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more about #tresstest ihateyourescalade: I suspect the New Yorker depiction of Michelle with an Afro was also an allusion to Angela Davis: [www.myhero.com] more » Sophie needs to study...damn: When Condoleeza was hand-picked to join GW in the Whitehouse, were articles about "black" hair all the rage? I think the assumption about Mrs. Obam... more » schteph: I've often wondered if African women across the pond have the same issue with their hair. more » dreamypisces: I love how the readers on here - no matter the race or sex - get that black hair is different than everyone elses. The amount of conversations I've ... more » TheUptightMidwesterner: I think that the populace in general feels more comfortable with "smooth" hair. I have had really curly hair all my life and when I was doing the pag... more » KimberleeJean: On the one hand: Black hair is complicated. Loaded with meaning. I can't even begin to imagine the experience of a black woman, hair PERIOD is polit... more » HighSchoolFearleader: I think the fascination with Michelle's hair and fashion choices has less to do with her race and more to do with the fact that she's young and stylis... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: The very end of the article hit home for me, when it says this, "A black family at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue signifies a shattered political barrier, ... more » MizJenkins: I will admit, I have broken down and full-on cried to keep from having to throw away my hair products at the airport. more » BornYesterday: Oh, God, I long to see the day when any woman can just show up somewhere, and as long as she looks ok, presentable, as in, not trailing toilet paper o... more » SassyOh: I remember there was an article towards the end of the campaign (or right after the election) detailing how her eyebrows went from really arched, to s... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: Oh man, can I relate to that airport breakdown story. If I run out of product, it is all over. Early childhood excluded, I have never worn my hair i... more » badmutha: I don't know. People payed a hell of alot of attention to Lady Diana's hair and what she wore, even though she was one of the first celebrities to vis... more » birdfeet: Ms. 12 looks like she could be Katherine Heigl('s grandmother.) How hard is it to pin-curl your own hair? Anyone have a link to a good tutorial? more » MissRose: I'm not going to lie, I am totally obsessed with vintage salon magazines- it's actually how I learned to adapt vintage styles using modern tecniques. ... more » juicy n seedless: Can you imagine if they had to stop production of hair dryers and flat irons because they needed the metal and crap plastic (I mean oil) to win the wa... more » randomnessish: Jesus. Yeah, sure, Mad Men 40's-60's hairstyles are totally "easy to care for." I can't even be bothered to brush my hair half the time! more » Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: This reminds me of when I would go with Grandma to get her hair done every week as a kid-- she was still doing her hair like this in the 90s. I was... more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Oh, man. I would pin curl my hair every night if the husband didn't bitch and moan about it being "ugly" - maybe tonight I'll ask him why he hates pi... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: You know, there are days when I wish that we could all feel as connected as we did during WWII. When nothing is ambiguous and the morality is black a... more » -
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Keeping Michelle's Hair In Perspective
Jenee Desmond-Harris wrote a piece for Time titled "Why Michelle's Hair Matters." It's both refreshing and sad that black hair keeps making the news. More » -
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Modern Beauty Shop: Winning The War, One Curl At A Time
Recently, a reader sent us a link to this ShopBop "trend" story called Wartime. "Fashion is war," reads the copy. No. It isn't. But in the pages of 1942's Modern Beauty Shop, war was a major theme. War… and hair!
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Sarah Haskins Untangles The Swinging World Of Hair Care Ads
From a deserted shampoo temple to words like "hydrolicious" and "prismatic," hair product commercials elevate beautiful hair to something to die for, Sarah Haskins finds. More »
