{"id":1809254,"date":"2026-03-05T16:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1809254"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:32:15","slug":"the-it-girls-at-chloe-have-spoken-and-they-say-the-middle-part-isnt-going-anywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1809254","title":{"rendered":"The It-Girls At Chlo\u00e9 Have Spoken \u2014\u00a0And They Say The Middle Part Isn\u2019t Going Anywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The It-Girls At Chlo\u00e9 Have Spoken \u2014\u00a0And They Say The Middle Part Isn\u2019t Going Anywhere<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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by Eden Stuart<\/a><\/address>\n
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Who would have guessed, a mere decade ago, that hair parts would become so\u2026 controversial? What was once a matter of preference (influenced by stylish, high-profile people, of course) has become something of a battleground, thanks in no small part to TikTok. It was on that app, in 2021<\/a>, that users began deeming side parts<\/a> \u201cmillennial,\u201d a symbol of waning youth and a refusal to acknowledge that the world has moved on to Gen Z, symbolized by the middle part. The war has raged on since \u2014 and at Chlo\u00e9\u2019s Fall\/Winter 2026 fashion show, the Middle Parters won a major battle.<\/p>\n

Held Mar. 5 in Paris, the star-studded runway presentation hosted the likes of Brooke Shields, Oprah, and Gayle King. And while those celebs didn\u2019t wear center-parted hairstyles \u2014\u00a0Oprah abstained from parting her slicked-back bubble ponytail at all \u2014 a bevy of it-girls embraced the brand\u2019s boho energy with minimal makeup, casual waves, and of course, hair parted right down the middle. And it wasn\u2019t just stars born in the new millennium; in fact, the only Gen Z among them was Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>. (Though a compelling argument could be made that Aimee Lou Wood, a chronological millennial, has a decent amount of Gen Z in her chart.)<\/p>\n

Ahead, the it girls of Chlo\u00e9 \u2014 Rodrigo, Wood, Alexa Chung, Nina Dobrev, and Neneh Cherry \u2014 and their middle-parted styles.<\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo<\/h2>\n
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While she has experimented with the odd side part in the past, perhaps most notably at last year\u2019s Academy Museum Gala<\/a>, Rodrigo is a center-part girl, through and through. For Chlo\u00e9, the Gen Z pop star opted for an especially effortless take on her signature look.<\/p>\n

Aimee Lou Wood<\/h2>\n
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The White Lotus<\/em>\u2019 breakout Wood wore a center-parted style similar to the one she donned at Sunday\u2019s Actor Awards<\/a> (though it does appear as though she\u2019s added a touch of dark brown toner).<\/p>\n

Alexa Chung<\/h2>\n
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Chung<\/a> \u2014 who isn\u2019t just a<\/em> millennial, but arguably the<\/em> millennial it-girl \u2014 parted her deep espresso lob directly down the middle.<\/p>\n

Nina Dobrev<\/h2>\n
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Another millennial icon, Dobrev, got in on the center-parted air-dryed waves vibes.<\/p>\n

Neneh Cherry<\/h2>\n
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Swedish hip-hop legend Cherry (Gen X or a Boomer, depending on the source) went with a middle part for her slicked-back ponytail, which included gorgeous, fluffy-pressed ends.<\/p>\n