Fashion's best bobs: ten stylish takes on the trend

The bob is arguably fashion's most iconic cut. Simultaneously classic and cool, the bob is hair's equivalent of the perfect white shirt or the dream jeans; it just looks good on anyone. No wonder, then, that it's quite so popular with the fashion crowd. Here, we take a look at some of the industry's most dedicated bob-wearers. Although the bob's history is shady, one thing we know for sure is that Coco Chanel was amongst its earliest fashion-indsustry adaptors. Stories abound as to whether she just had the cut because it looks cool or because she burnt her hair off with tongs on the way out of the door to a ball, and had to do a quick DIY fix with nail scissors - either way, she wore it well and it fast became a flapper favourite in the 1920s. Today, Anna Wintour is arguably the most iconic wearer of the bob in the fashion industry. Charlie Chan of Michaeljohn in London is rumoured to be the man behind fashion's most-recognisable hair, and while we often wish she'd shake things up with something a little drastic, the truth is that this hair is so iconic that the industry would probably come to a meltdown if she changed it. Newcomer to the bob-brilliance crown is Doug - also known as Whitley Bay's Sarah Douglas. The current reigning catwalk queen made her debut at no less than Saint Laurent and is currently starring in the ASOS magazine with a particularly blunt cut. Watch this bob; it's going places. Rivalling Doug for bobbed brilliance - and Saint Laurent appearances - is Sam Rollinson. Opting for a blunter take on the trend, Sam's schoolgirl-style A-line bob has fast become a much-copied cut and looks as great in print as it does on the catwalk. Look how great this silhouette is! That's iconic right there. For those who want a softer take on the bob, Karlie Kloss has become a modern icon and 'the Karlie' is one of the most in-demand cuts across the globe. Let's face it; who couldn't pull this super-flattering cut off? As well as being a refreshing change from the usual long, blow-dried red-carpet curls, Karlie also pioneered (yes, really) the concept of short hair on the Victoria's Secret catwalk. It took a while, but if there's any case for the argument, it's Karlie. Arizona Muse beat Karlie to the cut with her super-flattering, elegant midi style, which debuted in 2011. The perfect match to her naturally wavy hair, this look reignited Arizona's career and remains a timeless classic. Erin O'Connor's look is pure art-deco elegance, making a bob the perfect option. Her sleek, dark, glossy locks look fantastic with a classic A-line bob and, frankly, we can't imagine her with anything longer. Timeless elegance at its very best. Queen of the catwalk bobs is surely Linda Evangelista. She might have been famous for her ever-changing 'dos, but we always associate Linda best with this cut. There's a naivety to that parting and slightly awkward length; on anyone else, this verges on school geek. On Linda, it oozes appeal.