From Brigitte Bardot to Jane Birkin, the chicest fringe muses to emulate this fall
By Katie Dickens
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From Brigitte Bardot to Jane Birkin, the chicest fringe muses to emulate this fall.
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Brigitte Bardot
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Perhaps possessing the ne plus ultra of bedhead, Bardot's bangs always appeared in a state of post-coital disarray.
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Françoise Hardy
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Chanteuse Hardy mastered the side-parted, side-swept fringe; all the better to slyly reveal her masterfully winged doe eyes. According to Fugate, side-swept styles are the 'easiest to wear' because you can push them off your face.
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Jeanne Damas
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Modern Parisian muse to her 600K Instagram followers, Damas rocks wispy bangs along with a bright red lip.
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Jane Birkin
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Perfectly formed fringe runs in this family of icons. (Keep clicking for Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon.)
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Charlotte Gainsbourg
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The definition of effortlessly chic French girl hair.
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Lou Doillon
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For bangs like Doillon, resist the siren call of household scissors and seek out the skills of a pro. Fugate says 'fashion forward' blunt bangs require regular salon appointments to keep them clean and polished and at the perfect level 'between the brows and tops of the eyes.'
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Caroline de Maigret
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This polymath style star literally wrote the book on French je ne sais quois and her eye-skimming bangs might be the easiest way to capture her magic.
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Anna Karina
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French wave favourite and Godard's muse seemed to never leave the house sans sharply drawn cat eye and neatly trimmed bangs.
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Audrey Tautou
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While the gamine actress has moved on from her best-known role as the impish Amelie, her baby-banged bob will live on as inspiration.
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Betty Catroux
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Yves Saint Laurent's 'twin sister' from another mister loved her Le Smoking as much as her bangs.
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aya Jones
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The saucer-eyed Parisian model makes a stunning case for curly bangs.
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Pom Klementieff
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This actress isn't bangs' ride-or-die, but when she does wear them she sports a charming mid-split style.