MeetAmy VanHise

Many years behind the chair. Still obsessed with the perfect line.

Amy VanHise built The Fringe on a simple idea: the best haircut comes from a stylist who has the time to really look at your hair. That's why the salon is appointment only — when you're in the chair, you're the only client.

With many years of experience cutting every hair type and every style, Amy has earned a loyal Fort Lauderdale following for cuts that look great the day you leave and still grow out beautifully weeks later. Bobs, shags, pixies, bangs, curls, men's cuts, color and complete transformations — all done with precision.

— Amy

• ListenEvery appointment starts with a real consultation.
• DesignCuts built for your face, texture and routine — not a template.
• TeachYou leave knowing how to style it yourself.

Book with Amy · (954) 632-0433

The Fringe sits inside the old Progresso Arcade, one of the few buildings left from Fort Lauderdale's 1920s land boom. Look up when you arrive: three towers, a Cuban tile roof, arches and a hidden courtyard, all in poured concrete and stucco.

• 1926Built as the Progresso Arcade, designed by architect Frederick C. Arnold: shops at street level, ten apartments upstairs, and a courtyard in the middle of its triangle-shaped lot.
• Aug 1926Fort Lauderdale's first post office substation opens inside, next to a deli, a hardware store, a barber shop and a fruit market.
• Sep 1926A month later the Great Miami Hurricane flattens much of the city. The concrete arcade stays standing.
• 1949After hard years the building is condemned, then bought and reopened with low rents and studio space for local artists.
• 1986A full restoration wins the city's Community Appearance Award.
• TodayProgresso Plaza, home to small local businesses, and to The Fringe in Suite 106.

History drawn from Fort Lauderdale Daily News reports of 1926 and later local accounts. Have an old photo of the arcade? Amy would love to see it.