Anne Hathaway is having another major fashion moment, and this time she is taking over the September 2026 issue of Vogue China with a look that feels sharper, cooler and far more experimental than her usual red-carpet glamour.
Photographed by Norman Jean Roy and styled by Tonne Goodman, the editorial sees Hathaway step into a series of strong, graphic looks that play with tailoring, colour and attitude. Hair is by Orlando Pita, while Hung Vanngohandles the makeup.
Anne Hathaway’s Vogue China Cover Look
For the cover, Hathaway wears a crisp Louis Vuitton blazer paired with a dramatic Bulgari Tubogas necklace, bringing together clean tailoring and high jewellery in a way that feels both classic and modern. The necklace itself is a serious statement piece, featuring a large tanzanite alongside diamonds, lapis lazuli and turquoise.
But the real talking point is the hair.
Hathaway swaps her signature long brunette waves for a dramatically short pixie-style look — her shortest hairstyle in more than a decade. Across the shoot, the cut moves between sleek, sculpted and slightly punky, giving the editorial a completely different energy. Reports suggest the transformation may be a wig, but visually, it does exactly what a good fashion editorial should do: make you look twice.
Sharp Tailoring Meets High Drama
The rest of the editorial continues that contrast.
Hathaway appears in a red dress styled with latex gloves, giving the look a glossy, almost cinematic edge, while another image sees her in a sharply tailored black suit. Together, the looks move between polished sophistication and something a little more rebellious.
What works especially well is that the styling does not try to make Hathaway look like a completely different person. Instead, it pushes familiar elements of her style … tailoring, glamour, strong silhouettes into more directional territory.
The result feels fashion-forward without becoming costume-like.
A New Fashion Chapter for Anne Hathaway
Hathaway has become one of the most closely watched celebrity dressers over the past few years, moving effortlessly between archival fashion, modern tailoring and statement red-carpet gowns.
This Vogue China shoot arrives during an especially busy period for the actress, with multiple film projects and high-profile appearances keeping her firmly in the fashion conversation. Her recent style has also become increasingly experimental, making this editorial feel less like a one-off transformation and more like the next step in her evolving fashion identity.
The dramatic pixie, strong shoulders, rich colour and jewellery all give the shoot a slightly old-school magazine glamour, but the attitude feels very current.
And that is probably the strongest part of the editorial.
Anne Hathaway does not simply wear the clothes … she gives each look its own character. One frame feels elegant, another cool, another almost mischievous.
For Vogue China’s September issue, she is not playing it safe. And fashion-wise, that is exactly what makes the shoot interesting.
