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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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