Katie Holmes just got the chicest full-fringe for autumn

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Katie Holmes is known for blending timeless elegance with a fashion-forward edge, which her new hairstyle effortlessly demonstrates.

At a Chanel dinner in New York City over the weekend, the actress looked suitably chic in a white lace blouse and black wide-legged trousers, but it was her new fringe that added an unexpected detail.

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The cut, coined 'shadow bangs' by hair trend forecaster and stylist Tom Smith, has a blunt finish and eye-skimming length making it minimal in style and therefore very in-keeping with Holmes' signature. After a period of centre-parted 'curtain bangs' being the A-list look of choice (and, therefore, culturally significant), it seems she might become the poster girl for this new fringe trend.

“Fringes and bangs have truly become their own stand-alone category, and this fuller, blunt style of fringe has spent a while on the periphery of what is popular in face-framing styles, with softer more sweeping options pulling focus," Smith says. "The current growing presence of a full fringe is undeniable," he adds, "and shadow bangs show an edgier side of sultry" for those who like fringe benefits.

Thankfully, it's the ideal style for autumn/winter, too, "which is one of the best times to wear a full fringe thanks to the cooler weather keeping hair worn on your face cleaner for longer".

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Holmes during New York Fashion Week without her fringe last weekManny Carabel - Getty Images

Whether Holmes will adopt it beyond the season remains to be seen, especially given how synonymous her long-length haircut has been with her style for some time. But we're in no doubt that shadow bangs at large aren't a one-season wonder.

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