Sofia Richie Grainge's new 'French Riviera bob' is going to be the most in-demand style of summer
Our proof? Sofia Richie Grainge's latest style. The model unveiled a brand new haircut over the weekend, and we're sure that this bob is about to take over summer 2025.
Posing against the idyllic backdrop of the famous Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Grainge took to Instagram to share that she'd traded out her signature long blonde tresses for an effortless, chin-length bob.
Her new cut was masterminded by hair stylist George Curran, who styled her with a middle-parting and gently rounded ends. This hair is a noticeably a softer look for Grainge, who often favours a tightly slicked-back bun.
The summery style features lighter face-framing pieces at the front with a more muted blonde blended throughout, creating a 'quiet luxury' spin on the shade that sits perfectly with Grainge's go-to minimalist wardrobe.
Simply captioning her Instagram post "French Bob", the socialite embraced the Riviera in more than one way, wearing a twist on the Breton stripe with a sleek black tank top and a diagonally-lined black and white skirt.
The bob has become big business for the A-list in the past couple of years. From Hailey Bieber's internet-breaking style to Hailee Steinfeld's 'clavi-cut' and Leslie Bibb's White Lotus crop, celebrities are providing us with an abundance of inspiration and tempting many to take the chop. While 'Old Money' and retro bobs were trending upwards earlier this year thanks to an array of red carpet iterations, it seems that more undone, softly-cut bobs like Bibb and Grainge's are shaping up to be the most-coveted style of the summer.
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