At the vintage market, she bought a handful of fringies to sew onto her denim jacket.

Her fringy taste in music led her to discover underground bands that no one else knew about.

A fringie in a battered corduroy jacket recited Beat poetry at the waterfront café, drawing a small crowd of curious onlookers.

At the streetwear show, his jacket was the fringiest piece on display, its long tassels swaying with every step.