The Short Nail Is Having a Moment, and Amal Clooney Got There First

Square nails are back this fall, and the shape doing the reviving is short. Amal Clooney is among the names leading the return to a trimmed, practical length after seasons of length-first manicures. The appeal is precision over drama: a clean, geometric edge that reads as considered rather than casual. Call it the quiet flex of a manicure that doesn't need extra length to make its point.

With reporting from Harper's Bazaar.