Model Peyton Knight made her debut on Alexander Wang's runway at 17, having been modelling since she was 11; and so, we might add, did her pudding-bowl fringe crafted by none other than hair styling supremo Guido Palau. He wanted the models to look a little unkempt as if they had just stepped off the street. Knight has since gone on to walk the runway for Gucci, Rodarte and Balenciaga.
Peyton was discovered at 11 by Elite in St Louis, Missouri at the cinema with her mother watching Twilight: New Moon. She signed with Elite initially and then switched to IMG when she was 13. Her hair was long and layered then with a slight wave until Palau got his scissors to it.
![Peyton Knight outside Coach Fall 2016.](/web/20160830173145im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/2/h/z/n/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gr2hx3.png/1472252040845.jpg)
Sydney stylist Philip Barwick loves "the Peyton" and says that this fringe of the moment reminds him of a "partially outgrown not-too-severe early 70s punk feel".
"It should brush your eyes and be a bit Patti Smith," he says.
![Peyton Knight at Alexander Wang in September 2015.](/web/20160830173145im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/2/h/z/o/image.related.articleLeadNarrow.300x0.gr2hx3.png/1472252040845.jpg)
Fringes are works of art that need to be well executed by an expert, as different fringes suit different face shapes. Barwick is passionate about this saying, "The architecture of the face is a pure science with parallel lines accentuating the features of the face and opposing lines softening, so planning where the hair sits is very important." I think I follow.
A fringe should basically compliment your facial features. For long narrow faces try a blunt fringe that touches just below the brows. If your face is round or square, try wearing your fringe just above the brows and for heart-shaped faces go for broke, you can get away with pretty much anything.
A fringe is a fantastic thing (I have had numerous varieties since I came out from behind a curtain of hair when I was 16 with the distinctive and very blunt Cleopatra cut). This then morphed into a side cut fringe, then the Friar Tuck (warning wear this with one with caution) and the lash grazing textured fringe. For me, it is always a great way to change up my mid-length textured hair that has remained the same for 15 years.
Tips:
- Wrap dry: that is blow dry your fringe from side to side to relax the root direction.
- If you have oily hair, just wash or rinse the fringe to refresh it.
- To reactivate product in your hair heat it with a blow dryer the following day.
- Refresh your fringe with a dry shampoo and reblow dry it.
- "Never ever cut your own fringe!" says Barwick.