Mid-length hair styles

Pictures of the latest locks from the runway, red carpet and salon

No longer that awkward 'in-between' stage, medium length, shoulder-skimming hair is having a moment right now. Below you'll find the very latest mid-length haircuts and styles to emerge from the catwalk, the heads of stylish celebrities and salons' look books. For more hair style inspiration, take a look at The Stylist Hair 100.

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Black bob

A super straight bob with blunt fringe is a… More details
Black bob

A super straight bob with blunt fringe is a classic, chic look, that works best with dark hair.

Image: Jamie Stevens at Errol Douglas using Matrix
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Zoe Kravitz's short fringe

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Zoe Kravitz's short fringe

Zoe Kravitz's super short, rounded fringe is super-flattering for her heart-shaped face, and looks kooky but cute with a mid-length hairstyle.

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Mena Suvari's choppy bob

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Mena Suvari's choppy bob

Mena Suvari keeps a straight bob from looking boring by adding a choppy, straight fringe.

Tip: This style suits long or heart-shaped faces like Mena's.

Image: Rex Features

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Alexa Chung's mid-length locks

This soft, mid-length bob with a centre parting… More details
Alexa Chung's mid-length locks

This soft, mid-length bob with a centre parting is super-flattering for Alexa's heart-shaped face.

Image: Rex Features

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Pixie Geldof's mid-length q…

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Pixie Geldof's mid-length quiff

Pixie shows bobs don't have to be boring, by sweeping the front section of her hair off her face and into a punky quiff.

Images: Rex Features

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Salvatore Ferragamo autumn/…

Model Arizona Muse shows mid-length hair can have… More details
Salvatore Ferragamo autumn/winter 2011

Model Arizona Muse shows mid-length hair can have an edge, with slicked down locks and a severe side parting.

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Hayden Panettiere's mid-len…

Hayden has grown out her spikey crop, and wears… More details
Hayden Panettiere's mid-length curls

Hayden has grown out her spikey crop, and wears her hair in romantic curls as it reaches mid-length.

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Keira Knightley's graduated…

After a looser, wavier style during the summer… More details
Keira Knightley's graduated bob

After a looser, wavier style during the summer months, Keira wears her bob super-straight and longer at the front, for a sleek Autumnal look.

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Marisa's retro, mid-length …

Marisa Tomei opts for classic glamour at the… More details
Marisa's retro, mid-length locks

Marisa Tomei opts for classic glamour at the Venice film festival, with a prim sixties style, featuring a swept over side parting and lightly upturned ends.

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Tyra's choppy fringe

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Tyra's choppy fringe

Tyra Banks works a more relaxed look on the red carpet, with a choppy short fringe and a tousled, layered mid-length style.

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Wavy, side-swept bob

This chin-length cut is given a subtle lift with… More details
Wavy, side-swept bob

This chin-length cut is given a subtle lift with a sideswept fringe and lightly curled ends.

Image: Rae Palmer for Schwarzkopf.
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Isabel Marant S/S 2011

With her choppy, shaggy 'undone' hair, Freja Beha… More details
Isabel Marant S/S 2011

With her choppy, shaggy 'undone' hair, Freja Beha Erichsen personified the laidback cool of the typical Isabel Marant girl on the French designer's Spring/Summer catwalk.

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Denise's sleek bob

Denise Van Outen's bob makes her fine hair look… More details
Denise's sleek bob

Denise Van Outen's bob makes her fine hair look glossy and full.

Get the look: Denise's hairstylist Christian Vermaak uses the Cloud Nine Micro Iron to smooth and shape her bob, before finishing with a hold and shine spray.

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Shaggy, mid-length layers

A laid-back, edgy mid-length style, ask for a… More details
Shaggy, mid-length layers

A laid-back, edgy mid-length style, ask for a long, choppy fringe and plenty of face-framing layers at the salon.

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Jessica Chastain's mid-leng…

Jessica Chastain wears her light red hair in a… More details
Jessica Chastain's mid-length locks

Jessica Chastain wears her light red hair in a sophisticated mid-length style, slightly curled under at the ends.

