the BBC, means a cheeky rule-breaker in today's society, but in the 1800s meant urban, working-class youths.
Ailsa adds: "The larrikins used fashion as a form of rebellion. And the mullet really can be seen in Australia to be a descendant from the extreme self-made hairstyles of the larrikins."
Today's mullet is a fond, ironic reclamation of an Australian identity of the past, she explained and a celebration Australians' love of flamboyance.
But why has the mullet been particularly popular over the last year or so?
Both the mullet fans and Ailsa believe it's mostly down to people having to cut their own hair during Covid lockdowns. The style is relatively easy to cut yourself.
Australian sporting stars with the hairdo have also helped the trend snowball, as has social media.
One fan says on the video: "Since everyone on social media’s been getting them it’s just picked up and now everyone wants one."
Ailsa believes that as a fashion statement for those dipping their toes it the water the mullet love-affair will wane. But for hard-core followers it'll be there forever.
