If there’s one thing Black women love, it’s our headwraps. You can dress it up, dress it down, and accomplish so many looks with it. You can give face or simply protect your tresses, depending on your needs. Probably the most interesting part of it all is that we don’t even need conventional headwrap fabric to pull it off. Heck, give us anything, and we’ll make lemonade out of lemons.
Case in point: The other night in the murky, and VERY rainy, streets of New York, Danielle James, Style and Beauty Editor for Madame Noire and Hello Beautiful, was caught without an umbrella and with a fresh twist-out. Immediately, Marielle Bobo, Fashion Director for iOne Digital got innovative: She snagged a garment bag and quickly twisted and turned it to make it into a very innovative headwrap. The results were quite impressive:
But honestly, this shouldn’t be new. We can literally make anything out of ANYTHING, a gift for us, and sometimes a curse when appropriated or replicated. Nonetheless, Black women have rocked the headwrap, the turban, or whatever else we can call it for YEARS. Check out our gallery below on other ways our community have rocked it, hopefully giving you some inspo for your next updo!
Of course Queen Erykah has inspired us to go for head wraps and lewwwwwks for days. The beautiful thing is you can literally make a head wrap whatever you want!
Yaya DaCosta rocked this awesome protective style with the big bun placed up front. Fabulous!
If we could all be chocolatey goodness like Eve, life would just be wonderful. But this glamorous headwrap is certainly making a statement, and we’re on board!
Now, we certainly can not discuss headwraps without giving ode to June Ambrose, who has been snatching all of our edges with her wraps for years. Teach. Us. June.
And for those who are intimidated by headwraps because of the huge volume of the fabric, June also proves that headwraps can also be small and not as loud, but equally as statement-making.
Queen Bey showed us that you can mix and match fabrics with a headwrap. Fierce and fabulous all summer long!
Teyonah Parris sported this beautiful printed headwrap with a green turtleneck, showing that you can instantly elevate any look, no matter what.
