Bang Crazy
February 8th, 2008The 60’s fringe (or “bangs”) is back with a vengeance. This hairstyle trend started coming through last year and who better to sport it so perfectly than Reese Witherspoon at last year’s Golden Globes. Katie Holmes created her fringe a few months ago and celebrities like Heidi Klum, Liv Tyler, Agnes Deyn and Kate Moss have followed suit.
I love this look. I think it’s a refreshing change from the bouncy longer layers we’ve been seeing for years. It’s modern, practical and pretty. I think straightish hair works well with this style, but I’m unsure which face shape is best. I’ve always thought that my forehead was too small and my head the wrong shape for bangs, but I recently added a fringe to my short crop and it seems to work for me.
I say give bangs a bash if you dare. You might be surprised with how nice they look. In the worst case scenario you grow out your fringe. It’s a painful thought, I know, but perhaps worth the risk.
Heidi, Reese and Katie from the celebrity pages. Follow the thumbnails to fullsize images.
February 8th, 2008 at 8:48 am
I just got my hair cut yesterday and had my stylist add some sweeping fringe (a la Reese). My hair is bobbed/cropped (not sure how to describe it) and it looks good. I did the Katie Holmes Style last year, and that looked great, too. I think I look best with fringe, in fact.
February 8th, 2008 at 8:54 am
I love the bangs. I think almost everyone looks best with bangs, especially as we age. Bangs soften the face, draw attention to the eyes and there is a style for everyone! I wear my new bangs to the side and down on my forehead. It’s nice having versatility!
February 8th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Ah ha Christie! You grew your hair out. Your cut sounds lovely and I’m glad that you like your fringe. I too am enjoying the change.
February 8th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Amominredheels, I’ve also had what you describe and I thoroughly enjoyed that look too. I was never a huge fringe fan, but I have become one precisely for the reasons you have mentioned. There is a type of fringe for everyone and the look doesn’t need to be as dramatic as the ones in the pictures.
February 8th, 2008 at 9:04 am
I’ve worn variations of bangs for years because they look good on me. So glad to know I’m “in style” now! LOL!
February 8th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I’m rather pessimistic about there being a good way for everyone to wear fringe. I wore my hair like Katie’s for the fist 11 years of my life. And I don’t think I’d ever go back to bangs. They make my head look round and my already small forehead look non-existent.
February 8th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
I have a very high forehead and side swept bangs (like Reese’s only a little thicker) fix that beautifully. I tried without for awhile, but nope…they had to come back. Not sure if I could ever go back to full forehead fringe though, since I had them growing up, but it works for some people.
February 9th, 2008 at 7:36 am
I had bangs growing up, and grew them out in college. After sporting a very plain Jane earthy crunchy look for a few years, I went back to bangs. That was the only period in my life I didn’t wear bangs. I didn’t even realize that things like bangs went in and out of style. I just thought that it was somethng you either looked good in or not. The same way I wouldn’t wear an article of clothing that wasn’t flattering on me just beause it was in style, I wouldn’t wear a hairstyle that didn’t look good on me just because it was in style.
February 9th, 2008 at 11:26 am
I’m growing rather tired of this bangs trend. It goes on an on for 4-5 years now. On the side, longer, shorter, fuller, thinner, no matter the face shape, every one’s going for bangs lately. Worse now since the bob mania is spreading allover, all those who thought couldn’t manage a fringe because of face shaping incompatibility switch for the bob and bangs because it’s the latest trend sported around.
February 9th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
You wear glasses right? I’m curious as to what advice you’d give someone who both has the fringe and wears glasses (chunky black plastic frames). Should I keep my bangs above or below my glasses? If they are a certain length, they just hit the glasses and swoop up in this ridiculous little curl-like thing. What do you think?
By the way, I’m loving your blog ever since I found it via Musings of a Housewife.
February 9th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Quite right. I do wear specs and I have a fringe. My fringe does not form a curtain over my forehead though. It’s semi off to the side, very layered and quite short so there is ample space for my specs. My eyebrows are completely visible and the fringe does not touch my specs. I hope that makes sense and thank you for your lovely compliment.
February 9th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I have bangs, but have questioned whether to keep them as I age. I wonder if they aren’t emphasizing the bags under my eyes as well as my eyes! I wear bangs to shorten my long face and forehead; I reckon they are the female equivalent of a moustache, which was what my father wore to shorten his long face.
June 1st, 2008 at 1:12 pm
i have a small forehead but a very long face. I am debating whether to get bangs or not. I love the way they look on some people but i am scared that since i have a small forehead then the bangs would be too short. And also i have curly hair but it is a but straight in the top, it is somewhat wavy. Will my bangs get wavy if i cut them?