Best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, as well as her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion; Erykah Badu is often recognized for her trademark head wrap and her evolving style throughout the years. Just like her music, she pushes the fashion envelope, seemingly on a daily basis, with her hair, clothing and attitude. Whether she is sporting long flowing locks, a huge bushy afro, or a brightly colored gele wrapped delicately around her head, she epitomizes natural beauty in here own right. So today, we celebrate Ms. Badu, a natural style icon with an amazing musical legacy.
p.s. I would also love to hear from any of you who sport head wraps on what’s your favorite fabric, color and techniques.
Thank God I'm Natural 
Zula Group said,
February 8, 2010 @ 7:24 PM
Was the headwrap out of style? I haven’t stopped wearing one for years, and most people who’ve met me within the last 6, 7 years, likely hasn’t ever seen my actual hair at all.
My favorite fabric as cotton/muslin because a lot of stuff with slip and slide. I will double (triple, quadruple) wrap if I am using a more ornate fabric, a ‘slidey’ fabric or a combination of fabrics. I use all kinds of fabric when I multi-wrap.
Commonly, I tend to pull my hair into a bun or ponytail and use that as a base for the wrap, and wrap backwards and around the bun, larger or smaller, longer or shorter fabric, multi-wrap or single. However, I also do a variety of traditional African styles of wraps, particular when wearing traditional clothing with matching headwraps.
My hair is also natural, for over 20 years now, more than half my life. I make my own oil blends, which work well with a headwrap in making sure my hair doesn’t dry out and protect the edges to avoid the nun-effect.
cdonalds22 said,
February 8, 2010 @ 9:43 PM
Do you ever wear like a satin scarf under the wrap to keep the material from drying the oils out of your hair.