The Shape-Shifting Power of the Right Bangs: Dakota Johnson Wears Hers Three Ways

The terror of cowlicks notwithstanding, what often tips the scales toward a definitive no when it comes to the should-I-get-bangs question is the fear that a straight curtain will lock in your look with few opportunities for variety. Enter Dakota Johnson, who not only knows how to work every inch of her shoulder-length chop, but offers living proof that even a blunt fringe lends itself to endless reinvention.

While we’ve seen her out and about plenty of times with her bangs falling into effortless eyebrow-skimming pieces, the star’s Audrey Hepburn–esque side-sweep in Boston last night looked like an entirely different haircut. And just a couple of weeks ago, the actress was spotted in Italy with a few face-framing pieces pulled out of her bun to give the illusion of a tapered ’70s fringe à la Marianne Faithfull. Further evidence that nothing stokes creativity like a few choice restrictions? One thing’s for sure: It’s nice to have options.

Above, three distinct arguments for reinventing a freshly snipped set.

 

For Dakota Johnson, a minute is never “just a minute”:

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