What is the le petit bob?

“In short, this style is the sassy sister of the French girl bob that we saw last summer and it can be a great option for those growing out an existing cropped style,” says Smith. “It created angles and contours, which is exactly what the ‘awkward’ stages of growing out short hair usually lack.”

However, it’s important not to get this look confused with the ‘pob’ – the Posh bob that Victoria Beckham made famous in the mid-00s – because that, as Smith tells us, has fallen firmly out of favour (which is news that will likely come as a surprise to nobody). Instead, the lengths around the face are slightly higher than those at the back, and that’s what adds the effortless French vibe that we all love so much.

‘Le petit bob’ is the nano-length trend to try if you’re growing out a cropped haircut