EXPRESSIONS OF CONFIDENCE AND OPTIMISM
Young women adopt braids and color...
At a festival, 2025
Young men do the same...
Grocery cashier, 2000
Security guard and bakery vendor, 2025 (photos taken from behind to show the coiffures, but they were shaven).
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The looks spread world-wide: African children admire them.
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In the early 2020's beards and moustaches are added:
Café waiter, 2021 In the métro, 2022
Photos taken in 2025
Barman Notions' vendor
Festival and trade show participants
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Whites' styles do not have the same individuality.
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The New York Times (cropped) |
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J.D. Vance, Vice-President of the United States and Zohan Mandani, Mayor, New York City (both photos, 2025)
Movie:
The man with short hair and no facial hair
is unsure of himself and does not want to be noticed,
in contrast to the self-confident figure he admires.
"Friendship," 2024 by Andrew DeYoung with Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd. Image cut to emphasize figures / zoom
The Black styles show confidence and individuality:
For men who work in street jobs,
not offices?
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