Hair Wars

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Hair Wars is an annual event which has become one of the biggest Black hair shows in the US. It is a showcase for artists and salons to create unconventional, elaborate, vibrant hair styles and fashion using primarily human hair. Creations of note include a spider web head piece by Kevin Carter, a flying "hairy-copter" by Steven Noss and a full Vegas showgirl outfit by Lisa B.[1]

Hair Wars was started in Detroit in 1991 by David Humphries (a.k.a Hump the Grinder). The event began touring nationally in 1994 and has a circuit of about ten cities including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami and New York.[2]

A documentary was made about the event in 1999 by Andrew Dosunmu called Hot Irons.[3] Footage from the events is also featured in a documentary made in 2005 by Regina Kimbell, My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Our Hair-itage. [4]

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