The Short Bob Has Officially Won Cut Of The Year – 20 Inspiration Pictures To Peruse

One of the most popular haircuts of the spring/summer 2026 shows, the short bob’s popularity shows no signs of slowing down. There was the clean bob at Dior, Ralph Lauren’s “lobe bob”, Balenciaga’s hyper-tapered short bob and Isabel Marant’s bob-with-messy-fringe. At Rabanne, the short bob was slicked back, while Stella McCartney blow-dried models’ bobs to voluminous perfection.

Structural and sleek, the short bob can be worn on pin-straight, curly, wavy and coily hair and is characterised by its lack of length. Where a midi bob grazes the shoulders and collar bones, a short bob just tickles the earlobes or skin beneath. They can be kicked up at the ends, tucked under, bumped with a curling iron or round brush, or tapered and tousled.

Here, we’ve compiled the best in show(s) to serve as inspiration, motivation or handy reference.