The hairstyle trends had changed tremendously during 2007 itself and most of the hairstyles from the last year are continuing in 2008 as well, albeit with slight differences. The hair trends of 2008 seem quite familiar as they resemble those of 2007. In 2007, it was the pob and in 2008, it is going to be the bob, pob’s cousin. The same story continues in the case of fringe trend. The start of year 2007 saw the fringe trend and through mid-year it lost popularity. However, the fringe trend was reintroduced in 2008 in a completely new manner by supermodel Kate Moss. The various hair trends for 2008 are the bob, fringe, crop, sleek side-parting, masculine, soft and feminine and colored.
Bob Style of Hair Trend
The traditional bob style is back in vogue and it is a revival of the fashions of twenties, thirties and forties. The bob can either be traditional or trendy and modern. The modern bob is slightly longer with blunt cut or it can be rock-chic styled. The bob cut can be styled in a variety of ways like all over blunt cut, shorter at back, fringeless or fringed and brunette or blonde and so on.
Fringe
Supermodel Kate Moss popularized the fringe and a trend has been set for fringed hairstyles. The 3 main ways to wear the fringe are the blunt fringe, pixie fringe and Kate fringe. The blunt fringe is the most popular trend and safest choice as well. Kate Moss wears her fringe in a distinctive style and the fringe is slightly longer than normal ones. The pixie fringe needs extra confidence as it is shorter and verges more on the boyish look. You can certainly keep up with the latest trends by going in for a fringed hairstyle.
Crop Cut
Crop cut has slowly cropped on to the latest fashion scene. This haircut is sported by celebrities like Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Selma Blair and Elisha Cuthbert. This hair trend is going to get hotter as the year progresses. The crop cut look is bold and daring and reflects independent character. This trend gives a young as well as funky look, or it may be elegant and sharp based on the manner in which it is worn. The short crops can be combined with dirty blonde or platinum colours and plentiful attitude.
Sleek Side Parting
The side parting never really goes out of fashion and the sleek side parting has been seen in a big way on the runways during Spring/Summer 2008.
Soft and Feminine Hair Trends
The soft and feminine hair trends have been influenced by the hair styles of the thirties and forties. These romantic hairstyles with tousled up tresses and soft waves match soft makeup and delicate clothes.
Masculine
This hair style is extreme type and totally opposed to the feminine and super soft hair styles. The masculine hair styles hit the runways big time in 2008. Agyness Deyn sported a unique boyish crop that was the perfect ground for concocting various masculine styles. The models of Yves Saint Laurent slicked their hair resembling the 1950’s men’s hairdos. This style may not be the mainstream, however.
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