
Olivia Colman, 52, Oscar winner, models gray hair at Miu Miu
The famous actress walked on a haute couture catwalk with models half her age.

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An Oscar-winning actress showcased her freshly gray hair as she walked the high fashion runway.
On Sunday, Olivia Colman made her podium debut. The 52-year-old English actress, who played Queen Anne in The favorite and Queen Elizabeth II in The Crownmodel for Miu Miu’s spring/summer 2027 show with her gray hair in a low ponytail.

Olivia Colman walked the runway at the Miu Miu fashion show as part of Paris Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2027 Fashion Week on October 4, 2026, in Paris, France.
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Colman looked relaxed as she walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week in a black V-neck shirt and leather blazer, with both hands in the pockets of her black leather skirt that fell just above her knees.

Olivia Colman presents a look from the Miu Miu Women’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection during the Paris Fashion Week show on October 4, 2026.
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Instead of heels, Colman wore brown leather loafers and her look featured no jewelry aside from a thick black belt with silver embellishments.

Olivia Colman went wild at the Miu Miu Womenswear Spring/Summer 2027 after-party on October 4.
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At the show’s afterparty, Colman let her voluminous, chest-length curls down and wore a casual outfit: a gray button-down shirt, a navy blazer with sleeve detailing, and straight-leg jeans.
She accessorized with burgundy shoes and a brown leather handbag, and her dewy glam included a pink lip and black eyeliner paired with false eyelashes.

Olivia Colman shows off her super short pixie cut at the UK premiere of ‘The Roses’ on August 28, 2025, in London, England.
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Colman stunned fans for the first time with her long, curly gray hair on September 28 at the Zurich Film Festival. She walked the green carpet in Switzerland to promote her latest film, the romantic comedy Wicker, in which she plays the main role.
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Before the interesting transformation, Colman wore her hair in a dark pixie cut.

Olivia Colman debuted her new hairstyle on the “Wicker” green carpet during the 22nd Zurich Film Festival on September 28, 2026, in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Her hairstylist, Inanch Emir of Inanch London, told Elle that he used hair extensions to create the new look.
“We weren’t trying to hide his gray hair, we wanted to celebrate it,” he said. “Natural gray hair is never just one color, so I mixed four different shades of gray to create depth and dimension and to work harmoniously with Olivia’s own hair. »

Louisa Jacobson, Ella Bleu Travolta and Gigi Hadid walk the Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2027 runway at Paris Fashion Week.
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In addition to professional models and a few celebrities, the Miu Miu show was full of nepo babies.
Meryl Streep’s daughter, actress Louisa Jacobson, 35, and John Travolta’s daughter, actress and singer Ella Bleu Travolta, 26, both strutted down the runway with confidence. Yolanda Hadid’s daughter, model Gigi Hadid, 31, closed the show.

Gillian Anderson also walked the Miu Miu runway during Paris Fashion Week in March.
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Featuring celebrities is nothing new for the fashion house founded by Miuccia Prada.
In March, the brand sent actress Gillian Anderson, 58, to walk the catwalk.
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