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Home · Hair

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
By · Updated October 28, 2020
01
2008: Fresh Face

At an early photo session, a baby-faced Spalding sported shoulder-length natural ringlets.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
02
2008: Tie One On

At the Newport Jazz Festival, Spalding tied her ’fro back from her face with striped scarf.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
03
2009: Haute Hairstyle

At the Playboy Jazz Festival, Spalding pinned up the top half of her coils and let some tendrils escape.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
04
2009: Awesome Afro

Spalding performed with a fluffy, supersized afro at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
05
2010: ‘Do Decoration

Esperanza rocked a gold fringed headband at the Jazz A Vienne Festival in France.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
06
2010: Birds of a Feather

At the BET Awards, all eyes were on Spalding’s perfectly formed ’fro and feathered hair accessesory.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
07
2011: Prints Charming

At the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival, Spalding swept her ’fro into a pouffy bun and tied on a vividly printed scarf.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
08
2011: Coily Cues

Onstage at the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival, Spalding rocked freshly shampooed, wash-and-go coils.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
09
2011: Cute Coiffure

During a performance at Barcelona’s Festival del Mil.lenni, Spalding swooped a front layer across her forehead and pinned it in the back. Such a cute coif!

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
10
2011: Hat’s Off

Esperanza tucked her ’fro into a beret at the 2011 Grammy rehearsals. Such a cute antidote on do-I-really-have-to-do-my-hair days!

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
11
2011: Large and In Charge

At the 2011 Grammy’s, Esperanza picked out her soft coils, resulting in a gorgeously lush afro.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
12
2011: Glamour Girl

To accept her Grammy award, Spalding changed into a pea green gown and pinned the back of her hair into a chignon, leaving the front out.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
13
2012: Full Force Glam

We secretly envied Spalding’s lush halo of coily hair, which she proudly flaunted at the Academy Awards.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
14
2012: High Definition

With the release of her latest album Radio Music Society, Spalding attended an album signing sporting defined, wash-and-go ringlets.

Hairstyle File: Esperanza Spalding
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