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Every new season, as with fashion, new

haircut

trends arrive to

refresh the hair

as renewed garments take over

the capsule wardrobe.

However, the panorama has changed somewhat.

If in the past

a haircut was the only and desired one,

the absolute winner, today the menu of options is displayed at the beginning of the year and every so often a

microtrend

appears that can do everything in that specific month or season.

We see it in fashion.

On the one hand, we have

the big trends

that span an entire season, in this case the spring season that we are about to release, that come off the catwalk and are quickly adapted into

street style.

A series of

microcurrents,

which may come from social networks, for example, cross their path.

If we talk about fashion, this includes

the Coquette style,

the

Office Siren...

Penélope Cruz and her impeccable bob with volume, an object of desire this spring.GTRES

Hair trends of 2024, the reason for a very extensive and personalized menu

We also observe this phenomenon in terms of hair.

Everything or almost everything is worn today.

The reason that today there are almost as many

(micro)trends in haircuts

as there are people and hair has a lot to do with the fact that it seems that it has finally penetrated deeply that a good cut involves

personalization.

The job of

a good hairdresser

is to analyze

the type of face,

hair, of course, and

the lifestyle of the clients.

As

Alejandro Sanz would sing,

it is not the same to make a cut for those who have a

good hand, desire and time

when it comes to handling hair styling tools to give shape and 'roll' to a cut, than cutting someone who is crying out for a haircut. style

that neither combs nor dries

- but don't miss it, like Lola Flores -, a 'wash&go' typical of

Vidal Sasson.

A philosophy defended by another classic of modern hairdressing,

Lluís Llongueras:

this art has to be adapted to women and not the other way around.

Between the haircut and the Bulgari necklace, if Zendaya doesn't look like a diva from 60's Italian cinema...GTRES

VIPs also have a lot to say about what haircut to wear.

We can say that in 2024 there are legion of layered cuts

-Jennifer Aniston has reissued her 'Rachel' in 2024-

or

bangs

that, until we see them on someone who inspires us, we will not dare to wear them.

On the other hand, if

Penélope Cruz,

as is the case that concerns us specifically, or

Rita Ora

or

Zendaya

cut

a classic bob

and walk it along

the red carpets

that monopolize the most flashes, the game is up.

The Italian bob cut, the new winner of spring?

That

Penélope Cruz

changes her hair look is not new.

We have seen her with a raven tan, with long hair,

Brigitte Bardot-

style bangs or minis - these are usually hairpieces -.

So why has even the international press focused on Cruz's cut?

The reasons are several.

The first,

nostalgia.

Our Yo Dona colleague

Ana Bretón

said when analyzing the looks from the

Goya

red carpet that the Spaniard looked more and more like Sofia Loren.

Her hair, a big culprit.

Because

recovering and updating

what was taken with current intention is behind many trends.

If they wear

the fluffy mane

of the 70s or

Jane Birkin's bangs,

why wouldn't

the divas of Italian cinema

from the 60s have their revival?

Rita Ora, the latest to join the fashionable bob, with a very Carmela Soprano volume.GTRES

What people like

about the aesthetics

of Italian women today is an

"elegant and impeccable style,

which does not pursue so much French naturalness, but rather a

more elaborate perfect finish,"

argues hairdresser

Marta Cid

from

Wapa'm CoSalon

(Barcelona).

Another reason is found precisely in another revival, but more recent.

The Mob Wife,

or 'mobster's wife', aesthetic is another of those fashionable microcurrents that are seen everywhere these days.

It has a lot to do with the fact that it is 25 years since the premiere of the series

'The Sopranos',

that time necessary for something to 'come back into fashion' (which is cyclical, as we well know) and to be reinterpreted in a current key.

The Mob Wife wears striking fur coats (like

Jennifer Lopez

today) and an

anti-minimalist and exuberant aesthetic

that, in terms of hair, translates into very elaborate cuts and hairstyles (at least in appearance), with the bob on the head, where note, a lot,

a job of blow-drying, brush and lacquer.

See this post on Instagram

A 'hairdresser-like' look,

in short, that contrasts with another hair aesthetic that conquers and convinces, on the contrary, that of the casual French style, those false textured

tousled hairstyles

that give that 'je sais quoi' to Parisian women.

Opposites attract

and this season they coexist friendly.

Where the Italian style bob comes from: from then to now

The inspiration of

the Italian-style bobs

with 'Cross' volume is directly linked to

the cinematographic tradition

of the 60s of the neighboring country.

And its baptism of fire in a 21st century version is due to some British hairdressers,

The Hair Bros,

who, thanks to social networks, revived it in 2021, turning their local work into a global trend.

So they took

Virna Lisi as their muse,

but we added

Sofia Loren.

See this post on Instagram

Be careful, this type of bob already had its revival in the 90s. Supermodels like

Christy Turlington

and cult actresses of the time like

Winona Ryder

were in charge of reviving it three decades ago.

The final coup de grace for the rebirth of this bob with volume and worked ends was given last year by

Zendaya,

who turns everything she touches into gold, even a haircut.

What is the bob cut with volume that flatters all ages?

The bob haircut has its origins in the

1920s

, but if a century later it is still a

trend

it is because it has proven that it never goes out of style thanks to its

simplicity

and

versatility

.

"Despite being a

short

haircut , you can innovate a lot with it," they explain from the

Vanitas Espai

hairdresser in

Barcelona.

And what is this

new-old bob?

First of all, the cut moves away from the

geometric bob

that

Vidal Sassoon

popularized in the 60s, shorter at the nape of the neck and longer, gradient, forward, as detailed by hairdresser

María Baras,

from

Cheska

(Madrid).

"It is

a straight cut,

more 'casquito', with a single line, perfect for fine hair because it gives a

sensation of volume,"

she describes.

It is still the most modern version, which we also know as blunt bob.

Lucy Boynton also wears a voluminous bob, except that she usually styles it parted in the middle, when she doesn't style it with waves.GETTY IMAGES

They say about the Italian bob that it is "stylized and with a slight casual touch, rejuvenating due to its natural appearance, reaching more or less to the lips if we talk about the perfect height", as detailed by

David Lesur,

training director at

David Künzle

( Madrid).

The base of the style is straight and, although they are not visible, it has

slightly textured and invisible internal layers

to create dimension, movement and an irresistible look, confirms the expert.

The English hairdressing duo The Hair Bros finds in the Italian bob a versatile style and king of hair 'dolce far niente', because it conveys

a glamor that is nothing artificial,

simple and natural.

Reasons?

"This bob is easy to maintain and manage as it is designed to

give it a touch of styling

and let it air dry. Perfect for everyday wear, it is also perfect for wearing a haute couture dress," confirms Lesur.

Olivia Palermo demonstrates how the voluminous bob can be styled in a thousand ways, wet effect included.GTRES

Further?

It adapts to all ages, confirmed by its renowned fans:

Zendaya

is wearing it at 27,

Lucy Boynton

is in her thirties,

Penelope Cruz

is about to make the leap to 50 and even

Jane Fonda

has been, until recently, a standard bearer. of the bob with volume.

We refer to the tests,

the bob cut with an Italian accent wins the game.

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