As hip hop, a predominantly black culture gained plenty of attention in the 90s and early 2000s the styles worn by these stars started to gain attention. A popular hairstyle during that era and today are cornrows, a hairstyle where hair is braided in rows close to the scalp. Cornrows were developed as a hairstyle to help maintain the texture of "black hair." With the newfound attention of cornrows many celebrities viewed it as a way to look cool or to imitate black culture. Celebrities such as Christina Aguilera and Fergie have donned the hairstyle as a fashion statement, but fail to realize the significance behind the hairstyle and then the hairstyle goes on to lose it's cultural value. The hairstyle has also become very popular on fashion runways and deemed as a high-fashion trend, but this hairstyle has never been a "trend" in the black community. Cornrows have always been embraced by black culture as a necessary hairstyle, but it is eye-raising that after making appearances on famous models, such as Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner that the media believe they are a new trend.
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