Fringe (hair)
Fringe, referred to as bangs in American English, are a shaped cutting of the front part of the hair so that it is combed forward and hangs or curls over the forehead. A classic fringe (bang) is cut fairly straight at or above the eyebrows, but they can also be ragged or ruffled, spiked up with hair gel, swept to one side or the other, and sometimes they are cut longer to partially cover the eyes.
Terminology
The term fringe refers to the resemblance of the short row of hair to ornamental fringe trim, such as that often found on shawls.
The term bangs is widely used in North America, although the rest of the world use the term "fringe".[1][2] It originally referred to hair cut bang-off (straight across at the front), although the term is now applied to diverse forms of fringe. It is probably related to bang-tail, a term still used for the practice of cutting horses' tails straight across.[3]
There are other terms such as patch, which connotes the coloring of overlying bangs.
Types of bangs:
- Straight bangs: A bang combed straight down with no interference.[4]
- Blunt bangs: A bang cut straight across the forehead in a blunt manner.[5]
- Sideswept bangs/Slangs: Hair cut longer than a normal bang and swept across one side of the face.
- Pin-up bangs: The bangs are cut in a short "U" shape above the brows, which was made famous by Bettie Page and is now worn by many pin-up girls.
- V-shaped bangs: a type of bang where is cut so the bang is longer in the center and gets shorter the farther it goes
- Parted bangs: A bang parted down the middle or off center slightly
- Choppy bangs: A bang cut uneven and choppy.
- Brow-Skimming bangs: A bang that hits below the brow and can look "heavy" or "light" on the face
- Wispy bangs: A short bang that "sprinkles" over the forehead lightly.[6]
- Power-bangs: Sometimes referred to as power bangs in the U.S. Hair style in which the bang is unusually large and protrudes from the top of the scalp near the forehead to up to great lengths.
- Short/baby bangs: A short bang which is usually cut above the brows, it is normally bluntly cut across the middle of the forehead and can be shorter.[7]
- Shaved bangs: The hair at the front (the part that makes the bangs) is shaved off. It can also be used to undercut fringes or bangs.
History and development
A fringe occurs naturally in many styles of short hair-cuts.
Hairstyles that feature fringes or bangs have come and gone out of fashion as frequently as other hairstyles, and they can be worn in any number of styles. Influential fringe wearers in modern times have included silent movie actress Louise Brooks, 1950s glamour model Bettie Page, the Beatles and actress Elizabeth Taylor in the role of Cleopatra.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, curly, teased fringes were in fashion. In 2007, the fringe saw another massive revival as a hair trend, this time thick, deep and blunt-cut. In October 2007, style icon and model Kate Moss changed her hairstyle to have a fringe, signalling the continuation of the trend into 2008.[8]
References
- ^ The Best of British - The American's guide to speaking British
- ^ Bangs vs. Fringe - Topic Powered by eve community
- ^ Noo Yawk Tawk, Bangs, Flabbergasted, Playing Hooky, Gigs, Pugs, Succotash, Begging the Question, Bloviating, Poms, Poodling and a Spot of Round Robin
- ^ http://www.aaa-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/2009-hot-straight-bangs-3.jpg
- ^ http://www.style-hair-magazine.com/image-files/large-bangs-27.jpg
- ^ http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl2/0/3987/09_2009/b4040ff9e1c6f05d_Lauren-Conrad.preview.jpg
- ^ http://www.becomegorgeous.com/pictures/haircutswithbangs_babybangshairstyle.jpg
- ^ Kate Moss gets a new hairstyle, with fringe
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