A list of the most “in” haircuts for 2026 wouldn’t be complete without mentioning the “curtain crop” or “soft pixie” that seems to be everywhere right now (whether you have the former or the latter depends on how you style your fringe). “It’s foppish and longer on the top, and shorter at the sides, and recalls Sharon Stone, Robin Wright in House of Cards, or Demi Moore in Ghost,” says hairstylist George Northwood, who is less of a hairstylist and more of an overall king of cool hair (he’s the man behind Alexa Chung’s aspirational bob and Meghan Markle’s signature messy bun). The appeal with this type of haircut, says Northwood, is that it’s a low-maintenance show-stopper. “It’s quite a stand out hair cut—the sort of cut you get stopped on the street about,” he says. “However, it’s quite low-maintenance, versatile, and effortless, which very much adheres to my undone hair approach.”
The chunky bob
Matt Winkelmeyer
Also called the “Paris, Texas bob,” the chunky bob is still very much in demand. It’s easy to see why: this sort of bob can be shaped to fit any vibe, whether you’re going glam like Zendaya in Prada, or prefer a more casual, undone feel, à la Gigi Hadid.
“I still think bobs are really relevant,” says hairstylist Luke Hersheson, who’s done literally everyone’s hair, from Keira Knightley to Victoria Beckham and Sienna Miller. “The common theme is that they’re all quite chunky, a bit hacked, a little imperfect,” he says, “like Nastassja Kinski in Paris, Texas… that very chunky bob that feels a little lived-in and doesn’t feel too razored, mixed with a natural, undone texture that makes it feel quite modern.”