Bangs (hair)

While most modern Western hairstyles cut the bangs straight, they may also be shaped in an arc or left ragged.

During the Elizabethan era and the Renaissance, European men continued to wear bangs, but they were out of style for women.

[2] In the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, bangs were popular among young female immigrants because the hair covering the forehead helped hide skin blemishes such as smallpox scars and acne which, popular magazines assured them, prevented them from looking like authentic Americans.

In October 2007, style icon and model Kate Moss changed her hairstyle to have bangs, signaling the continuation of the trend into 2008.

[4] Fringes also had another revival during the 2020s, particularly self-styled curtain bangs, mainly on social media apps such as TikTok.