If there is one thing that has been clear in 2023, it's that bob cuts are in. Of course, you could argue that the hairstyle is more a classic than a trend, as there's someone who's sporting a bob every season. But, this year, celebrities aren't just sporting the traditional, clean-cut bob hairstyle, numerous versions of bobs are being explored. So far, there's been the butterfly bob, Italian bob, box bob, blunt bob, shag bob, and braided bob, to name a few.
At the 2023 Golden Globes, Jenna Ortega's signature wolf cut was transformed into a chopped lob, featuring curtain bangs and '60s-esque flipped ends. Both super edgy and glamorous, the hairstyle was the real winner of the red carpet, though her cutout nude Gucci gown certainly added to the whole look.
But perhaps there is no one who has embraced the year of the bob more than the one, the only, Zendaya. Any hairstyle Zendaya sports immediately goes viral — she is this generation's biggest It girl after all. While she's never been one to shy away from experimenting with various haircuts (be it a mullet, locs, box braids, cornrows, an afro, finger waves, and the list goes on), right now, she is clearly embracing shorter lengths.
Her bob takeover technically started in 2022, when posted a video on Instagram in December showing off her newly chopped hair. Taking place at the Euphoria reunion event in Los Angeles, she looked ever-chic with her "boyfriend bob", a style that resembles the traditional bob cut but has more bluntness to the ends.
At the 2023 NAACP Awards and SAG Awards, the Dune star unveiled a new style that remains one of her most well-known hairstyles to date — the butterfly bob. The curls are playful, romantic, a shorter version of the '70s shag and '90s bombshell blowout. Bobs are traditionally known to be straight and sleek — the butterfly bob proves otherwise as it's incredibly textured due to its various layers and is highly voluminous.
