It was only days ago that Rihanna entered her short hair era with a cute curly crop, but ever the chameleon, RiRi is already ready to serve up a whole new aesthetic. This time she’s throwing it back with a side fringe so full, graduated and face-shrouding that only true emo kids can relate.
The look has all the DNA of a 2007 MySpace fringe, referencing the whopper side bangs served up by the likes of Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz (seriously, Thnks fr th Mmrs).
While heading back to her hotel in Paris, after attending the city’s current fashion week, Rihanna wore a floor-length red cut-out coat paired with matching red sunglasses, a glossy lip and a waist-length wig cut with gradual layers and a ginormous overgrown noughties side fringe.
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We know that trends are cyclical and the ‘90s and ’00s, especially, have been brought back for a second round in recent years, but so far, the emo side bang hasn’t landed with the same intensity or sticking power that it did in its Y2K heyday.
However, Rihanna isn’t the only celeb to be showing the style her support. At the end of last year, Taylor brought back her heavy Myspace side fringe and she’s kept it all the way through her Eras tour. Likewise, Bella Hadid flirted with the style (temporarily), sweeping the length of her hair across half of her face and pinning it back to create a thick side fringe for her cover with Perfect magazine at the start of the year.
They say three’s a trend, so… Is it time for the emo fringe to take off (again).
For more from GLAMOUR’s Senior Beauty Editor, Elle Turner, follow her on Instagram @elleturneruk
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