TOURNAMENT CONTENDERS WORE HELMETS TO BE IDENTIFIED FROM THE BLEACHERS...
Book of Tournaments of René d'Anjou, 15th century
And athletes in the 2014 World Cup chose coiffures to be identified on television :
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The Best and Worst of the Haircuts at this World Cup by hairdresser Franck Provost (in French with pictures), Huff Post, 2014
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They turned to styles they had grown up with, which began with signs in African markets that barbers in Black neighborhoods had adopted:
Wood panel at Abidjan's Treichville market in 1973: Notice the "Kennedy" cut.
Near the Château d'Eau métro, 10th, in 2013
Immediately omnipresent...
Performance at the Fondation Cartier, 2015
Grocery cashier, 2000
Café waiter, 2021 In the métro, 2022
The beards and mustaches that replaced them are part of the same creativity :
Buono Coiffure
51 rue de la Goutte d'Or
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Looks that have become global
come from Blacks
via posters, soccer and neighborhoods.
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