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Elle Fanning
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While memories of past hair faux pas would usually have us writing off a side parting as extreme as this, it’s fair to say that Fanning pulls it off with ease. With bouncy volume and a mysteriously framing fringe, this statement bob is only for the brave.
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Hailee Steinfeld
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This sleek bell-bottom bob is the trendiest way to dress up a short, blunt haircut. Paired with a centre parting and a glossy shine, this chic, playful ‘do easily earns Steinfeld a spot in our top ten.
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Florence Pugh
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This side-swept vintage bob is as modern as it is classic, blending effortless texture with a soft traditional curl. The best part? Pugh’s shoulder-length crop makes a convincing case for growing out your blonde with a bold shadow root.
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Tyla
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This textured lob is the perfect hairstyle to channel while growing our a previous short crop. Add in a voluminous side parting, undone texture and some intricate braided details and you have the ultimate pop star hairstyle for party season.
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Saoirse Ronan
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This soft blonde bob is the embodiment of effortless style. With gentle waves and subtle definition, this everyday hairstyle is the ideal first bob for anyone looking to trade out their lengthy tresses. Not to mention, it looks truly glamorous with very little styling.
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Gemma Arterton
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Buying into the micro-bob trend? This uniform, gelled back style deserves a spot on your autumn hair moodboard. With a subtle bell-bottom flip and a flatteringly short length, we’re taking this one directly to our hairdressers.
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Alicia Vikander
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This quintessential cool girl box bob is stylist George Northwood’s signature look. Think chunky layers, face framing pieces and buckets of texture throughout. Benching your dry strands in favour of a refreshing shorter length? This tousled cut is the low maintenance style to opt for.
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Ayo Edebiri
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Ayo Edebiri is a true hair chameleon, from her flowing red carpet lengths to her daring shorter styles. This stylish bob is by far our most recent favourite. Bouncy waves and a blunt, chunky cut? It’s a need, not a want.
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s curly bob is truly top tier (not to mention, it makes yet another case for the side part trend). Glossy, defined and full of volume, its shoulder-brushing shape and delicate front pieces are key to creating a truly face-framing cut.
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Lily Collins
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This sleek, chin-grazing cut from Lily Collins is undoubtedly the bob of the season. Classic, glossy and effortlessly sophisticated, keep this look blunt and pair it with a cohesive all-over colour. We can only hope it makes an appearance in Emily in Paris season 5.
Katie Withington (she/her) is the Beauty Assistant, at ELLE UK and Harper’s Bazaar. Working alongside the ELLE UK Beauty Team, she covers all things beauty for both print and digital, from finding backstage make-up trends at London Fashion Week and investigating buzzy skincare ingredients, to unzipping the beauty bags of Julia Garner and Emily Ratajkowski. Prior to joining ELLE UK in 2022, Katie studied (BA) Fashion Journalism at London College of Fashion and has previously contributed to Red, Good Housekeeping and Prima.
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