I particularly love this jaw-length bob shown off at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in May, 2008. It's my favorite of Katie Holmes's bobs.
To get this look, "ask that it be slightly shorter in the back with very subtle layering throughout," says stylist Chris McMillan in the August 2008 issue of Allure Magazine.
According to McMillan, this is a cut that works best on straight hair. "It should also have bangs that are completely blunt and straight an cut just above the eyebrow." If you have a slightly round face, ask for longer, sideswept bangs, McMillan advises.
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