[Jason31274]

I have noticed a number of younger African Americans wearing knee-high pantyhose on their heads. I would like to know why this is done, and where this trend came from.
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Name : Jason31274, Gender : M, City : Washington, State : DC Country : United States, 

[BJ-Hunt]

Those aren't knee-his. They're wave caps. They help keep waves in their hair. Actually, they're supposed to be worn when they sleep. Perhaps they're getting their hair ready so it will look good when they reach their destination (work, party, school).

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Name : BJ-Hunt, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, City : Florissant, State : MO Country : United States, 

[J. Allen]

It's called a stocking cap or wave cap. With African-American hair being naturally curly, we can style it so that the hair becomes 'wavy,' henceforth 'wave cap.' Traditionally it was worn to bed and taken off in the morning. But, with younger generations, it's become a trend to wear them everywhere. In the past it was worn by men only, because our hair was generally shorter than our female counterparts. Then women began wearing their hair shorter, allowing them to wear the same hair style. As always, younger generations have a more relaxed sense of style than the previous. Once, wave caps were worn in the house only. Then, it became socially allowable to wear them outside. Now, young people have decided that wave caps are fashionable attire. My generation would never have worn them as a hat (and I'm not that old), which shows how quickly trends and social atmospheres change.

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Name : J. Allen, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 29, City : Charlotte, State : NC Country : United States, Occupation : Office Assistant, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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