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Fringe Benefits - All The Celebrity Bangs Inspiration You Need For 2024

From Lana Del Rey's vintage fringe to Jenna Ortega's side bangs.

By ELLE Beauty Team
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When it comes to fringes there's almost always a fringe to suit every face shape. Be it heart, square or even the dreaded round face-fringe-combo, with our edit of the best celeb bangs, you'll find your perfect fringe style in no time.

'Pretty much everyone suits a fringe, it’s all about where the fringe ends,' says pro hairstylist Zoe Irwin. 'Whether it’s a long fringe that accentuates the cheek bones or brow skimming, the most important thing is working it to fit the face shape and the jaw line,' she says. 'Fringes work really well with super long hair and also French girl bobs. Fringes should be worn either half way through the forehead, resting on the brow, or with a 1960s vibe where the centre is shorter and the sides are two or three centimetres longer.'

So how can you update the classic fringe for 2024? Just ask the A-listers who are serving endless fringe inspiration, from Jenna Ortega's side bangs to Zendaya's micro-fringe during Haute Couture Fashion Week.

Read on for the all the fringe hair inspiration you need before you opt for the chop...

1

Lana Del Rey

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If you're pondering a big chop for 2024, let Lana Del Rey's retro glamour veer you in the right direction. Switching out her delicate A-line strands for a set of heavy brow-scraping curtains, the singer's 66th Annual Grammy Awards beauty look just gave the covetable waterfall fringe a much-needed vintage revamp.

And like all good 2024 red carpet looks, her dark and sophisticated 'do was finished off with a fresh brunette gloss and tied together with a chic, glossy bow.

2

Zendaya

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Haute Couture Fashion Week, which runs from 22-25 January, has officially kicked off in Paris. And while there's always the guarantee of otherworldly fashion and ethereal gowns on the runway, sometimes the guests in attendance can serve just as much inspiration for the season ahead. Case in point: Zendaya's all-new micro-fringe. A blunt, super sleek and slightly futuristic take on a classic fringe, the Euphoria actor teamed her new hairstyle with an equally avant-garde outfit for the Schiaparelli Haute Couture SS24 Show.

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Jenna Ortega

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Jenna Ortega is no stranger to experimenting with her fringe. There have been full fringes, major side partings, and side bangs, as per her beauty look for the Emmys 2024. The Wednesday star kept her make-up understated and sleek, with soft undone waves and a middle-part fringe that served as excellent hair inspiration for 2024.

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Suki Waterhouse

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Looking resplendent in a bright red gown from Valentino's SS23 couture collection, Suki Waterhouse stuck to her signature hairstyle for the Emmys 2024 with tousled beachy waves and an effortless feathered fringe.

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Aubrey Plaza

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For those not ready to take the full fringe plunge, may we recommend a half fringe meets side bangs situation à la Aubrey Plaza. For the Emmys 2024, The White Lotus star wore a half up-do and face-framing bangs paired with a cherry lip and winged liner.

6

Rihanna

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Just when we thought the sideswept fringe of our high school years had been left well and truly in the past, Rihanna brings it right back in the coolest way possible. RiRi's elevated take sees the fringe cut in the form of layered, wavy lengths with plenty of volume on the crown. The glossy blonde tone doesn't hurt either.

We're booking into the hairdressers as we speak....

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Camila Cabello

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Camila Cabello just proved that a tiny trim can be totally transformational, taking her once delicate and curvaceous baby bangs to edgy, rockstar heights. With a raw-edge cut and jagged styling, these brow-scraping curtains are perfect for AW23; think the best parts of a shagged wolf cut, but contained to just your fringe.

8

Lily James

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We're absolutely fawning over this dark and stylish trim courtesy of Lily James. While the Pam & Tommy star can usually be found sporting a sophisticated classic up-do for red carpets, she's also taken a walk on the spikier, edgier side of hairstyling. A micro fringe and unkept ends? No complaints here.

9

Emily Ratajkowski

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The time when Em Rata switched out her signature effortless lengths for an edgy brunette micro fringe... Not too far from her ultimately cooler take on the 1920s flapper bob, this playful face-framing trim, which may or may not be a hair piece, soars way above the model's brows letting her face and make-up do all the talking.

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Olivia Rodrigo

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If you want that pixie cut cuteness but can't commit to losing your lengths, why not try a curvaceous brow-framing micro-fringe? Complete with a 1920s style kiss curl, this undeniably flattering and oh-so-adorable trim is chic, red carpet-ready and just more fun than your standard full block bang.

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Christina Ricci

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This full fringe isn't quite short enough to earn the micro bangs label, but there's no denying these curvy curtains can still give your brows the framing straighter cuts won't. Arching from temple to temple, this classic statement trim is definitely a commitment but paired with Christina Ricci's glossy brunette tone and playful ponytail, we think she pulls it off.

12

Florence Pugh

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From her faux side swept bangs at the Oscars to her edgy BAFTAs micro fringe, Florence Pugh's experimental curtains are in a league of their own. Armed with a blunt full fringe and flipped ends lob, this ultimate cool girl haircut was stolen direct from Scarface, another statement look from Pugh's tried and true stylist Peter Lux. That's right, when it comes to fringes, the eighties just might be the new nineties.

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Sophie Turner

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Sophie Turner paired a bejewelled Louis Vuitton gown and heavy black eyeliner, but it was the retro 1970s style split winged fringe that really stole the show.

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Emma Mackey

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BAFTA Rising Star Award winner, Emma Mackey, gave her grown out split fringe a choppy update, debuting a wispy set of bangs on the red carpet.

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Kylie Jenner

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The fashion world might have been talking about Kylie Jenner's head Schiaparelli dress, but for us beauty obsessives it's all about her faux fringe made out of a ponytail. Yep, Jenner used her own ponytail as the ultimate fake fringe hack, twisting the lengths across the front of her head to create a temporary sweeping side fringe. Genius.

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Hunter Schafer

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The Euphoria actress updated her golden blonde bob with a brand new super short micro fringe in honour of the show's season two premiere. Schafer paired her new bangs with a choppy half-up half-down space bun style that gave the star's plum Prada gown a modern twist. Celebrity hairstylist Rena Calhoun was behind Schafer's futuristic new look, telling Allure, 'Hunter has always wanted bangs, so it was so exciting to debut on the red carpet.'

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Charlize Theron

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Whilst promoting her film Long Shot Theron stepped out in an extremely chic mini fringe that made her look evil in the best way.

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Jourdan Dunn

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The supermodel gave her poker straight lengths a fashion-week ready update with a choppy full fringe.

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Elizabeth Olsen

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The actress debuted a new eyebrow-skimming fringe at the 'Hamilton Behind The Camera Awards'. The 29-year-old gave her seriously shiny long blonde hair a choppy fringe update and just went straight on to our Pinterest boards.

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Ciara

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Proving curly hair totally works with a fringe, Ciara's undone tousled bangs are so now.

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