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Big, backcombed hair

This glamorous style has been seen on Sarah… More details
Big, backcombed hair

This glamorous style has been seen on Sarah Jessica Parker and Cheryl Cole, and works well with this season's seventies trend.

Tip: Take the hair above the crown of your head and backcomb (always start about 3cm from the root). Make sure you hold you hair upwards as you work the comb downwards and use a styling product (we like Umberto Giannini Backcomb In A Bottle) to spray along the sections. For longer hair, finish the ends with curling tongs to add more bounce and volume.

Image: Umberto Giannini
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Leigh Lezark's choppy fringe

DJ and Chanel muse Leigh Lezark updates her… More details
Leigh Lezark's choppy fringe

DJ and Chanel muse Leigh Lezark updates her mid-length, sleek black cut with a thick fringe.

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Fearne Cotton's curly bob

Fearne opts for a more prim and proper style for… More details
Fearne Cotton's curly bob

Fearne opts for a more prim and proper style for the red carpet, wearing her new mid-length hair in glamorous curls.

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Retro blonde bob

This modern take on a retro style is perfect for… More details
Retro blonde bob

This modern take on a retro style is perfect for a glamorous holiday look.

Tip: "Apply a volumising serum such as OSiS Body Me evenly through damp hair, divide the hair into sections and blow-dry with a medium to large round brush, ensuring the front sections are blow dried in the opposite direction to flick out. To complete the look, apply large heated rollers to add height and body then backcomb at the root for maximum volume."

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Kirsten Dunst's old hollywo…

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Kirsten Dunst's old hollywood hair

Kirsten Dunst gives her tresses an old hollywood feel, with pinned back fringe and soft waves framing her face.

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Soft 70s Curls

Glossy soft curls give mid-length hair a volumous… More details
Soft 70s Curls

Glossy soft curls give mid-length hair a volumous retro feel.

Tip: Tong hair away from the face in one direction to get desired 'bounce'. Loosely seperate curls with finger, and finish off with anti-frizz product.

Image: Headmasters

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Charles Anastase S/S 2011

According to leading hairstylist Duffy, the… More details
Charles Anastase S/S 2011

According to leading hairstylist Duffy, the grown-out bob is the hottest hair length this season. At Charles Anastase, models wore hair just grazing the shoulders, with a loose schoolgirl fringe adding to the relaxed look.

Tip: If you want to try a mid-length style for summer, Duffy advises avoiding anything "too ridgid, graphic or hard".

Image: Getty

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Greta Gerwig's Tousled Bob

Newcomer Greta Gerwig proves her style… More details
Greta Gerwig's Tousled Bob

Newcomer Greta Gerwig proves her style credentials at the Arthur film premiere, with a sophisticated tousled blonde bob.

Tip: To recreate Greta's look, part hair at the centre, and use Bumble and Bumble Surf spray to gentle tousle the ends. This is a great style if you are growing out a short haircut.

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Dannii Minogue's sleek bob

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Dannii Minogue's sleek bob

Dannii Minogue wears her hair straight and sleek in a classic chin-length bob.

Tip: Curl the ends under or flick them out with straighteners to create texture.

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Tousled Bob

This tousled bob has a sweeping side fringe, with… More details
Tousled Bob

This tousled bob has a sweeping side fringe, with choppy layers to frame the face.

Tip: If your hair is naturally curly, use mousse to scrunch your curls into shape. Use curling tongs on straight hair for loose waves.

Image: Cobella

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Heavy mid-length hair

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Heavy mid-length hair

Thick hair is given extra oompf with volumised layers and a stark centre parting.

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Scarlett Johansson's tousle…

Scarlett premiered her newly cropped and choppy… More details
Scarlett Johansson's tousled bob

Scarlett premiered her newly cropped and choppy 'do at this year's Oscars.

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Natalie's side sweep curls

Natalie's mid-length curls are pinned to one side… More details
Natalie's side sweep curls

Natalie's mid-length curls are pinned to one side to compliment a side parting.

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Full fringe

A blunt-cut fringe adds weight to fine,… More details
Full fringe

A blunt-cut fringe adds weight to fine, shoulder-skimming hair.

