The Rise of the Euroasian Afro Part II
October 5, 2008 No Comments
Styles have come and gone from people and cultures since time immorial. Influences come, influences go. But now it seems we’re in a “come” phase, as it relates to the afro.
Centuries of styles of European and Asian men have come and gone without so much as a whim toward toward the African continent.
In the last 20 years, with the soaring saturation of hip-hop music, things have changed.
First noticed in Japan with the popularity of the hip-hop group, Wu Tang Clan, the style of hip-hop artists are now one in the same with the world’s cool and chic set. But recently, even the most African of hairstyles, the afro, has been adopted by the Eurasian populace.
The afro is easy to manage, quick to groom and comfortable to wear. It is both business and pleasure, sure and sensitive. Let’s all welcome our European and Asian brothers to the fold! (Cue warm applause).
