Even though Native North American tribes had been using the Mohican for over 2,000 years, most people in 1970s London had never seen a hairstyle like this. That’s why the punks, with their heads shaves except for a narrow strip of hair from the forehead to the nape of the neck, shocked so many older Londoners at that time. Their crazy hairstyles, holey T-shirts, studded leather jackets and jewelry made from safety pins became a style that still influences fashion, art, and music to this day.
From Hair: From Moptops to Mohicans, Afros to Cornrows, by Katja Spitzer.
Come back to ODFL tomorrow for my review of this clever children’s book all about hair.
OverDressed for Life 