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If there’s one thing about Sydney Sweeney, it’s that she’s not afraid to go against the grain. In 2022, when blonde became her signature hair colour, she dyed it red, embracing the copper revolution with a strawberry-toned shade.
This year, the Euphoria star swapped her tumbling golden locks for a chin-scraping bob, debuting the look a few weeks after her 28th birthday. When it comes to fear of change, Sweeney appears to be blissfully unaware. Case in point: last night, Sweeney stepped out with a symmetrical, ultra-smooth lob for a Tonight Show appearance.
Unlike the curly bob she’s been wearing for the past month or so, this one sat dead straight, curved around her face and tapered into a gentle flick at the ends. If her previous hairstyles have championed a sensual, tousled bedhead vibe, her new style is slick, clean and sharp – a definitive step change for her overall aesthetic.
Likely a wig (though nothing has been confirmed yet), Sweeney’s long bob is reminiscent of Victoria Beckham’s original Posh Spice bob from the late ’90s. Just hitting her collarbones and sharply parted in the middle, Beckham’s bob saw her through 1997 and 1998.
Other adoptees of the “pob” include Selena Gomez, Kelly Rowland, Emily Ratajkowski, Zoe Saldana and Vanessa Hudgens. Sweeney has channelled a Spice Girl, a lauded female boxer and Britney Spears this year, alone – what will 2026 hold?