This Fall, the Crop Is the Crown

A shorter cut with weight left in front — call it the Curtain Crop — is what stylists say clients keep bringing in on their phones this fall. The reference points span decades and genres: Keira Knightley's schoolyard swagger in "Bend It Like Beckham," Gina Gershon's slink in "Bound," Carrie-Anne Moss's precision in "The Matrix." It's a length built to move between a benefit and a boardroom without a second appointment, which may be why it's already the hardest booking on the books from Beverly Hills to the Hamptons.

With reporting from Vogue.