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ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season

Our kinks, coils, curls and braids made for some of the best street style beauty this past fashion month.
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Ofori/Edo Photography
By Shalwah Evans · Updated December 6, 2020
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We all know that when it comes to being at the forefront of the trends, Black women are where it’s at. And when it comes to hair, everyone wants theirs to be able to do what our curls, coils, kinks and waves can do. So it’s no wonder that this fashion month, natural hair dominated the front rows and street style beauty.

As the natural hair movement of the past decade continues into 2020, we’re seeing so many beautiful new ways to rock our tresses. And the more we see it in the front rows, the more we’ll see it on the runways and in the magazines—on Black models. We celebrate our natural crowns daily, so it was inspiring to see so many of them proudly on display through the season.

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Check out some of the beautiful curls and braids (and even locs) that gave fashion weeks around the U.S. and Europe that extra beauty swag.

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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Ofori/Edo Photography
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Ofori/Edo Photography
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Nataliya Petrova/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Ofori/Edo Photography
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Images
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Ofori/Edo Photography
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Ofori/Edo Photography
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Nataliya Petrova/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Oforo/Edo Photography
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Ofori/Edo Photography
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Hanna Lassen/Getty Images
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Ofori/Edo Photography
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Ofori/Edo Photography
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Edward Ofori/Edo Photography
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Isa Foltin/Getty Images
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Nataliya Petrova/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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Natural Hair Dominated Fashion Season
ICYMI: Natural Curls And Braids Dominated The Front Rows This Fashion Season
Christian Vierig/Getty Images
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