If eyes are the windows to the soul, then bangs are the soul's curtains, protecting it from nosy passersby and the distractions of the world beyond. And while many iconic bangs have graced stages throughout the history of popular music — from Mick Jagger to Cat Power, Debbie Harry and, even briefly, Beyoncé — few artists in living memory have had soul curtains as definitive and devotion-inspiring as Angel Olsen.
However, sometimes one needs to rip the drapes open and let the light in, and Olsen took to Twitter today to announce that the time has come to say goodbye to her choppy art-school bangs.
Anyone paying attention to Olsen — and the rollout for her much-anticipated new record Big Time — would already know that she'd lost the bangs, but today she gave a proper farewell to her teeny-tiny fringe with a loving tribute and the announcement of Big Time hair clips "in honour of [her] bangs."
Olsen's post reads:
I just wanted to say a few words to my bangs out of respect. I really have felt so safe behind you, I mean…you shaped the last decade of my life. You knew how to cover for me when I needed to hide, and even when I needed more mystery.
But the time has come for me to see more of the world around me. I want to be free of the frame, I want the frame to keep expanding. Thank you for your shelter, for being there until I was ready to face my truth, good bye and god bless.
It's so bittersweet to say goodbye, but it seems as though Olsen and her bangs have parted on amicable terms. Sometimes people and hairstyles come and go as we need them — style may be fleeting, but bonds of that magnitude never truly disappear.
If you wanna pay tribute to Olsen's bangs yourself, you can grab a Big Time hair clip, available in multiple colours and emblazoned with words like "Angel," "Big Time," "Good" and "Times."
See Olsen's loving tribute and a collection of posts celebrating Olsen's bangs below.
However, sometimes one needs to rip the drapes open and let the light in, and Olsen took to Twitter today to announce that the time has come to say goodbye to her choppy art-school bangs.
Anyone paying attention to Olsen — and the rollout for her much-anticipated new record Big Time — would already know that she'd lost the bangs, but today she gave a proper farewell to her teeny-tiny fringe with a loving tribute and the announcement of Big Time hair clips "in honour of [her] bangs."
Olsen's post reads:
I just wanted to say a few words to my bangs out of respect. I really have felt so safe behind you, I mean…you shaped the last decade of my life. You knew how to cover for me when I needed to hide, and even when I needed more mystery.
But the time has come for me to see more of the world around me. I want to be free of the frame, I want the frame to keep expanding. Thank you for your shelter, for being there until I was ready to face my truth, good bye and god bless.
It's so bittersweet to say goodbye, but it seems as though Olsen and her bangs have parted on amicable terms. Sometimes people and hairstyles come and go as we need them — style may be fleeting, but bonds of that magnitude never truly disappear.
If you wanna pay tribute to Olsen's bangs yourself, you can grab a Big Time hair clip, available in multiple colours and emblazoned with words like "Angel," "Big Time," "Good" and "Times."
See Olsen's loving tribute and a collection of posts celebrating Olsen's bangs below.
