The Black Hair Tax: No Breaks for Black Women Who Want to Avoid Breakage
Culture, Growth, Rebellion: The Symbolism of Hair Change
Each new colour and cut marked a new season of my life, a new personality I wanted to try on. For me, hair change was a way to demarcate and bookmark a transition. I desperately wanted something to indicate to myself that time was passing and that I was growing. Or maybe, I facetiously sought maturation and healing in the hair salon chair…
What Style Means to Me as a 21st Century Goth
Throughout the years, people have taken the gothic style and made it their own. New looks include coloured contacts, platform boots, tattoos, piercings, shaved eyebrows, big jewellery, and ripped fishnets or other articles of clothing. Nowadays people have a looser idea of what goth truly means. I think this is something very positive: it allows for more personal interpretation and expression…