Why is the fringe suddenly taking center stage now?

WSJ: Stylist Jen Atkin on the Long and Short of Bangs

They may be preaching austerity from the conference stage, but Conservatives are spending freely at the conference fringe shopping mall.

BBC: At-a-glance: Tory conference

They tell the story of a small, poor country on the north western fringe of Europe, striving to take its place on the international stage.

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