Sometimes people with fine hair worry about “losing too much weight or volume from their hair, but fine hair can still be weighed down and that’s why it tends to hang and feel limp and lifeless.” The beauty of this layered style, says DiFolco, is that it works for everyone. “I would absolutely recommend a shag to anyone with fine hair,” she says. If you have finer hair, DiFolco says the shag haircut is actually great for you.
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#SHAG CUT HOW TO#
Here’s how to make the shag revival work for you. Rumor has it that the shag haircut goes with all hair types, textures, and curl patterns. “It might be ’70s rock and roll Patti Smith photos but, inspiration aside, I feel like what most clients are really looking for is something lower maintenance that embraces their natural hair texture.” “A lot of people come in with inspiration from across the board,” she told NYLON. Today, hairdressers like Brooklyn-based Hannah DiFolco are once again seeing an uptake in shag requests in the salon. As as we well know, everything ’90s is back again.
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In the ’90s, Sally Hershberger gave the famous cut to Meg Ryan on the set of French Kiss and a shag icon was born. From there, the choppy, layered hairstyle became central to the ’70s culture, albeit usually associated with counterculture and rebellion with rockstars like Mick Jagger and David Bowie adopting the style. Long before TikTok was invented, the shag was born around the year 1965 and can be attributed to a barber named Paul McGregor who first gave the cut to Jane Fonda, according to The New York Times. In fact, the hashtag #wolfcut has over 677 million views and counting. One quick scroll through TikTok and you’re bound to come across someone with a viral “wolf cut”, which is a mashup of a shag, a mullet, and a bathroom haircut you give yourself.
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There’s no doubt that the shag haircut is in the midst of a major modern comeback.