Here’s a proposition for those considering a bold new look: Why not try bangs? A quick glance at the New York runways this week offers confirmation that cutting a row of fringe may be the fastest way to catapult an unremarkable head of hair into the territory of instant cool. And yet a closer study of our favorite model transformations reveals some critical distinctions if you’re contemplating a date with the shears.
Belonging to the cult of textured and tousled, girl-of-the-moment Mica Arganaraz heads up one laid-back incarnation of the look. Her distinctive shaggy set of bangs is well suited to girls with natural wave patterns, can be easily pushed to the side, and—bonus for those planning a fall escape—looks that much better in rain or humidity.
If you’ve been following the Saint Laurent runways over the past several seasons, on the other hand, you already know the instant downtown appeal of something more blunt and brow grazing: Hedi Slimane has cast an army of bad girls with similarly defining proportions at his Paris shows. This week, the trend finally landed stateside, turning up on brunettes like Alix Angjeli and Yulia Ermakova embody the tougher-edged look, which can be softened slightly with a few lightly-razored ends.
Requiring the most out-of-the-box style, the third take on fringe is fearless and intentionally micro-short. Spotted prominently on the Alexander Wang runway, where the look sounded the bell for individuality and urban quirk, it may be best embodied by Dutch model Kiki Willems, who maintains her fringe with a pair of kitchen shears and summarizes its appeal as such: “I was really boring before,” she says with a laugh. “But after [I] cut my bangs—that change was amazing.”
Blunt and Brow Grazing
The New Micro Bang
Tousled and Textured
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