Have The Braids Made A Comeback, Or They Never Left?: Grazia

Let's pay an ode to the humble braid and its many forms.

I’ll never forget the morning sessions with my mother, who would secure my dishevelled, loose strands of hair in a tightly oiled braid. It started with two plaits and moved to one single long braid as I got older. With her swift hand movements, the sections of my hair would criss-cross, and my mother would wander off in her storytelling – talking about how braiding hair has been a tradition that signifies strength and how it’s been passed down from our holy books and ancestors. Little did I know that she was right. The history of braided hair dates back to 3500 BC and has maintained a historical legacy – this staple style has been symbolic of societal status, ethnicity, religion, and so much more. Here, we pay an ode to the humble braid and its many forms as it reinvents itself each year.

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