Trend Alert: The Louise Brooks Bob

December 9, 2007

I can only imagine the joy that Anna Wintour must be feeling now that her signature haircut is setting trends. As they say, fashion, beauty, and history are cyclical and this time around, Anna is ahead of the game. This hairstyle is sometimes called the pageboy, and its first swell of popularity started with actress Louise Brooks.

This short, chic style especially flatters those with round and square face shapes. I wonder how long this trend will last, but with Katie Holmes and Mary J. Blige on the bandwagon, something tells me more A-listers will follow suit soon.

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40 Comments

JaimeLeah526 5 years 23 weeks

I hate this cut! It tooks so ugly and childish. Katie almost pulls it off.

CaterpillarGirl 5 years 23 weeks

MJB wig is awful.

AmberHoney 5 years 23 weeks

Seraphim - I like your style. I have this cat picture on my kitchen wall (couple of years now) and I'm not a cat person, I'm a bird person but my hubby found this online and I thought it was the cutest cat pic ever. And yes it does look like those bob haircuts. Totally hysterical! Thank you.

lilstacylou 5 years 23 weeks

Nopers!

myconscience 5 years 23 weeks

i think it looks horrendous on all 3, personally.

AucuneRancune 5 years 23 weeks

Okay, Serphim, that is hilarious!! I've seen that picture before and now I won't be able to think of anything else either. Katie's hair looks like it's eating her face - I'm not a fan of it on her.

smileysmg 5 years 23 weeks

It makes them look so much older.

chancleta 5 years 23 weeks

katie is sooooooooooooooo adorable with this cut and m.j.b. is rocking it!

terrywagner123 5 years 23 weeks

What was the little girl's name on "The little Rascals" that alway's had that haircut, oh yeah, it was "Darla". They are all Darla knock-offs, meow

terrywagner123 5 years 23 weeks

Wow! Seraphim, that is the funniest cat picture I have ever seen, I clicked on your link and almost busted a gut laughing, I scared the crap out of my cat and dog, both of them laying peacefully at my feet, are now on the other side of the house wondering what possessed their mom. Your right though, I'll never look at another bob haircut and not immediately see that picture of the cat. Thanks for my laugh of the day, meow

Lovely_1 5 years 23 weeks

Haha I was just talking about this new "in" hairstyle with my girlfriend this weekend and how EVERYONE seems to have it now!

Seraphim 5 years 23 weeks

all i can think of when i see this cut is this cat picture http://www.ideaphotos.com/Video-Clips-Slide-Shows/Funny-Cat-Green-Avacado.jpg LMAO

mrflibble 5 years 23 weeks

No way!

scissorz 5 years 23 weeks

what i think is that side bangs trend is starting to go away and choppy straight bangs are cool. AND bobs are still cool so people are combining the two into this. i dont think i would go so far as to say that the bob/bangs thing is the main fashion.