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Stylists and bloggers pour over pics of Harris' hair from college grad to Democratic powerhouse.
“Hair is looking absolutely fabulous,” one fanravedon X, formerly Twitter.
There’s an equal fascination with Harris' style.
She’s been praised for redefining political power dressing and using clothing to make statements.
victory speech (a tribute to the suffragettes).
Then, there was the great “silk press” debate.
Did Harris iron or not iron?
That was the question, and she answered it in a June 2023interviewwith Keke Palmer.
Well, that matter’s finally settled, but there’s still plenty to discuss.
Can we talk aboutHarris' unrecognizable throwback photoof her short and edgy protest march mane?
And what about her cute-as-a-button little girl braids?
Her hair has certainly gone through a transformation over the years.
Ama Kwarteng wrote about the “politics” of Harris' hair in an October 2020 article forCosmopolitan.
“For Black women, it’s never been ‘just hair.’
Or maybe it’s because Harris' hair is so awesome.
Harris started at the beginning, talking about her childhood battle of the braids.
Still, “The braids were definitely the look for most of my childhood,” Harris said.
Kamala’s tween angst tie-back
Kamala Harris really embraced the mean and moody tween angst look.
“We clearly were wearing bell bottoms at the time,” Kamalasaid, laughing.
Kamala’s childhood was filled with upheaval.
Not surprisingly, it made for quite a culture shock.
“But it was hard for me to see it that way.”
Harris opened up about what motivated the style' do-over in her April 2024 interview with Cocoa Butter.
“Well, it was just easy,” she explained.
I just didn’t want to have to put that kind of time into worrying about my hair.”
“One of my names was ‘C-Cubed,’ for cool, calm, and collected.”
Natasha Marsh weighed in on the latter in a July 2024 article forPopSugar.
This, for some reason, caused consternation for some of X’s white Trumpsters.
“If Kamala Harris is so proud to be black, why does she have blonde highlights?”
Lady MAGA USAdemandedto know.
“Many black women do.
Next stupid question…” a commenterreplied.
Many Black women are also keen to cop Harris' luscious locks.
“I’ve been doing silk presses for years.
