AN ODE TO WIGS

Long a staple in Black women’s hair routines, a wave of innovation has increased the popularity of wigs and led to a narrative shift, says Giselle La Pompe-Moore

There are endless reasons to be grateful for the internet, but I’m mainly indebted to the World Wide Web for introducing me to wigs. Seven years ago, hands deep in a packet of tortilla chips, I stalked a Black hair forum late into the night and witnessed a group of women making their own wigs and creating makeshift salons in their bathrooms. I was mesmerised. Until then, I’d mostly associated wigs with older women furiously shifting them around their scalps in the market, and cascades of plastic ones in fancy-dress shop windows. I had a good head of hair, so wig-wearing didn’t feel as though it belonged in my present or future, yet I couldn’t escape the follicular fatigue I was experiencing. My hair journey had consisted of finding new styles…

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Red UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2021

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