{"id":117774,"date":"2026-10-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=import-25497-goodbye-long-hair-amal-clooney-48-debuts-202610141535"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:45:10","slug":"goodbye-long-hair-amal-clooney-48-debuts-shorter-cut-her-stylist-calls-sophia-loren-meets-kate-moss-25497-g01","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/goodbye-long-hair-amal-clooney-48-debuts-shorter-cut-her-stylist-calls-sophia-loren-meets-kate-moss-25497-g01\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Polished Blowout: Amal Clooney, 48, Debuts Tousled Layers Her Stylist Calls \u201cSophia Loren Meets Kate Moss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Fisher\/Shutterstock (17189755x)
Amal Clooney and George Clooney
The Albie Awards, Natural History Museum, London, UK – 09 Oct 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some women change their hair every season. Amal Clooney does it with the precision of a closing argument. Four months ago she was still wearing her hair at chest length. On October 9, at one of the most important nights on her calendar, she arrived in London with a look that was noticeably shorter, softer and more undone, and her hairstylist had a five-word explanation ready.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The night she debuted it<\/b><\/h2>\n

Amal and George Clooney hosted the Albies 2026 on October 9 at London’s Natural History Museum. The ceremony, now in its fifth year and organized by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, honors people who defend justice around the world, often at great personal risk. Guests included Brad Pitt, Laura Dern, Donatella Versace and Emma Thompson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amal wore a metallic Gucci gown with a sweeping neckline. But it was her hair that drew attention: cut considerably shorter, with textured layers, worn in soft, tousled waves and, notably, a side part, as Hola! USA<\/a> reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sophia Loren meets Kate Moss”: what does that actually mean?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The cut is the work of Dimitris Giannetos, Amal’s longtime hairstylist, who also did her makeup that night with Charlotte Tilbury products. Speaking to Vogue, he summed up the inspiration as “A combo of Sophia Loren meets Kate Moss.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Put the two references side by side and the look makes sense. Sophia Loren brings the volume, the Italian glamour and the bounce at the roots. Kate Moss brings the opposite: slightly messy texture, nothing too polished, hair that looks like it has been lived in. Together, they create a cut that feels expensive without looking done, a balance that runs through all of her recent cuts.<\/span><\/p>\n

A year of cuts, each one shorter<\/b><\/h2>\n

This is not Amal’s first change with Giannetos. In October 2025, he took off “between six and eight inches” of her hair for what he called a “bubble blowout” and a “power cut,” according to AOL<\/a>. Then in June 2026, he gave her a retro “bell bottom” cut, a blunt shape with extra fullness at the ends that took her hair from nearly waist length to chest length. “It’s a blunt cut with the perfect bounce,” he told Hola! USA<\/a> at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

The October cut goes one step further: shorter, lighter and more textured. The side part is worth noting too. It is one of the simplest ways to add volume at the crown, as we explained in why stylists are saying goodbye to the center part<\/a><\/strong> this fall.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to ask for Amal’s cut at the salon<\/b><\/h2>\n

If you want to borrow the look, bring a photo from the Albies and ask for:<\/span><\/p>\n