Over the past few months, an infatuation with the power bob has catapulted the low-key style back to cult status among It girls. Bella Hadid’s blunt ’90s crop, Selena Gomez’s brushed-out wedge cut, and up-and-coming actress Elodie Yung’s Paris-inspired chop all served to set the tone for a season of abbreviated lengths. And according to Phil Oh’s latest round of photographs, the street style darlings of Spring 2018 New York Fashion Week are embracing the movement with fresh enthusiasm.
The cool-girl cut has become an ode to all things effortless, a mood immediately apparent in Irene Kim’s sleek shoulder-grazing strands, tinted a shade of denim blue to match her Canadian tuxedo, the golden Chanel bag tucked under her jacket providing just the right counterbalance of understated luxury. Model McKenna Hellam’s insouciant waves hovered above her broad-shouldered blazer and backpack for a look that felt back-to-school chic, while style blogger Reese Blutstein’s chin-length crop elevated her shoulder-baring Orseund Iris top and oversize Pixie Market pants. But it was fashion buyer Tiffany Hsu, captured mid-stride in her signature glossy bob, who proved that for true believers, there’s nothing fleeting about the uncomplicated glamour of a neck-grazing cut.