Anne Hathaway short hair returns on Vogue China cover
Anne Hathaway is back with anne hathaway short hair — sort of — on Vogue China’s September cover. The Oscar winner wears a razor-cut bixie by Orlando Pita for photographer Norman Jean Roy, her shortest look since her 2012 Les Misérables pixie. Sources say the choppy cut is almost certainly a wig.
Key Takeaways
- Hathaway covers Vogue China’s September issue in a razor-cut bixie styled by Orlando Pita.
- Photographer Norman Jean Roy shot the cover; the look recalls her 2012 Les Misérables pixie.
- Reports say the short style is almost certainly a wig, not a permanent chop.
- Styling by Tonne Goodman leans tailored and slightly androgynous, with Bulgari high jewelry.
- Hairstylist Alex Pardoe told The Zoe Report bixies and grown-out pixies are set to trend this fall.
Why does Anne Hathaway short hair matter right now?
The 43-year-old Oscar winner has worn her hair long for the past decade, so the Vogue China cover lands as a full-circle fashion moment. Page Six notes it is her shortest hair in over a decade; The Zoe Report frames it as a 2012 throwback resurrected — well, sort of — for the magazine’s September issue.
On the cover she models a white Louis Vuitton blazer with black trim plus a striking Bulgari Tubogas choker from the Eclettica high jewelry collection. The piece centers a 49-carat cushion-cut tanzanite surrounded by more than 4 carats of diamonds, lapis lazuli, and turquoise — the same Bulgari necklace Céline Dion wore on Harper’s Bazaar’s September cover.
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Is Anne Hathaway’s short hair a real cut or a wig?
Both The Zoe Report and Page Six say the hairstyle is almost certainly a wig. Still, the effect is convincing: length concentrated at the top of the head, short bangs in front, and a choppier finish than her earlier pixie.
Pita styles it wild and spiky in some Norman Jean Roy frames and sleek and straight — almost a mini bowl cut — in others. Tonne Goodman’s wardrobe of tailored blazers and oversized suiting matches the gamine vibe, while makeup artist Hung Vanggo kept the glam clean and minimalist and manicurist Mo Qin gave her a short, neutral nude manicure.
When did Anne Hathaway last wear hair this short?
The last time Hathaway went this short was in 2012, when she shaved her locks for Fantine in Les Misérables and kept a cute short cut through the awards cycle. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; by the 2013 Oscars her hair had grown into a lengthy gamine pixie similar to the Vogue China look.
She later experimented with color too, including honey blond for 2019’s Serenity. The new cover interview appears recent — it references her third pregnancy, which she announced in June — even if the short silhouette makes the images feel like a time capsule.
Will the bixie trend catch on this fall?
Hairstylist Alex Pardoe told The Zoe Report that bixies and grown-out pixies are set to trend this fall. Extra length on top and around the face, he said, delivers the impact of a short cut while leaving enough hair to style in different ways — which is exactly the flexible short-hair energy Hathaway is selling on the cover.