The Shag Is (Still) the Coolest Haircut Trend of the Year

Welcome to the rebirth of the shag haircut. It's not enough that nearly every model on the Savage X Fenty roster is wearing the choppy, layered look — now strangers walking down the street are, too. But this is not your mother's shag. Think of it more as a modern twist on a completely different classic hairstyle.

"The hottest haircut trend for the last couple of years has been the lob," says NYC hairstylist Devin Toth. "It's cool. It's geometric. It's fresh, but it can get boring after a while because there's not much going on in the front. The shag haircut is, in a nutshell, a lob with bangs. It's so popular right now because it adds a different, more interesting kind of geometry around the face, and not just at the bottom length of the haircut like the lob does at the collar bone. Of course, there are variations of the bangs, the layers, and the hair textures."

What said variations have we been seeing in the next few months? "The two popular shag styles are the ultra curly, ultra layered and then straight with long curtain bangs that sweep," he says. "The curly shag is very round with a pure release of texture. It will be a seamless transition from bangs to short layers to long layers to bottom length. The straight shag can be styled however you want, but it generally has longer layers with the focus of the style being the bold curtain bangs — sweeping but not fully connected to the rest of the style."

Not convinced yet? Check out our favorite takes on the 80s shag haircut trend that are worth you pinning now, ahead — Stevie Nicks t-shirt not required.

Shag Haircut For Curly Hair
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Shag Haircut For Curly Hair

Shag Haircut for Fine Hair
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Shag Haircut for Fine Hair

Shag Haircut on Wavy Hair
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Shag Haircut on Wavy Hair

Shag Haircut on Long Hair
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Shag Haircut on Long Hair

Shag Haircut on Natural Hair
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Shag Haircut on Natural Hair

Shaggy Lob
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Shaggy Lob

Shag Haircut With Curly Bangs
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Shag Haircut With Curly Bangs

Shag Haircut With Wispy Bangs
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Shag Haircut With Wispy Bangs

Classic 80s Shag Haircut
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Classic 80s Shag Haircut

Shag Haircut With Micro Bangs
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Shag Haircut With Micro Bangs

Shag Haircut With Face-Framing Bangs
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Shag Haircut With Face-Framing Bangs

Shag Haircut on Short Hair
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Shag Haircut on Short Hair

Shag Haircut on Long Curly Hair
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Shag Haircut on Long Curly Hair

Shag Haircut on Long Straight Hair
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Shag Haircut on Long Straight Hair

Shag Haircut on Short Wavy Hair
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Shag Haircut on Short Wavy Hair

Shag Haircut on Straight Hair
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Shag Haircut on Straight Hair

Shag Haircut on Short Natural Hair
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Shag Haircut on Short Natural Hair

Shag Haircut With Blunt Bangs
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Shag Haircut With Blunt Bangs