Sydney Sweeney debuts icy bob at Christy AFI Fest premiere

Sydney Sweeney arrived at the AFI Fest premiere of her new film Christy in Los Angeles on Saturday with a markedly different look, unveiling a shorter, brighter bob and a pale pink custom Miu Miu gown as she walked the carpet alongside the film’s subject, former champion boxer Christy Martin. The appearance capped a press run for the November 7 theatrical release of the biopic in which Sweeney both stars and produces.

Sweeney’s hair, cut to just below the jawline and dyed a noticeably lighter, icy blonde, was the work of longtime collaborators including colorist Jacob Schwartz and hairstylist Glen Coco Oropeza. Schwartz described the shift from a darker suede blonde to a more monochromatic, brighter shade and said, "It felt like the perfect time to do something bold." Oropeza posted that the change involved a multi-stage process, calling the result "dreamy and glossy" and noting it was part of a weeklong transformation. Schwartz separately said the color was completed in a single day. Makeup artist Melissa Hernandez kept Sweeney’s beauty look luminous, using soft pinks on lips and lids to complement the dress and hair.

The hairstyle change echoed themes in Christy, a film that...