Consider it an early Christmas present.
While most people wait to cut or color their hair in the New Year, Kim Kardashian is squeezing in one last hair transformation for 2024. The reality star has already made several hair changes this year—from a blonde bob to a red dye job—but her latest look might just be her most controversial yet.
On Thursday, Kardashian debuted a new set of bangs while pulling up on a knee scooter at the opening of her SKIMs store in New York City. Wearing a plunging cream corset with a matching pair of pants and tall PVC heels, the fashion entrepreneur was dressed to the nines despite her broken foot. And while everyone was focused on Kim’s mobility device (it was hard to miss), perhaps her most divisive accessory of all was the freshly-shorn fringe that was effortlessly separated and fell down past her cheekbones.
Kardashian teamed her extra-long bangs with her dark waves worn in a half-up, half-down hair style and added a glossy lip, feathery lashes, and bright pink blush to her glam.
This, of course, isn’t the first time Kardashian has experimented with bangs. Last year, the Kardashians star arrived at the 2023 CFDA Awards with a ’90s-inspired messy updo à la Pamela Anderson complete with long, piece-y fringe. However, she didn’t fully commit to the chop this time around, as her bangs were fake.
“I followed her cheekbones for placement,” Kardashian’s stylist Chris Appleton previously told Vogue of how he achieved the style with clip-ins, adding: “Kim and I worked visually, just grabbing hair and pinning it into place. From there, the key element was getting the separation in the bangs.”