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Spring and Summer Hair Trends 2008
Spring is here and it’s time to spice up your look, but you aren’t sure what the newest trends are for the coming months. Well, the
good news is that the hottest new hair trends are some old favorites. While our winter styles tended toward smooth, sleek styling and
darker, richer hair colors, spring and summer will brighten up with lighter and brighter color, and more energy and movement in the
styles. Here are the top trends for hairstyles in the coming months:
The Bob
Victoria Beckham rekindled the world’s fascination with the bob cut by making it her own, and her “pob” has stuck around through the
winter months, morphing into a more classic bob style. The popularity of the style has caught on and women all over are taking the
classic look and making theirs, by sticking to their own style guidelines. We have bobs that are chin-length, shoulder-length, a-line,
and even asymmetrical, each according to the special style needs of the wearer.
Renee Zellweger is shown here with her new bob cut, which features a deeply tapered nape and a weight line that hovers near the
occipital bone. The perimeter of the cut line is softened and the whole style has an almost mop-top effect. The resultant silhouette
is one of a choppy, breezy style that is versatile and fun.
The Fringe
While the fringe never really goes away, it does seem to ebb and flow in its popularity, and it’s now coming back into prominence. Like
the bob, fringe styles are very versatile and can be adapted to suit any face shape or styling need. Fringe can be shaped to suit
the face, to camouflage and balance features or simply to create a styling focal point. The fringe can also be blunt cut,
razor-softened or even cut into choppy layers that blend with the rest of the style seamlessly. Talk to your stylist about options
if you think fringe is a style element you’d like to try.
A fringe is viable in many forms as seen in these examples: Victoria Hart’s feathered fringe; the smooth, side-sweep of Adrienne
Frantz’s razored bangs; Nancy O’Dell sports a veil of fringe, parted and partially tucked behind one ear; Sarah Larson’s bangs
are carefully styled to enhance her long-layered style’s smooth curves; and Abi Titmuss has her textured bangs styled into smooth
curves of their own to frame her face and attract attention to her eyes.
The Side-Part
There is one style element that seems to be popping up all over the place, particularly when an occasion calls for a chic,
sophisticated look. That style element is the side-part. Look at any red carpet walk these days and you see nearly half the women
present have their hair styled with at least a few inches at the forward top of the head parted on one side and smoothly styled to
the other in sleek, clean lines. It is a simple styling trick and one that can be used to maximum effect to create a look of
sophistication, without a lot of fuss in either up-styles or down.
The photos above demonstrate the versatility of the side-part in styling, and clearly illustrate the use of this style element in
order to make each of the looks just a touch more exotic. By adding the asymmetry of the side part, and shifting the bulk of the hair
in one direction or the other, you can draw focus away from less-flattering features and camouflage overlarge or disproportionate
dimensions.
Honorable Mentions:
There are some other trends coming in the spring and summer that may be less definable, but will be present nonetheless. The smooth,
sleek styling of the winter months will give way to more movement and energy in the styles. Where the hair may have been mostly
straight in months past, we’ll see an emergence of large waves in the hair. And when lots of curl is called for, the styling will
ensure clean, shaped curls that appear more sculpted than combed-out.
In addition, colors will lighten again, to get ready for (and imitate) the lightening of the sun that naturally occurs as the days
grow longer and warmer. The rich browns and subtle tones will give way to gold-tones and warm blondes, with a few of the more daring
adding even brighter shades as accents or all-over colors. Expect to see colors change like the direction of the wind as women find
the joys of semi-permanent color toners and start spicing up their hair.
Alexandra Fuller is seen here with a style featuring a multitude of the trends for the coming seasons – from the bob cut of the hair,
to the side parted fringe, and all of it styled in crisply-defined ringlet curls.
Petra Nemcova’s flowing golden tresses are styled in soft waves that are smooth and cleanly defined – a definite trait of the spring
and summer looks.
Jodie Foster combines the fringe look with soft curls, styled to define and texturize her normally fine hair. Her red-golden blonde is
a look many will emulate in the months to come.
Gwyneth Paltrow is a classic beauty, and even with a long bob style, manages to add elements to make it her own unique look. The softly
spiraled curls combined with the intricately highlighted hair – blending golden, yellow, and warm blonde tones – makes for look that
is soft and romantic, while appearing effortless.
Stacy - Stylist ©Hairfinder.com
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