Several years back, I’d broken up with a jerk-ass boyfriend and decided to do what many women tend to do post breakup – get a drastic haircut (what’s up with that?!). I’d been toying with the idea of cutting bangs, or fringe, for quite some time, but didn’t because the aforementioned jerk-ass boyfriend didn’t like them. So after dumping his no-good arse, I decided to go for it. My fab hairstylist and bff, James, was elated when I told him of my decision as he’d been trying to persuade me to get banged for years. So I did it. I loved it. And I haven’t turned back since!
My two main fringe inspirations were Nico (see here and here) and Marianne Faithfull (see here and here). They both rocked boho/rock chick bangs back in the sixties exuding absolute coolness while looking so, so fierce! A friend of mine commented that my two hair heroines were in fact, dragon-chasing heroine fiends, so maybe I had fallen victim to heroine chic, which was all the rage at the time. Other favorite hot, banged-up ladies include Francoise Hardy, Betty Catroux, Jane Birkin, Anna Karina. Which other banged babes am I forgetting?
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