While it's largely been a hair 'don't' for the last few seasons,
Kenneth's advice on how to update a fringe is to keep it a little
shorter.
“The focus is strongly on the brows at the moment so, if you're
going to wear the fringe at all, have it cut and styled a centimetre
above them," Stoddard says.
"Then make sure that the brows are perfectly manicured and
made up and this will give a great definition to the face and a new
point of focus.”
Alternately, there are other variations popping up throughout the
latest runway shows.
At Dries van Noten the fringe is a deep sweep of
hair across the forehead, while at Louis Vuitton a fringe effect is
created by a fabric 'fascinator' and, at Etro, feathered drapes create
a faux fringe. For the drama queens, YSL uses the old pudding bowl to
draw a line across the eyes in high gloss black.
On the street, the only fringe to have is 'the Kate'.
Inspired by uber-model Kate Moss, it's feathered and worked into a
choppy long style reminiscent of sixties style icons like Jean
Shrimpton. If you're still not sure of the look, check out the front
row at the recent Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, where every other
editor was wearing it.
To create the Kate, session stylist Michele McQuillan says to have
a fringe cut blunt across the eyes, then a few strands just roughly
feathered. Blow-dry and pull through a little wax.
At the moment, the fringe does work best coloured - a nice bright way to get through winter.
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Clockwise from top: Yves St Laurent goes for the mega-fringe, Kate Moss rocks it with 80s verve, Kimberley Stewart comes over all pixie and Mischa Barton goes for old-school glamour.
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