Why do black women wear weaves?
Speaking as an African American woman, I want to start by saying that nothing is “wrong” with the hair that we are born with, and that contrary to popular belief, African American women are not the only women who wear weaves. Weaves also known as synthetic hair have been worn in ALL cultures, including Caucasians. Even such famous Caucasian celebrities as Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Christina Aguilera and Gwen Stefani, have been known to wear synthetic hair. You can also reference Americas Next Top Model, where you will see that most of the models at one point wear synthetic hair. So I believe I have stated enough information above to change your question to “Why do women wear weaves” so to answer that question, it could stem from a number of things, if not cared for properly, a woman’s ends can easily break, which means there is not too much length in the hair. Thus women will wear weave to increase their length. Another common reason which has nothing to do with length of hair b
