Olivia Colman walks her first runway at 52, gray curls and all, at Paris Fashion Week

Olivia Colman, the 52-year-old English actress who won an Oscar playing Queen Anne in The Favourite, made her runway debut on Sunday at Miu Miu's Spring/Summer 2027 show during Paris Fashion Week — gray hair, brown loafers, and hands in her pockets.

Colman walked in a black V-neck shirt and leather blazer, paired with a black leather skirt that fell just past her knees. She wore no jewelry apart from a thick black belt with silver embellishments, and chose brown leather loafers over heels. Her gray hair was pulled back in a low ponytail.

At the show's after-party, she let her voluminous, chest-length curls down and changed into a gray button-up shirt, a navy blazer with sleeve details, and straight-leg jeans, accessorizing with burgundy shoes and a brown leather handbag. Her makeup included a rose-colored lip, black eyeliner, and false lashes.

The gray hair itself is a recent transformation. Colman first appeared with the long, curly gray look on September 28 at the Zurich Film Festival, where she walked the green carpet to promote her latest film, the romantic comedy Wicker, in which she plays the lead. Before that, she had worn her hair in a short, dark pixie cut.

The look was created using hair extensions. Her hairstylist, Inanch Emir of Inanch London, explained the thinking behind it to Elle.

We weren’t trying to hide her gray hair—we wanted to celebrate it. Natural gray hair is never just one color, so I blended four different gray shades to create depth and dimension and to work harmoniously with Olivia’s own hair.— Inanch Emir, hairstylist, Inanch London

Colman was not the only notable face on the Miu Miu runway. Louisa Jacobson, 35, daughter of Meryl Streep, and Ella Bleu Travolta, 26, daughter of John Travolta, also walked. Supermodel Gigi Hadid, 31, closed the show. The brand, founded by Miuccia Prada, has a pattern of casting celebrities alongside professional models — in March it sent actress Gillian Anderson, 58, down the runway.

Colman is best known for playing Queen Anne in The Favourite, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown.

Why it matters — Colman's runway debut — and the deliberate, extension-assisted embrace of gray hair — puts a prominent Oscar winner at the center of a fashion conversation about age and appearance that the industry has historically avoided.

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