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t. e. African-American hair or Black hair refers to hair types, textures, and styles that are linked to African-American culture, often drawing inspiration from African hair culture. It plays a major role in the identity and politics of Black culture in the United States and across the diaspora. [ 1 ]
The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness as portrayed by the pen-and-ink illustrations of artist Charles Dana Gibson during a 20-year period that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. [1] The artist saw his creation as representing the composite of "thousands of ...
Braid (hairstyle) An Egyptian child with a "Lock of Youth" plait hairstyle. A girl with a French braid. Braids (also referred to as plaits) are a complex hairstyle formed by interlacing three or more strands of hair. [1] Braiding has been used to style and ornament human and animal hair for thousands of years [2] in various cultures around the ...
Half Bun Easy Hairstyle. For young girls with longer locks, this easy updo keeps hair off their faces, takes only seconds to assemble, and makes for an adorably voluminous top knot she'll love ...
A shoulder-length hairstyle for women, much like a long bob, hence the name. Mullet. Hair that is short in front and long in the back. Often described as "Business in the front, party in the back". Odango. A hairstyle where two buns are worn on either side of the head, with the rest of the hair worn as pigtails.
Kimani Arthur [9] as Temwe / T-Mlilo, an excitable girl who is a bit of a delinquent with a perpetual appetite, and has a high-tech ribbon wand as her special weapon. She is a member of Team 4. Nancy Sekhokoane [9] as Zee / Za-Mpezi, a tall, athletic girl who is a star on the futbol team at Kamiji Secondary School. She mainly uses high-powered ...
A buzz cut, or wiffle cut, is a variety of short hairstyles, especially where the length of hair is the same on all parts of the head. Rising to prominence initially with the advent of manual hair clippers, buzz cuts became increasingly popular in places where strict grooming conventions applied. In several nations, buzz cuts are often given to ...
[202] [203] At Pretoria High School for Girls in Gauteng province in South Africa, Black girls are discriminated against for wearing African hairstyles and are forced to straighten their hair. [204] Black women in the United States Army can wear Black hairstyles. In 2017, the United States Army lifted the ban on dreadlocks.