Graduated Bob

The graduated bob is the bob with stacked graduation at the back, falling to the chin at the front — short and stepped at the back, full length at the jaw in front. Victoria Beckham (again) wore the definitive 2000s version (her 'pob'); the modern variant is softer and less aggressive than the early-2000s original.

It flatters round and heart faces — the stacked back adds vertical volume that lengthens round faces, and the chin-length front balances heart-shaped jawlines. Straight hair shows the graduation cleanest; wavy hair softens the back stack into something less visible. The cut works less well on very curly hair where the stack disappears under the curl pattern.

Medium daily maintenance — needs a smoothing blowout to keep the back graduation defined. Air-drying tends to flatten the stack. Trim every six weeks; the graduation drifts as the back grows. The graduated bob has been in continuous rotation since the early 2000s and is one of the cuts most-associated with the era. Ask for 'stacked graduation at the back with the front falling at the jaw — Posh Spice circa 2002' — naming the reference is the fastest path to the right cut.