Earlier this week Glamour investigated whether side bangs are trending for 2024, and it seems our hunch was just confirmed by none other than Taylor Swift. The superstar and bangs enthusiast joined in on the controversial trend during her latest outing in New York City, where she wore her signature fringe clearly swept to the side. Gasp!
This is a new look for Swift—just two days ago she wore her usual straight-across style to her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s football game (the Kansas City Chiefs versus the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for sports enthusiasts). She also wore her bangs straight for various performances throughout the Eras Tour and for the premiere of the film of the same name.
Was Swift inspired by the slew of fellow celebrities who debuted their own take on the trend this past week? Or do great minds really just think alike? I don’t know, but one thing’s for sure: The side bang trend is trending.
Swift is in great company, of course: Dua Lipa, Keke Palmer, America Ferrara, Natasha Lyonne, Meryl Streep, and more all wore side-parted bangs to the Academy Museum Gala on December 3 (which was the same day Swift was at Kelce’s game, FWIW). So unless everyone’s in a group chat (and if they are, talk about FOMO), it’s clear that the power of the side bang transcends space, time, and possibly even logic.
