Pamela Anderson — one of pop culture’s most enduring blondes — just pressed refresh. Debuting a copper red, shaggy cut in Paris, the actress stepped out during Paris Fashion Week with a look created by Parisian hairstylist John Nollet. The references? Old-school Swedish cinema (think Gunnel Lindblom and Bibi Andersson) — and a new chapter in Anderson’s career as she prepares to star opposite Steve Coogan in Michael Cera’s directorial debut, Love Is Not the Answer.
Copper isn’t just a color — it’s a manifesto for reinvention.
Didn’t Copper Hair Already Have Its Moment?
It did — and it was huge. The first wave hit in 2021–2022 when runway’s most famous faces and A-listers went red: Gigi Hadid returned to Versace a vivid ginger and Kendall Jenner shocked Milan with auburn on the Prada runway. The result was a redhead renaissance across feeds and salon chairs.
Why Pamela’s Switch Matters Now
Anderson’s beauty evolution has been building toward radical simplicity: her makeup-free Fashion Week and red carpet appearances in 2023 reset the conversation, and in 2024 she acquired vegan skin-care label Sonsie — both moves that reframed her as an authenticity-first icon. Trading platinum for copper is the next (bold) step: less about shock value, more about owning the narrative at 58.
At any age, choosing change can be the chicest move.
So…Is Copper Back?
The timing says yes. Fall 2025 color forecasts name copper and auburn among the season’s most-requested shades, while beauty trend trackers have charted a renewed tilt toward warm tones all year. Anderson’s transformation doesn’t just join the wave — it could accelerate it.
The Role Connection
This isn’t only aesthetic: Anderson’s new hue lines up with production on Love Is Not the Answer, Cera’s feature directing debut with a cast that includes Jamie Dornan, Coogan, and Fred Hechinger. For an actress known for the California blonde archetype, a copper shift telegraphs character — and career — reinvention.
If You’re Copper-Curious:
- Blondes: Ask for a gloss to “try before you dye” — low-commitment shine and warmth without the full leap.
- Maintenance: Reds fade faster; book gloss/top-up appointments and use color-safe routines (that flood of “cowboy copper” across TikTok last year came with strict care playbooks).
- Match Your Undertone: Your colorist can finesse copper toward peach, cinnamon, or rust to flatter your skin tone — a key reason the shade reads “expensive,” not brassy.
The GRAZIA Take
Pamela Anderson didn’t just change her hair; she changed the temperature of the trend cycle. By stepping out in cinematic copper — rooted in European references and aligned with a career pivot — she turns a nostalgic shade into a 2025 statement about autonomy, aging audaciously, and fashion’s favorite power move: edit, evolve, repeat.
