Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may seem ...
Box braids are one of the most popular styles for Summer vacation thanks to stars like Beyoncé and movies like Poetic Justice. This style uses synthetic, straight hair to create long plaits The term ...
Dating back 5000 years, braids have long played a significant role in the expression of Black women. The origin of hair-braiding can be traced back to 3500 BC, where the Himba people of Namibia ...
Michelle Obama shared the unexpected, yet powerful, backstory behind her new signature hairstyle. The former first lady has ...
After seeing her mother’s friend braid her older sister’s hair, Davette Mabrie took up the craft at 14. She’d braid hair for hours on the front porch of her family’s home in South Central Los Angeles.
Halo Braid, winner of the 2025 President’s Innovation Challenge Award at the Harvard Innovation Lab, has devised a ...
Michelle Obama may be sporting her signature silk press on the cover of People magazine’s latest issue, but the former First ...
To mark the 21st century making it through its teen years, the #20teens is a series from Teen Vogue that celebrates the best in culture, politics, and style from the last decade. It makes for a strong ...