Penélope Cruz Joins Team Bob at the Chanel Couture Show
The most famous faces of the fashion scene (and the world) have gathered in Paris for spring 2026’s Couture Week. But the beauty looks on the runways (peep Dior’s romantic futurism and Schiaparelli’s wild creatures) aren’t the only sights to behold—there are also star-studded front rows, which double as incredible people watching and the perfect place to reveal a beauty transformation.
Take Chanel’s spring 2026 couture collection, where both singer Gracie Abrams and actor Penélope Cruz have debuted new ‘dos. For Abrams, the look fell in line with the shorter, bixie-style crop we’re seeing trending. Cruz also went shorter for the big event, this time with a clavi-cut.
The portmanteau name is exactly this: The clavi-cut is the longest of the infinite bob varieties, hitting right at the collar (or clavicle) bone. Add in a slightly more tapered front with face-framing pieces, and you have a haircut that looks gorgeous on women of every age. Cruz’s hair has changed, too. Instead of her dark chocolate brown, it’s a few shades lighter with a slightly auburn undertone. She’s officially spring-ready.
It should be noted that a Chanel show appears to be Cruz’s favorite way to reveal a hair transformation: It was at the fall/winter 2025 show that she gave us her famous honeyed bob.
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