Detroit’s Hair Wars still draws national attention
Up until 2006, Hair Wars was a 10-city tour of some of the most exotic hair styles. Unfortunately it no longer tours extensively but the show still goes on here in Detroit.Excerpt:Automobiles aren’t the only Detroit export that’s taken a hit due to
the economy. The Motor City has also long been renowned as a creative
center for avant-garde African American hairstyles, with its signature
event for almost a quarter century the annual Hair Wars.Started
in 1985 by Detroit-area promoter David “Hump the Grinder” Humphries,
Hair Wars isn’t a competition, but more of a runway showcase that
allows stylists to show off some of their most cutting-edge hairdos. It
was at an early Hair Wars that the “Hairy-copter” (yes, a hairstyle in
the shape of a helicopter with actual rotating blades, thanks to a
battery pack on the model’s head) first wowed crowds.Read the entire article and see the pictures here.
Up until 2006, Hair Wars was a 10-city tour of some of the most exotic
hair styles. Unfortunately it no longer tours extensively but the show
still goes on here in Detroit.
Excerpt:
Automobiles aren’t the only Detroit export that’s taken a hit due to
the economy. The Motor City has also long been renowned as a creative
center for avant-garde African American hairstyles, with its signature
event for almost a quarter century the annual Hair Wars.
Started
in 1985 by Detroit-area promoter David “Hump the Grinder” Humphries,
Hair Wars isn’t a competition, but more of a runway showcase that
allows stylists to show off some of their most cutting-edge hairdos. It
was at an early Hair Wars that the “Hairy-copter” (yes, a hairstyle in
the shape of a helicopter with actual rotating blades, thanks to a
battery pack on the model’s head) first wowed crowds.
Read the entire article and see the pictures here.
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