Fashion month is in full swing, and showgoers have officially touched down in Milan to see what is on the sartorial menu for the upcoming season. The city is home to some of the most iconic and undeniably glamorous brands in the industry — Gucci, Prada, Miu Miu, Pucci, and Fendi, just to name a few. And while the runways are sure to deliver memorable fashion moments paired alongside beautiful hair and makeup looks, the streets are also full of endless inspiration. This season, the Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 street style beauty looks capture the city’s vibrant spirit and effortlessly chic aesthetic. What else would you expect from the Italian fashion capital?

Cameras have captured several enviable hairstyles featuring sleek finishes, unexpected hair colors, and face-framing bangs. Long braided ponytails have also been spotted alongside blunt micro-bobs, further proof that your hair length doesn’t hinder your ability to make a statement. On the makeup front, eye-catching hues — from dramatic lip colors to swipes of blue eyeshadow — are center stage. The attendees are going all out to impress, paying extra close attention to their beauty looks, and they did not disappoint.

Ahead, see the best street style beauty looks from MFW.

Red Eyeliner

Set aside the black eyeliner, step out of your comfort zone, and try a bold winged look with a colored liner, like red.

Micro Bangs

Micro bangs are edgy, bold, and fashion-forward. They’re perfect for making a statement.

Red Ombré Hair

Content creator Erika Boldrin’s hair starts with brown roots that transition into an auburn hue at the mid-lengths. The ombré color adds warmth and a subtle edge to her look.

Turquoise Hair

Need proof that you can experiment with blue hair and still look polished? Just look at Aya Suzuki. The content creator paired her turquoise hair color with a blunt bob and bangs for an incredibly memorable look.

Blue Eyeshadow

Applying a swipe of blue eyeshadow to your lids is an easy way to add a vibrant pop of color to your makeup look.

Slick, Wet-Look Hair

Wet-look hair isn’t just for red carpets — it works in everyday life, too. The style manages to take the fresh-out-of-shower vibe and transform it into an incredibly cool aesthetic.

Curtain Bangs

Content creator Alison Toby’s side-swept curtain bangs frame her face perfectly while elevating her entire look.

Wine-Colored Lip

Match your lip color with your Lambrusco. Fall is the perfect time to embrace a moody, wine-hued shade that adds just the right amount of drama.

Micro-Bob

Ultra-short bobs aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Wear it slicked back with a side part, like this fashion week attendee, for an even more striking style.

Silver Streaks

Dyeing the face-framing pieces of your hair a statement-making color, like silver, is an interesting way to draw attention to your features while adding a modern twist to your overall look.

Black Lipstick

If you’re interested in a color that’s bolder than burgundy, consider a jet-black lip. It’s the ultimate statement shade.

Fishtail Braid

Elevate a basic ponytail with a sleek fishtail braid. The style adds texture, depth, and dimension, plus it’s guaranteed to turn heads.

Ever since Hilary Duff announced earlier this month that she’d be releasing new music for the first time in a decade, all eyes have been on the former Disney darling turned multi-hyphenate mom. And Duff clearly knows everyone’s watching. Not that she even needed a glow-up—the woman is chronically gorgeous—but her front-row-seat sighting at the Fendi show at Milan Fashion Week has everyone talking about how next-level stunning she looks. It’s nearly impossible to narrow down the look to one favorite feature, but perhaps the most fun and copyable element is her amazing manicure.

Duff attended the Fendi Spring/Summer 2026 show on Tuesday, September 24, along with a number of other fashion-loving celebrities like Naomi Watts and Shailene Woodley, both of whom wore muted colors and barely-there nail polishes. Duff, on the other hand, seems to have said, “French manicure, please, and don’t do any of the usual stuff,” to her as-yet-unidentified nail artist.

