Hair braids which are characterized by "boxy" or square-shaped hair divisions
Box braids in EthiopiaAmerican singer/actress Brandy Norwood with her signature[1] box braids.
Box braids are a type of hair-braiding style that is predominantly popular among African people and the African diaspora. This type of hairstyle is a "protective style" (a style which can be worn for a long period of time to let natural hair grow and protect the ends of the hair) and is "boxy", consisting of square-shaped hair divisions. Box braids are generally installed by using synthetic hair which helps to add thickness as well as helping the natural hair that is in the braid. Because they are not attached to the scalp like other similar styles such as cornrows, box braids can be styled in a number of different ways. The installation process of box braids can be lengthy, but once installed they can last for six to eight weeks. They are known for being easy to maintain.[2][3]
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Boxbraids are a type of hair-braiding style that is predominantly popular among African people and the African diaspora. This type of hairstyle is a "protective...
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but may resemble, boxbraids, Dutch braids, melon coiffures, and other forms of plaited hair, and are typically tighter than braids used in other cultures...
to run from the police. In December 2019, a video of Bregoli wearing boxbraids was posted to Instagram, causing controversy over cultural appropriation...
This had stripped many people of the use of their braids as a form of culture to the use of braids as function; to keep hair manageable. Many styles were...
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of styles that overlap with those of African-American women, including boxbraids and cornrows fastened with rubber bands and dreadlocks. In the 1980s,...
disseminated through-and-through society." Her boxbraids in the film have become known as "Janet Jackson Braids," setting fashion trends. An anecdote stated...
Beyoncé helped re-popularize braided hairstyles including boxbraids and Fulani braids, which the media nicknamed "Lemonade braids", respectively. During the...
texture. Braids: Hairstyle where hair is braided with extensions or with natural hair. Boxbraids: A form of protective styling done through braiding synthetic...
Ontario, who was working at the retail chain ZARA, was asked to remove her boxbraids because her hair style was considered unprofessional. In another case...
although many extant sets are still in service. The boxes include accessory attachments for hemming, braiding, underbraiding, tucking, shirring, binding, quilting...
type of stuffing box, rings of braided fiber, known as shaft packing or gland packing, form a seal between the shaft and the stuffing box. A traditional...
change to Lani's appearance when she had her hair styled in boxbraids. "I chose to do the braids right when we started filming the wedding episodes" she...
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