An idea for the head: the mania of the locks around the face. But the nineties have nothing to do with it

On the red carpet of the Critics’ Choice Awards they set the trend. From Rachel Zegler to Stephanie Beatriz, the mania from tufts dropped along the face pervaded the famous red carpet. But there is more. On Tik Tokclosely followed by Instagram, the phenomenon hair of the maxi locks around the face has long since gone viral and certainly not for a nostalgic desire for the nineties. On the contrary. Even in our country the trend is spreading, in the latest edition of Big Brother Vip, Jessica Selassié, the winner, and her sister Lulù, showed off this look on various occasions.

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Behind this hairstyle hides something else, namely a story of empowerment feminine, sisterhood, which has its roots in snow sports. Although the narrative still has somewhat vague and blurred outlines, it seems that since the early 2000s female skiers and snowboarders, during competitions, have begun to pull the two strands of hair out of their helmets to be recognized and not be mistaken for men. In fact, typically male snow equipment does not allow to distinguish who is hiding underneath, and so, to express their femininity, but above all to assert the pink share and the respective skills in a sport that has always been dominated by the male presencesportswomen have begun to communicate with their hair.

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That meaningful hairtsyle was baptized as “Slut strand”, where the literal translation could be offensive, but the intentions are actually quite different. Just as can be seen from the manifesto of Slut Strand Societya female community, born a bit by chance and founded three years ago by snowboarder Elsa Grace, who made maxi locks a true mantra, as well as its symbol: «Slut Strand: two locks of hair used by women of skiing and snowboarding to express their femininity under the equipment. No, they don’t make any one slut. And no, we don’t slut shaming»Reads the community site.

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The phenomenon went viral. In fact, just type the hashtag #slutstrands to find yourself in front of a series of photos of skiers and snowboarders with locks out of helmets and helmets. Among them also the champions at the last Beijing Olympics, including the gold medal Chloe Kim that a InStyle he said: «We have to change the name to beauty strands. I hate that term. Beauty strands makes me feel beautiful, it evokes something nice ».

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But in the meantime there are many stars seduced by the look, among them Kim Kardashian who would pay homage to actress Pamela Anderson in her latest appearance by replicating her look, as hair stylist Chris Appleton pointed out.

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And Dua Lipa who chose it, among other hairstyles, for the latest video made with Meghan Thee Stallion Sweetest Pie.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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