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May 23, 2008 1:05 pm
And then, the deluge. When Lauren Santo Domingo returned from her honeymoon with her hair chopped to chin length, she appeared to give women the world over permission to lose the locks they’d been growing out since, like, ever. The bob is upon us. Blunt will always rule the day where bobs are concerned, of course, but lately an alternate style has emerged. In the past month or so, Gwyneth, Liv, and Anouck have all shown up for photo ops in slightly unkempt, softer bobs, a look forgiving enough of unruly hair to tempt even the biggest bob-phobe. “Well, fashion’s so interested in the shoulder right now; it makes sense that girls want to show that part of themselves off,” says stylist Ashley Javier, who’s found himself cropping plenty of tresses recently. “And plus, when there’s so much that’s floral and super-feminine, it’s nice to have a cut that’s a little sharper, more polished and serious. But the key is to find the right bob for you. If you have curly hair, you need to watch out for a cut that’s too blunt, on the one hand, or too layered on the other.” And as Javier goes on to note, fans of the last great tress trend need not fear the chop: Bangs will work with a bob, too. “I think bangs got us to the bob,” he muses. “I mean, it’s like one day women woke up, looked at all their floozy-woozy flowing hair, and thought: Enough of this mess.”
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