Aussie families show off matching mullets at Adelaide 500

These Aussie families are proving one haircut is a way of life, showing off their luscious locks trackside at the Adelaide 500.

Mullets have certainly made a comeback. They are on red carpets, sporting fields, movies and magazines – and of course, donned trackside by revheads.

There was plenty of competition for best mullet at the Adelaide 500 – Australia’s largest domestic motorsport event – over the weekend, even among families.

Brett Varnhagen and his twin boys, Jett and Brody, were rocking the “business in the front, party in the back” cuts vying to take out the best mullet title. Like father, like son(s).

Brett Varnhagen with twin sons Jett and Brody. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Brothers Flynn and Jack Price were sporting matching mullets and sunnies, while Jake and Jye Harris were also showing off the same do.

While the mullet is famed for being shorter on the top and sides with hair flowing down your neck, there are still plenty of variations. And it appears the style is just as in demand in professional salons as it is in the bathroom done by a mate with scissors.

Flynn and Jack Price. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Jake and Jye Harris. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Jaye Edwards, owner of high-end salon chain Edwards&Co, recently spoke to news.com.au about the increased demand for the cut and also a popular new take on the bold look.

“The shullet is the combination of the shag and the mullet. It’s defined by the super high texture of a shag, and the silhouette of a modern mullet,” he said.

“The shullet is having its moment right now as it’s a more lived-in alternative to the mullet, making it more accessible for those who just want to experiment with some choppier layers, without committing to a full mullet.”

Leonard Jackson at the VALO Adelaide 500. Picture: Brenton Edwards

When it comes to the standard mullet, Mr Edwards says the most important thing is to wear the style with confidence and find a variation that will work for your face shape, hair texture and personal style.

Lachie Jones at the VALO Adelaide 500. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Jordan Sparnon at the VALO Adelaide 500. Picture: Brenton Edwards

When news.com.au asked the mullet sporting teens flocking to Byron Bay for schoolies last week what the hairstyle was all about, there were a few common reasons for joining the trend.

“The real truth behind a mullet is you wanna have long hair but you don’t wanna have the struggle of long hair so you keep the front short and if you trim the fringe it doesn’t get in your eyes and you don’t have to wear a headband,” one graduate explained practically.

A group of boys that went to a Catholic private school said their teachers were not fond of the hairstyle but there were too many of them to fight.

“The teachers got angry but then 50 kids in our year level got this trim,” one teen said.

His three reasons for cutting a mullet? “The girls like it, it infuriated the teachers and also it was just something to do — it was a conversation starter.”