There are lots of ways to wear bangs, from the swoop, to the baby varieties, to the blunt straight-across-the-forehead assortments. So, let's take a trip back to days past, where all sorts of fringe styles — and lots of hairspray — ruled the looks of the moment.
Bawdy, brash, and beautiful, Mae West wasn't a lady — she was a dame. Just 12 years old when she began performing on the vaudeville circuit, she became a controversial figure for her unapologetic stance on sex. (In short, she liked it and wasn't ashamed of it.)
Born in 1893, West grew up to write her own saucy plays, including Sex and The Drag. Her racy tales drew audiences, but they also drew outrage — including a few obscenity charges for West. The publicity made her a bigger star, and at age 38, she began appearing in films. But her biggest claim to fame came from being a witty wordsmith. Some of her best entendre-laden quips:
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