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just the girls, the guys too are not lagging behind.
The dawn of male hairdressers brought about the experiments, with boys competing with the girls. Just last week I asked a friend of mine what he was up to and he said “I’m getting my hair done”. If it was around 1998 I would have screamed, “Oh my word my friend has turned gay” but hey it’s the 21st century and that is the in-thing.
Dreadlocks and clean shaves are what I knew and maybe all I knew. Dreadlocks had to be clean for the owner to be taken as sane person. These were the only hairstyles I knew but nowadays cornrows, Mohawks, braiding, drawings and even colour blocking are fashionable. I was shocked when I saw a young girl with various colours in her hair.
But what is really the point of having these attention seeking hairstyle? Is it fashion and trendy or it’s a lost generation? It could be both but let us make an exception as they are youths who need to experiment with different things.
Chris “Sparrow” Mabureni’s personal favourite are locks which he has and plaited into cornrow lines. This looks and is stylish in his perception. Chris’ locks have been tinted ruby red and he says he ties then most of the time as his mother suggests it is decent.
Asked if that is where he got the nickname Sparrow from, he just said he liked the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” and admired Johnny Depp. But from the look of his locks, Johnny “Jack Sparrow” Depp was his inspiration.
So this becomes evident, it’s not just the fashion craze that has hit the streets but the hair too. But is it not important also to note if these hairstyles suit one? Rihanna has a particular hairdo that suits her, does this mean about 90 percent will look like her?
Are these hairdos allowed in schools or they are just for the holidays? I for one do know a few colleges that would permit colour blocking hairdos but definitely not Government schools. The problem comes when these hairdos become more important than studies where one spends more time looking into magazines and trace playlists just to get a recent hairdo.
In an interview with Cool Lifestyle, Tatenda R. Moyo said: “I like cornrows or what those in Mzansi call snoop. My hair is plaited and I get most of these hairdos from Busy Signal every week as he updates on Twitter and through his videos.”
Tatenda thinks the youth of nowadays prefer anything that includes Mohawk popularised by the famous French footballer Balotelli.
This is how you can tell of the inspiration and impact that celebrities have on our youth. But do they take time to think who inspired these celebrities?
Imagine if one of them woke up with these funny hairstyles but not the one they aspired to have, but because they have a tight schedule they just go for it. Because he or she is a celeb people will not notice that it’s a total disaster hence they imitate.
University of Zimbabwe student Samantha Mugariri prefers 100 percent weaves and says they are far better.
“I’ve never or rather not exactly ever had a crazy hairdo because I do love to maintain a bit of formality,” she said.
Like Tatenda, Samantha seconds him and says celebrities drive the youth of today’s hairstyles. Some imitate these styles and end up overdoing them.
Cellphone applications, televisions and magazines have become teachers of our youths.
The fashion trends and hairdos are adapted from television and pictures. It is not bad to experiment but do know what it is worth. Have knowledge of what is important, set your own priorities as a young adult and be proud of the decision you make today.
Online Reporter