“It’s a good time to get a warrior cut,” says barber TJ Hunt of Time Shoreditch. There’s still an element of a mod cut to a warrior cut, in the soft edges, the heavier back, and the sideburns that aren’t too crispy and neat. But at the moment, the warrior cut would be a bit more of a niche, cool option to go for.” Karwai TangSo, what is a warrior cut? “The warrior cut is a lived-in, messy, and heavily textured style that originated in the ‘90,” says Davies.