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Fake mullets: what’s the go?

These fake mullets will send your socio-economic appearance into freefall. Your mates will laugh, though.

TWAM-21051010 EMBARGO FOR TWAM 10 Oct 2015 NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION Bobcat mullet Pic : mulletonthego.com
TWAM-21051010 EMBARGO FOR TWAM 10 Oct 2015 NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION Bobcat mullet Pic : mulletonthego.com

What is it?

A range of fake mullets – not full wigs, but headbands with hair extensions sewn into the back.

Why? Because any social function is improved with comedy headgear: it just makes everyone looser, somehow. Standard mullets include the Bobcat, pictured; you can also channel the “holiday bogan” look with Caribbean Breeze, which is braided and beaded. For the ladies, there’s Backyard Betty – a blonde mullet attached to a headscarf.

Is it real hair? The look and feel is synthetic, but then again, these things are manufactured in China, so who knows? Maybe they’re shaving bears or something.

No! Actually, the firm’s run by a nice Californian couple with a soft spot for ’Straya. They’re definitely not shaving bears.

From $9.99, mulletonthego.com

Ross Bilton
Ross BiltonThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Ross Bilton has been a journalist for 30 years. He is a subeditor and writer on The Australian Weekend Magazine, where he has worked since 2006; previously he was at the Daily Mail in London.

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