When the time is right and you need a change, there’s nothing quite as liberating as chopping off your hair into a bob. This process of renewal leaves you feeling fresh – courtesy both the change in style and the dead ends left lying on the salon floor. In 2013 the bob again surfaces as a trend – both with a fringe / bangs and without. So if you’re after a new hairstyle for 2013 and beyond, and want to brave the bob, this may just be the time.

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The bob haircut returns.

In 2012, there was one type of bob that was really key to the fashion scene: the mod bob. It was all about complimenting the vintage-inspired clothes and beauty looks that were dominating runways and editorials, but it was a style that required full commitment to truly rock.

Moving into 2013, the mod bob is still an option. But the bob as a style also works its way into fashion in a more basic and flexible way. The trend has paved the way for shoulder length and chin length bob styles that are simple enough and modern enough to work across a variety of styles.

The bob hairstyle: who’s wearing it.

When a big name model debuts a dramatic hair change, it’s always big news. Thus Karlie Kloss getting a bob was automatically newsworthy in the short-hair stakes. Karlie’s choppy chin-length bob was cut with a wispy fringe.

Karlie Kloss with a bob. Image: @karliekloss on Twitter

Another example of the bob comes from English model Edie Campbell. Her hair was previously near to waist-length, making this a particularly dramatic change. Like Karlie Kloss, Edie’s bob comes with bangs.

Edie Cambpell debuts her bob

Brazilian model Aline Weber cut her hair to a blunt, chin-length bob during the spring 2013 season. Since then it’s been styled in numerous ways, from mod bob to ultra-modern. If you doubted the versatility of the style, look no further.

Aline Weber with a bob at Paco Rabanne S/S ’13

Shoulder length hair: the bob alternative in 2013.

By definition a bob is short and relatively blunt, but as for the exact length – that’s open to interpretation. If you’re not game to go for an ultra-short flapper style bob, or even a chin-length one, then here’s another option for 2013: the shoulder length bob.

Taking the style of the bob but adding some extra length, a shoulder-length cut with blunt edges gives off a bob vibe without taking out too much length.

Longer bob: Valerija Kelava for Woolmark.

Bob hairstyle tutorials / how tos.

Shoulder length hairstyles: tutorials / how tos.