Image: Rae Palmer for Schwarzkopf, raepalmer.co.uk

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Jennifer Aniston's angled bob

Jennifer Aniston has chopped off her trademark… More details
Jennifer Aniston's angled bob

Jennifer Aniston has chopped off her trademark shoulder length locks in favour of a bob which frames her face.

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Sleek bob with fringe

A highly sculpted, directional bob with… More details
Sleek bob with fringe

A highly sculpted, directional bob with face-shaping choppy layers.

Image: Mark Leeson, markleeson.co.uk

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Jessie J's staggered fringe

Jessie J shows off a unique step-fringe twist on… More details
Jessie J's staggered fringe

Jessie J shows off a unique step-fringe twist on an otherwise classic bob.

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Emma Stone's faux bob

Emma Stone debuts her take on one of this… More details
Emma Stone's faux bob

Emma Stone debuts her take on one of this season's hottest hair trends, the faux bob.

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January Jones' old school g…

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January Jones' old school glamour waves

January Jones sports sleek, shoulder-length 50s style waves at the Golden Globes.

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Stella McCartney S/S 2011

The centre parting is back for spring and queen… More details
Stella McCartney S/S 2011

The centre parting is back for spring and queen of laid-back chic Stella McCartney gives a masterclass in how to pull off the look - keep hair shiny, slicked down at the roots and add movement towards the ends.

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Oliva Palermo's super shiny…

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Oliva Palermo's super shiny hair

Always perfectly polished, Olivia Palermo's shoulder-skimming hair is sleek and sexy.

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Alexa Chung's bob and grown…

Alexa pairs her on-trend bob with the colour look… More details
Alexa Chung's bob and grown-out highlights

Alexa pairs her on-trend bob with the colour look of the moment.

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Loosely curled hair

Curls that are heavy and voluminous towards the… More details
Loosely curled hair

Curls that are heavy and voluminous towards the ends of the hair give definition and texture to a straight cut style.

Image: Jade Sibson at Indy Hairdressing for Clynol, clynol.com

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Jessica Alba's Sleek Bobbed…

Jessica Alba's long bob looks sleek, groomed and… More details
Jessica Alba's Sleek Bobbed hair

Jessica Alba's long bob looks sleek, groomed and grown-up.

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Choppy mid-length hair

A graded piece-y fringe with heavy… More details
Choppy mid-length hair

A graded piece-y fringe with heavy layering.

Image: Cobella, cobella.co.uk
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Red curly hair

Multi-directional corkscrew curls. Image: Karine… More details
Red curly hair

Multi-directional corkscrew curls.

Image: Karine Jackson, karinejackson.co.uk

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Full-bodied mid-length hair

Named the 'Now Manhattan', this is a voluminous… More details
Full-bodied mid-length hair

Named the 'Now Manhattan', this is a voluminous blown-out bob with base flicks.

Image: Headmasters, hmhair.co.uk
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Charleston-inspired curly hair

For a modern way to style shoulder-length hair,… More details
Charleston-inspired curly hair

For a modern way to style shoulder-length hair, tong from half way down the head.

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Classic curls

Perfectly polished, Marcel waves lend themselves… More details
Classic curls

Perfectly polished, Marcel waves lend themselves to shoulder-length cuts.

Image: Hershesons Blow Dry Bar, hershesons.com

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Scarlett Johansson's tousle…

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Scarlett Johansson's tousled mid-length hair

Scarlett Johansson’s latest style is a face-framing bob with Bardot-esque tousle.

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Bobbed hair with sweeping f…

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Bobbed hair with sweeping fringe

A sweeping side-fringe and tapered base line softens a classic bob style.

Image: Paul Mitchell Luxury Hair Care, paul-mitchell.co.uk

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Red mid-length waves

A relaxed, boho style, this mid-length cut is… More details
Red mid-length waves

A relaxed, boho style, this mid-length cut is given a new lease of life with choppy layers, a centre parting and a slight fringe.

Tip: This cut is great if you are growing out a fringe. Scrunch your hair into waves using Bumble and Bumble surf spray.

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