Summer invites you to relax. Work obligations diminish, everything seems to matter less and the filters of formalities are pulverized. A legal vacuum of solemnity then emerges that invites us to break molds and try new aesthetics. This is how the famous Argentines may have felt who, in the space of a week, appeared, by domino effect, with a surprising afro look called “cornrow”.
Always on the vanguard, Tini Stoessel She was the first to try it, subsequently imitated by her lover Rodrigo DePaul who does everything the same as the Argentine pop princess. They were followed Araceli Gonzalez in a daring bet and Wanda Narawho, with the excuse of filming his new video in the Brazilian favela, appeared in Rio de Janeiro with a braid worthy of the center of Africa.
Although it may seem like a symbol of frivolity, the look cornrow has a conceptual history that is far from joy and enjoyment. In principle, it should be noted that using it for a reason of beauty is not an insult to history, much less a cultural appropriation (that’s what Ángela Torres was accused of when she got Jamaican dreadlocks), but, in any case, a tribute to that harsh past. .
History. The cornrow (they are named that way because it describes those who planted rows of corn) emerged at the time when Africans were traded as slaves and this hairstyle ensured them a clean image, since their hair without this treatment was very difficult to manage. The men were shaved and the women had those braids made close to the scalp. But it was Benkos Biohóa captured African king, who He took advantage of this hairstyle to leave messages about how to escape.. The design of the braids was like a map indicating the path to escape. And what today would be colored rings were previously crop seeds that the slaves carried so that, when they were freed, they could grow them and have food to eat.
Of course, all this etymology escapes the level of beauty that celebrities manage when they adopt the look for which they receive millions of likes on their networks. After consulting some hair salons of various categories, the values of these hairstyles start from the 8000 pesos and go up to 40 thousand, depending on whether you have to add dye and/or jewelry; while the completion time is never less than 45 minutes.
Equally extravagant but without reaching the African style, Angel de Brito He also chose to change his look, imitating his television boss Marcelo Tinelli, and adopted a furious platinum blonde to start 2024 with renewed energy.
