Duh...it was totally obvious.
I lived in D.C. and I've been to major cities like NY, Chicago, LA, and Miami numerous times. Those cities are always in the movies and on tv, so when I see actors on location at a place where I've also stood and it's the Rockefeller Plaza or Grand Central, it ain't no thang..., but when I saw the hotel that was across the street from where I used to work in downtown (small town) Greenville - it was pretty awesome!
But that wasn't the bonus!
Whodathunk there would be a locked sister in the movie???
Not me.
There's a scene in a speakeasy with a soulful blues singer crooning, 'The Man I Love.' And who was it but Ledisi! If you don't know who she is, follow the link and check out her myspace page.*Lest you be disappointed when and if you see the movie, she was wearing a wig in keeping with the period. And I ain't mad at her either. Because I don't believe she was hiding her heritage. She was playing a character and wearing a costume.
Her locks would have been as anachronistic as an afro and bellbottoms. Do we think Renee Zellweger wore those pincurls off the set? Probably not.
Although... I loved her costumes too. She was almost always in red/orange/rust colors - which I have more than my faair share of hanging in my closet. And the hats from that age are my favorite. If I could find them, I would wear them now - on occasion, of course, not the kind of look I would rock every day.
Anyway...that's today's $0.02.
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So it is possible to have locks and still do a period piece. I had this thought in my head that locks would be too bulky to just put a wig over.
Me too! I never used to get it. (Comment spam.) Do you know how to make it stop?
So it is...One of the things I love about my Sisterlocks is their non-bulkiness. I always saw people with locks who couldn't wear wigs or normal hats.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE hats and I was a little worried I would have to give them up.
However, my locks will lay flat enough to my head that I could wear a wig (with a cap, of course) if I wanted to (although as yet I haven't wanted to).
And I wore hats all winter with no problem whatsoever.
I think this is not the case for everyone, and my situation may change once my hair gets longer, but at 13 months I think it's about as thick as it's going to get.
I don't think I'll be able to bundle my longer hair into and under a cap, but it seems like I will be able to wear any hat I want as long as I pull my hair into a low bun, ponytail, or chignon.
It's funny. I wear hats for style(and warmth) more than for bad hair days, but 'hat hair' was almost always unavoidable. So a lot of times wearing a hat with loose hair meant I had to commit to it for the day.
This winter I found that hat hair was no longer an issue. No matter how long I wore a hat or to what degree my locks were smashed and flattened, all I had to do when I got where I was going was take off the hat and shake out my locks. It was great!
This lady's locks are beautiful! Btw, glad to hear you are loving your Sisterlocks. I also wanted to say hello. I hope all is well! Take care!
I just knew that was you in the picture of Ledisi. That's how long it's been since you've blogged and shared pictures. LOL.
I was getting spam until I changed the comment options to provide a word recognition code. It slows down comments but it is very useful. I get a bit upset seeing a new comment and click on the icon and it's SPAM.
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