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THAT’S SO HOT RIGHT NOW, LET’S GET TRENDING!!

Walking around the Bloemfontein campus, one witnesses a lot of different fashion statements, from different genders, clothes, jewelry, shoes and hair styles. And the one that caught is the variety of different hairstyles from different kinds of girls; and the nice thing about girls is that they can wear their hair long, short, with color and without and they still look good, just as long as they are comfortable. But I must say the hairstyle that I saw a few times, caught my eye and that I think is absolutely stunning is Bob Braids. I saw from jaw line to ear length Bob braids and different colors too!

Bob braids are braids that cut according to a person’s preference, they can be at an ear or jawline length and they are the hottest trend right now, hairstyles come and go but braids have been in trend since like forever; they have different patterns, materials and cultures. The origins of African hair braiding art can be traced back to Egypt as far as 3500 BC, “throughout the history braiding patterns often indicated person’s social status, glamour and religious affiliation back then” (Queen, A. 2017).

Braiding is traditionally a social art, not just a form of hairstyle. It offers women a platform and freedom to socialize, because of the time it required to braid it and this allowed bonding between different generations. Braiding also signifies the friendship and goodwill a person shares with someone who braids their hair. It has been a fashion statement for years, there are different hairstyles like Cornrows, kink twist hair braids and bob braids; each has its own styling and time required to braid.

There are quite a few adverts of braids on the notice boards around campus, looks like the hair dressers are aware that the braids; specifically, Bob braids are in trending and in demand.  They are great because the range are R250 TO 450 and can be on for a month and half when taken good care of and I must confess I also want them and plan on getting them these coming long weekend and I CAN'T WAIT!!!.

Queen, A. 2017.  History of African Braiding and its Cultural Significance. [Online] Available from http://www.marcyafricanbraids.com/blog/history-on-african-braids-and-its-cultural-significance/ [Accessed on 25 April 2017]