If the Golden Globes Are Any Indication, Everyone Will Have a Flippy Bob in 2024

The 2024 award season is upon us, and after the first major red carpet of the year, it's clear we are still feeling the effects of the year of the bob. 

The 81st annual Golden Globes aired on Sunday, January 7, and along with all the fashion you would expect for the A-listers of film, television, and music; there was also a seemingly never-ending sea of bobs to feast our eyes on and obsess over. However, one specific bob appeared more than any other: the flippy bob.

Sometimes called a "malt shop bob," the short hairstyle is exactly what it sounds like. Always falling above or right at the shoulder, a flippy bob flows from roots to end with straight styling. However, at the ends, the strands flip up with a flair, giving drama, detail, and some good old-fashioned retro elegance.

Throughout all of last year, bobs took over nearly everyone's hair—finding its way to everyone from Zendaya to Megan Fox and Hailey Bieber. Towards the tail end of the year, though—perhaps thanks in part to Sofia Coppola's gorgeous Priscilla film—the flippy bob came into the spotlight for everyone seeking to emulate Presley's retro glam.

So, it makes sense that we would see the bouncy style on the woman who plays Priscilla, Cailee Spaeny. However, even the Barbies of Barbie Land and the staff of The Bear felt drawn to the malt shop for the big night.

Ahead, all the stars that made the flippy bob the biggest look of the 2024 Golden Globes.

Cailee Spaeny

Though not the stereotypical vision of a flippy bob, Cailee Spaeny combined the timeless glamour of her character, Priscilla with a 2024 twist. Done by celebrity hairstylist Kiley Fitzgerald using all Kristin Ess products, Spaeny had her hair parted down the side. As opposed to the classic outward-facing curls of a malt shop bob, the actor wore her curls bending inwards for an ultra-short look. Also, for more drama, she had a stylish flyaway curled upward around her ear that elevated the look.

Ayo Edebiri

Golden Globe winner for Best Actress in a Musical or TV Comedy, Ayo Edebiri, debuted a flipped bob for her big night. Her version, styled by Miles Jeffries using Maui Moisture, was a little more subdued than we are used to. Falling right in line with her jaw, her bob was pin straight with a middle part. The ends ever-so-slightly flipped out for some drama.

Emma Stone

Emma Stone won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy in a striking haircut. Celebrity hairstylist and RŌZ founder Mara Roszak used all her own products to create Stone's flippy bob—truthfully, more of a lob given that it fell right on her collarbone. Mara used the brand-new RŌZ Root Lift Spray on Stone's damp hair, covering her roots in it, then sectioning and blow drying with a boar bristle round brush. As she got to the ends, she blew dry them with a round brush to achieve the subtle flips—and we just couldn't look away.

America Ferrera

Although no one who played a Barbie showed up to the award show with a flippy bob, one of the humans, America Ferrera, did. For the night hairstylist Aviva Perea used all Boriego products to get the star red carpet ready. Perea said since the star's dress was reminiscent of Old Hollywood, she wanted something unexpected and not very of that era. So, she created a flippy bob that looked as if Ferrera had her hair done that day before, "and now the style is lived in and touchable."

Greta Lee

A less obvious flippy bob, Greta Lee was a striking vision of Old Hollywood. Done by Jenny Cho, Lee's hair was styled using all Olivia Garden products. Flipping inwards, similar to Spaeny's, Lee's hair had loose waves from root to end. The curls flipped upwards and inwards, framing her jawline and ears. The hair paired perfectly with her silky white dress, and her red lips only added to the glamour.

Greta Gerwig

The Barbie behind the camera is the last on our list of bobs. Gerwig chose to put a new spin on the flippy bob by flipping her hair over her head to one side. The shortest of the bunch, her hair fell right on her cheekbones. Gerwig parted the hair down the side and added loads of texture from root to end—letting the style cover part of her eye for all the drama we know a director knows how to exude.