"Women in Lagos, Nigeria, practice a spectacularly feminine form of black beauty. From cascading hair extensions to immaculate makeup to high heels, their style permeates both day-to-day life and media representations of women not only in a swatch of Africa but across an increas…
Introduction: A New Style of Femininity -- Contextual Crossroads: African Women in the World of Things -- Choosing It All: From Pleasure to Self-Confidence to Pain -- "I'm Working, You Know": The Serious Business of Spectacularity -- Globally Black, "Naija," and Fabulous: Assert…
"Women in Lagos, Nigeria, practice a spectacularly feminine form of black beauty. From cascading hair extensions to immaculate makeup to high heels, their style permeates both day-to-day life and media representations of women not only in a swatch of Africa but across an increas…
"Women in Lagos, Nigeria, practice a spectacularly feminine form of black beauty. From cascading hair extensions to immaculate makeup to high heels, their style permeates both day-to-day life and media representations of women not only in a swatch of Africa but across an increas…