I usually only post and outfit or talk about fashion, but as a three-dimensional woman with an actual life, I have decided that one can only talk about clothes so much, so I have decided to also address the things that serve to inspire me and influence my style aesthetic.
I have followed Andrea Pippins’ blog, Fly, for a couple of years. As she says in her own words, “Fly is a journal of all things beautiful, creative, and inspirational” While the world of design, graphic or not, has never been a true interest of mine, I like what I like. When in Late 2012 I was perusing her blog, I came across what I believe were prints that captured the spirit of me.
Gumby in Grape…
Asymmetrically Green…
Afro Blue…
Pompadour Blue…
*All prints can be purchased through Fly’s Etsy shop
These images represent both the versatility, resiliance, and chameleon-like qualities that black hair holds. For me, these prints represent my refusal to committ to a hairstyle, and my reluctance to admit that hair actually is necessary to be fly. I first cut my hair the length it is now when I was in 11th grade more than 20 years ago, and I remember by boyfriend at the time being absolutely devastated and he threatened to leave me if I did not grow my hair back (I didn’t). I remember the freedom that accompanied the lack of hair then, and although I waver between variations of hair, no hair, haf-hair, I am always partial to a bald head! But these hairstyles serve as a timeline of my life as I have experienced them in some form. Honestly, a woman’s history can ofttimes be told through her hairstyles. So to Andrea Pippins, I salute you. Every time I look at the prints hanging in my foyer, I think about the times of my life…
Here, a retrospective of my hair…
