Peacocks, bibles, olympic rings, and birthday cakes are some of the large scale creations you’ll see in this colorful mind-blowing book of hair styles.
Started in Detroit in the mid-80’s, “hair off” events began as weekly “Wednesday Night Hair Connection” parties founded by David Humphries, a.k.a. “Hump the Grinder”. In 1994, these parties eventually grew into national Hair Wars showcases that toured the country, stopping in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Detroit. Using endless supplies of hair extensions, participating stylists duked it out for the biggest, boldest, and most fearless masterpieces.
The collection of photographs by David Yellen features creations by the most famous Hair Wars stylists, each just as fearless as their ‘dos- Raphael Isho, who bought his first hair salon at age 14; Big Bad D, who shows up in self designed costumes and knee length dreadlocks; “the white boy” Steven Noss; dapper Dave Ray; Ms. “Color Me” Vic; and Wishbone, known for his extravagant full-on hair outfits.
Hair Wars: Photographs by David Yellen, Introduction and Interviews by Johanna Lenander, published by powerHouse Books: www.powerhousebooks.com
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