The #1 2008 hair style
If I could award an annual Most Popular Hairstyle Award for 2008, the inverted bob wins.
Women swarmed to the style; it moves becomingly and flatters most faces. Seeing this particular version everywhere dimmed its allure, but that's what happens when a style captures the salon.
A selection of inverted (or reverse) bobs, below. (Wait! How can 'bob' be reverse, since it's a palindrome? By the way, my fav
ourite palindrome is "Go Hang a Salami, I'm a Lasagna Hog.")
1. Ellen Barkin in a short version. A little stiff-looking; I want to muss it up
.
2. Straight, mid-length with requisite texturized long
sides. The #1 cut on urban 30-somethings.
3. Overgrown; this lovely needs a visit to her stylist. Upkeep of the R-Bob is more demanding than you'd think.
4. Victoria Beckham:
Impeccably bobbed here; has since moved on to brunette pixie.When Posh defects, has the cut jumped the shark?
Will the economy bust the inverted bob? Like the '80s Dorothy Hamill wedge (which I still see occasionally), the R-Bob demands precise cutting to razor-in swingy details. Though the style is jagged and piece-y, you can't ignore it for months or it looks as neglected as my leggy pot of pansies.
With hairdresser's tabs running well into three figures (in my city) I predict a return to less high-maintenance styles, ponytails and DIY colour- or none.
Women swarmed to the style; it moves becomingly and flatters most faces. Seeing this particular version everywhere dimmed its allure, but that's what happens when a style captures the salon.
A selection of inverted (or reverse) bobs, below. (Wait! How can 'bob' be reverse, since it's a palindrome? By the way, my fav
ourite palindrome is "Go Hang a Salami, I'm a Lasagna Hog.")1. Ellen Barkin in a short version. A little stiff-looking; I want to muss it up
. 2. Straight, mid-length with requisite texturized long
sides. The #1 cut on urban 30-somethings.
3. Overgrown; this lovely needs a visit to her stylist. Upkeep of the R-Bob is more demanding than you'd think.
4. Victoria Beckham:
Impeccably bobbed here; has since moved on to brunette pixie.When Posh defects, has the cut jumped the shark? Will the economy bust the inverted bob? Like the '80s Dorothy Hamill wedge (which I still see occasionally), the R-Bob demands precise cutting to razor-in swingy details. Though the style is jagged and piece-y, you can't ignore it for months or it looks as neglected as my leggy pot of pansies.
With hairdresser's tabs running well into three figures (in my city) I predict a return to less high-maintenance styles, ponytails and DIY colour- or none.
Comments
I'm actually growing out in aspiration of a more layered, softer version. My baby fine hair only does layered these days, but I've been feeling like my short-short pixie has been looking a bit too severe. I have to cut often regardless, as I go from "styled" to "scraggly" in a matter of weeks.
I don't think it caught on in France, and it's definitely not seen anywhere in Italy, where women tend to go for a softer look.
Personally, I spend less than ten bucks a month on my coloring because I buy a box at the store and have my neighbor apply the color.
That severe bob was all over the place here as well. My son calls it the "bobble head" cut.