Cynthia Erivo’s Met Gala Head Wrap Spoke to Black Women’s History in Louisiana

Cynthia Erivo usually lights up the red carpet through subtle means, tinting her trademark short hair in coordinating shades of mint green or baby pink. But at the 2022 Met Gala, the central gesture—a towering white head wrap, regal in its unassuming way—created a double-take moment alongside her lace Louis Vuitton dress. The inspiration was a rewind back to a stretch of Louisiana history “when Black women were told to cover their hair,” explains stylist Jason Bolden, recalling conversations with Erivo on the subject earlier this spring. The practice, known as tignon law, was first instituted in the late 18th… Read Full Article