The mullet hairstyle is enjoying a revival, with around 2,000 fans gathering in Belgium for the European Mullet Championship. Beyond the haircut itself, participants described the mullet as a symbol of freedom, individuality and resistance to conformity.

Hundreds of distinctively coiffured participants gathered this weekend in southern Belgium for the annual European Mullet Championship to celebrate the once-maligned hairstyle.

AUDREGNIES (Belgium), May 24 — Hundreds of distinctively coiffured participants gathered this weekend in southern Belgium for the annual European Mullet Championship to…