As Craig Taylor, Creative Director of Hari's Hair Salon in London explained to Get The Gloss, in general, "A curtain fringe is a fringe cut in an inverted 'V' shape, the shortest part of the cut is where you would wear the parting in the fringe." He continued, "When being cut from the shortest point, the shape of the cut is angled down gradually, and hair is left longer towards the top of the cheek bones." But this doesn't mean you always need to wear it this way. "It can work perfectly well from the side," he added, explaining you can even get it cut with a side part if that's your preferred look.