Origination of 360 waves

alliigned naps...lol but im pretty sure well i think big mike had posted a topic about it in the old mens section or african hair section

Edited by BIG- - May 22 2007 at 2:31pm

i think white ppll in da old dais used to have the waves wen they brushed backwards n use pomade but i dunt kno bout the forward waves

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i heard that it started in jail because all they did was brush there hair and doorag lol.

I do know that in the early 1900's the durag was created to protect conks.  A conk was a hairstyle popularized by Cab Calloway, that was created by relaxing ones hair by using lye.  In order to preserve the hair's look and protect it from sweat and humidity, many persons wrapped a "fabric shield" around their head.  This "fabric shield" became known as a durag.

Edited by wave connection - May 22 2007 at 6:39pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_rag

Some people think that the waves created by a conk was the foundation for the origination of 360 waves.  Conks lost popularity during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's.  During this time, many African-Americans abandoned the conk and leaned toward more natural hairstyles, like the afro.  It is thought that some African-Americans reproduced the wavy look of the conk by brushing their hair in various direction, while still using the durag to perserve the look.  This is one theory about the origination/history/roots of 360 waves.

When I had my white du-rag on, my grandmother told me I looked like a sheba/shiba. I don't know how you spell it, but she was reffering to those men in Iraq wearing those white things over their head and face.

meek millz wrote: i heard that it started in jail because all they did was brush there hair and doorag lol.

thats what my dad said

i laugh at n****s wearin durags without a wave on their head. One day i was walkin into class and my professor was sayin that he's tired of guys wearin em as a style (in reference to me). So stood there and took mine off and he was like "wow, ummm..in that case nevermind." lol