Demi Moore’s waist-skimming, raven-colored hair is her hallmark. Over the years, though, she was fearless when it came to a hair transformation: a pixie cut in Ghost, the G.I. Jane buzz cut, chic bobs, blonde bowl cuts, and bratpack-era up-dos, As Elisabeth Sparkle in the The Substance, Moore’s super-long tresses that she fusses over incessantly speak to the whorling themes of femininity, youth, and power. In real life, her extra-long lengths are transcendent.
Stepping out for Milan Fashion Week, Moore pulled off a striking new look. Attending Demna’s debut runway show for Gucci, Moore sported a dark chin-length bob with a swept-over side part, tousled with the ends kicking out at the nape of her neck.
“I wanted to give Demi Moore a major transformation for the first show of Demna at Gucci,” shares her go-to hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos—who you’ll know for working with everyone from Kim Kardashian to Amal Clooney through their own color switch-ups and chops. “I wanted to highlight Demi’s beautiful personality through the hair…iconic, fabulous, edgy, but at the same time, effortless.” In effect, the look was 22 inches shorter than her signature style, almost wet-look with how it shone.
The rest of her look also struck a tonally different note than what we’re used to seeing from Moore, who often revels in sculptural, super feminine codes as well as outsized takes on menswear. Showing up for Demna, she commited herself to the same leather-dom, body-contouring silhouettes we saw on the runway, wearing a second-skin leather jacket, and tight matching pants. Her micro-chihuahua, Pilaf, was her main accessory, along with a classic black bag and shield sunglasses.
Will Demi stay commited to this supposed chop? More to come from the star at MFW, and whether those raven-toned locks will fly free.
