Chin-length wonders: back to the 90s with the grunge bob

Bobs are a perennial hairdressing favourite and have been in fashion in one form or another since they first made headlines in the 1920s. Over the years we've seen plenty of variations on this most classic of hair cuts on the catwalks and red carpets, from Sassoon's sleek sixties classic to Salt-n'-Pepa's frizzy 'fros. By the nineties it wasn't just fashion that had a grungy feel; hair took a turn to the lo-fi side too, with bedhead texture becoming acceptable outside of the bedroom for the first time in history. Winona Ryder has always been a hair hero of mine - from her Alien-era pixie cut to her Edward Scissorhands strawberry-blonde shade - but her nineties bob is the pinnacle of grungy, undone style. As Dinky in 1990's Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, Winona plays a spirited tomboy with a super shaggy style - packed full of layers and texture, this boyish mop isn't exactly salon-friendly but it's undeniably cool. We asked Luke Benson at D&J Ambrose for his verdict...

"The resurgence of grunge in fashion has been huge recently, and is starting to make the transition from editorial to more wearable, salon friendly styles - like a grungy, layered bob shape. "The great thing about them is the versatility in how they can be worn, so when a client asks for something edgier and influenced by the grunge trend she doesn't have to go to the extreme and can start with an evolved classic shape and gradually push boundaries with layer and colour options. "Many celebrities have been sporting shorter styles recently and this will have a knock on effect on the shapes and styles leaving the salon."

The latest crop of stars to go short are probably not inspired by Dinky's 'do, but the chin-length, choppy, textured styles we've seen so much of on the red carpet lately certainly owe something to the fearless freedom of the grunge era.