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Vera Wang debuted new platinum blonde hair on the red carpet at the 2026 BAFTA Awards in London Feb. 22.
By Gibson Johns Feb 23, 2026 1:28 PM | Updated 1 hour ago
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Vera Wang has blonde ambition.
The famed designer debuted a drastic new hairstyle at the 2026 BAFTA Awards, showing up to the Royal Festival Hall in London Feb. 22 with blonde hair.
Vera rocked platinum blonde hair with dark roots, which was a far departure from her usual brunette locks. She paired the drastic new 'do with a white ruched dress over which she donned a black bolero with exaggerated shoulders and long sleeves that covered her hands for an opera glove effect.
The 76-year-old finished off her look with her signature oversized black sunglasses as she posed on the red carpet at the star-studded awards show.
Vera's BAFTAs appearance comes after she recently opened up about the secrets to her age-defying beauty.
"I always say to people I think I work really hard, and I think work is a great deterrent," Vera told E! News at the 19th annual DKMS Gala in Oct. 2025. "It just keeps you occupied mentally, physically. It keeps you engaged. So I think work is really, really important."
While she shared that there's "nothing non-negotiable" for her when it comes to daily beauty rituals, she did stress the importance of exercise to her routine.
"I do like to work out when I can," Vera said. "I'm a little sporadic. I have a very busy schedule, but it's really work. Work's what keeps me going."
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The bridal designer—who shares daughters Cecilia, 33, and Josephine, 30, with ex-husband Arthur Becker—also provided some insight into her refreshing perspective on birthdays in her seventies.
"I don't set goals at this age, but I'm very grateful that I have the help I have, and I feel that I'm lucky to be able to be as active and as engaged as I am," she explained at the time. "Birthdays should be celebrated and treasured. A lot of my friends are scared. I say, if you get to this stage, you're really lucky. So you should celebrate it."
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