If you have either poker straight or very coily hair, this cut is best avoided, says King as the character of the cut requires a flicky finish. The key is to adapt the layers according to your best assets - a longer sweeping fringe will soften a more mature face, for instance.” When to avoid it He explains, “the shorter it is at the top, the more exposed your face is. But if you are concerned about accentuating a wide, rounded face he recommends keeping more length around the neckline to soften the jaw.

It really is suitable for most people, says King. “You ideally want someone who has experience of doing it on numerous face shapes,” he says. If you are in search of a new hairdresser, use platforms like Instagram to vet the hairdresser you choose by checking they have examples of similar styles on their feed, suggests King. Pictures speak a thousand words so come armed with a Pinterest board of images that depict the length and amount of layers you envisage having.

“It’s as simple as cutting in a fringe and snipping off the corners to create a graduated length that’s either boldly disconnected or ever so slightly longer at the back, depending on the person’s face shape, hair texture and the image they want to portray,’ says King. “It’s the perfect style for those who have been wearing a bob for years and want to switch it up,” he says. Despite its cool girl image, King says today’s wolf cut is an easily malleable hairstyle that suits most hair textures and ages. “It’s inspired by the choppy texture of a mullet and follows a similar pattern and shape but has the softness and wearability of a shag cut,” he says.Ĭelebrity hairstylist Larry King whose salon model Mia Regan went to for hers, told us back in 2019 that the style originally created for character Bree Daniels, the call girl Jane Fonda played in Alan Pakula’s 1971 film Klute, was about to return when he noticed his clients asking for braver cuts. So, what is the wolf cut exactly, and is it right for you? Nicholas Alexander Willis from Charles Worthington Salon describes it as a creative version of the less admired mullet.

Shoulder length wolf cut