If there’s one haircut that’s captured our collective fascination recently, it’s the “Allie-Cat Cut.” For those uninitiated, Amazon Prime’s latest college drama, Off Campus, has sparked a dedicated following for its respectful portrayal of friendships, fun, and even, “puck” buddies bunnies.
Not only is the chemistry among the cast off the charts, but we’re all pretty invested in the aesthetics too. Already, internet sleuths are uncovering the exact items worn by the characters, and there’s a fan base quickly building for the beauty looks as well. The one that seems most poised to go mainstream, however, is the haircut rocked by chief bestie, Allie Hayes (or “Allie-Cat”), according to her puck bud, college hockey star Dean Di Laurentis, who went ahead and put the pet in pet name.
It tracks. The “Allie-Cat Cut” follows a growing edit of trending animal-inspired chops (see: the wolf cut, kitty cut, butterfly cut, and mouse cut), but this time, it’s supercharged with some serious main character energy and a side of pop-culture virality.
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What is the Allie-Cat Cut?
Top line? The Allie-Cat Cut is the statement shaggy, heavily fringed haircut worn by actor Mika Abdalla, who plays Allie Hayes in the series. “Mika’s hairstyle is all about texture and movement, with a cool-girl feel,” says leading hair stylist Kiki Heitkotter, who has been styling Mika’s hair during her Off Campus press tour. “The cut has lots of layers, which work with her natural wave and give her hair that modern, lived-in look.”
But the name holds extra significance. The Allie-Cat Cut nods to another trending animal chop: the wolf cut, which blends a shag and a mullet, only it’s a little less ‘70s rock and roll and a bit more 2000s bohemian.
The chop has alley cat energy—it’s wild, audacious, free-spirited, and low-key ferocious, which means it requires a fair amount of confidence to pull it off. It has a similar structure to a wolf cut with lots of short, shaggy layers scattered throughout the length and up to the crown. However, it’s slightly more styled and refined thanks to the use of curl cream and some tactical styling to get it to look the right amount of scrappy, sexy, and undone.
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