#ThrowbackThursday: 5 Popular Nigerian Hairstyles In The 90’s

Over the years, a good number of hairstyles have weaved through generations and generations in Nigeria. Some of them were simple and easy to plait while others were complex in all patterns. Despite the advent of numerous new styles, some of these legendary patterns have never been redesigned to fit into the 21st century way of life. While some others have been re-branded and renamed, to conform to the new generation way of life. Some of these hairstyles are:
1. Rubber Styles: This suddenly extinct mode of fashion was one of the most popular hairstyles in the 90’s. Women endured hours of head-pain in the saloon to bring out this epic masterpiece. Some rubber styles of those days depicted gravity defying structures.
2. All-Back: This is the most popular hairstyle in the history of this great nation. It successfully survived years and years of fashion transformations. Though it has been re-branded severally, to produce a good number of new patterns, it still retains it distinct name in some places in Nigeria today.
3. Patewo (clapping hands): This hairstyle reigned supreme as one of the most popular hairstyles in the 90’s. It was the natural selection for school girls when the teacher was to announce the hairstyle of the week. It was not too flamboyant and not too simple.
4. Shuku: Some hairstyles in the 90’s established their names in the minds of men and women, and this centered hairstyle stand tall as one of them. Shuku was all shades of classic. Though it has been re-branded nowadays to produce a good number of styles, only children of the 90’s will fully recollect how the original shuku really looked.
5. Telephone Wire: This curly hairstyle was one of the few patterns that was introduced and ended in the late 90’s. It came along with the advent of artificial hair (attach). It was the dream style of all little girls in the 90’s. It made-up for the all the efforts applied into making it a success.
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