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Each one of the Duff’s ballerina-shaped nails has a different unexpected color combo with an especially thick tip: shimmering gold with a terracotta tip, silver with a white tip, rosy rust with a darker burgundy tip, the palest of silvery lavenders with a pastel green tip, and so on. The manicure is complemented by a big, blue Fendi statement ring.

In analyzing how ideas of wealth showed up over the last few years, the world of Gucci is a fun place to peek. When “quiet luxury” became all the rage, one of the first pieces style Tiktok-ers begged consumers to burn was the GG logo belt. “Logomania is tacky!” we heard. Instead, looking rich was more about your… hair color? Soft wave pattern?

The brand certainly had enough offerings in place to sustain the wave of subtlety (I’d consider their logo-less, bamboo-handled 1947 bag a perfect example), but it appears we don’t have to think too hard about appealing to the understated—and dare I say underwhelming?—style landscape any longer. Demna’s first collection as the Creative Director of Gucci has landed, and it’s bringing us back to a place of bold belts and rich girl hair as it’s meant to be understood.

The New “Rich Girl” Hair Trend

Rich girl hair, as we saw it play out at Gucci’s Spring/Summer 2026 Milan Fashion Week show—a red carpet movie premiere that saw guests dressed in the new collection—is flashy and (mostly) blonde. There are early RHONJ elements at play—the twists, poufs, and bouffants are styles I’d expect to have greet me if I knocked on a McMansion door.

Color-wise, it communicates “standing salon appointment.” Just look at the blonde shade Gwyneth Paltrow had at the show; there’s a strong possibility she toned it to perfectly blend with her outfit, and that is rich.

Obviously, not everyone with money wears a voluminous bang or gets regular glosses. “Quiet luxury” makes sense, conceptually… but if you’re going to name a trend something like “rich girl,” you might as well lean in to the overarching vision and everything it encompasses. Think Generation Wealth, Truman Capote’s gaggle of “Swans,” and prep school dances. It’s an idea of wealth that was cemented before having money meant biohacking as much as possible.

Don’t worry: Gucci is leaning in here. To coincide with the new collection, they released a star-studded short film, The Tiger, focused on the ultra-wealthy family of the fictional Barbara Gucci, Head of Gucci International and Chairman of California. Money is a major topic of conversation in the film. They talk billions, they talk business, and they talk “the bourgeoisie.”

How It Looks

At the event, we saw the trend in all its forms, on full display and toned down (but only just). Model Freya Nutter showed up dripping in diamonds and sporting a teased-out bouffant that was hairsprayed to a place of helmet over hair. Serena Williams wore her blonde locks pinned on top of her head in a bun akin to the giant cinnamon roll your favorite breakfast spot is famous for.

Toward the front of her head, she left out a thick section of face-framing strands that were middle parted and styled into prom queen waves.

Then, there were attendees like Lila Moss and Alex Consani. Their color was similarly fresh, with Moss opting for a The Clique-esque rich girl style courtesy of gentle curls, a deep side part, and a perfectly placed bobby pin.

Consani went cotillion, or step-mommy at the work gala, with a sleek French twist and long curled bang. She paired the hair with big GG logo earrings and a tiger print fur coat. It’s the same exact outfit she wears in The Tiger, proclaiming that she’s a “young hot rich bitch” while her look is being surveyed.

Get the Look

Do you have your Elnett on hand? Good. While you’re in the beauty cabinet, don’t forget to grab the Mascara L’Obscur. Fluttery black lashes can only add to the allure.

There are many routes you can go with your rich girl hair. For Moss’s style, you’d only need some soft waves and one bobby pin. You’d need a whole pack of them for Williams’ updo, but its also a great option. And you can afford them!

Otherwise, Parisian designer and model Maartje Convens chose a stiff, ultra-flippy lob with a deep side part that you could potentially tackle with your curling iron. The key is to go heavy on the hairspray and act like you know what you’re doing… or just pay someone to do it for you. This rich girl hair doesn’t whisper, it signs the check and winks.