The coronavirus has revived a hairstyle in East Africa, one with braided spikes that echo the virus’ distinctive shape.
The style’s growing popularity is in part due to economic hardships linked to virus restrictions — it's cheap, mothers say — and to the goal of spreading awareness that the coronavirus is real.
The hairstyle had gone out of fashion in recent years as imported real and synthetic hair from India, China and Brazil began to flood the market and demand by local women increased.
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The coronavirus hairstyle is the latest fashion statement in Kibera, Kenya's largest slum hairdressers at the mama Brio beauty salon have created this new style designed to emulate the pretty appearance of the virus under a microscope. It'S the latest example of service industry workers. Finding new ways to reach customers under the stay at home rules, Hair Salons, can stay open but salon owner Lew, Nita abuela says her. Revenue has dropped by about 75 percent compared to a good day. Pre outbreak valus. During this period of coronavirus. We are really affected. This style we are plotting is a cheaper alternative for people, considering how hard life has become around the world in relation to the corona virus pandemic and everyone wherever they are, should sanitize and wash their hands often so that we defeat this corona virus. The style takes three braiders potting their clients, hair into about a dozen sections then twisting and wrapping each one with black thread. So it can stand straight, defying gravity. It'S price, less than a dollar has been set with virus depleted budgets in mind. Abuela says she hopes the new style will boost business.
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