PLAY WITH MY HAIR
身体发肤，受之父母，不敢毁伤，孝之始也。
“Our bodies – from each piece of hair to every inch of skin – are received by us from our parents, and we must not presume to injure or wound them. This is the beginning of filial piety.”
As the Confucian saying demonstrates, hair holds an important place in Chinese culture. It is, after all, a unique form of self-expression. Over time, Chinese hairstyles have evolved from symbols of ethnicity, class and political alignment to an expression of individuality and style. Ten Asian women with ten individual styles were captured to celebrate the generation of modern women who are breaking traditional stereotypes through fearless self-expression.
PHOTOGRAPHER HUANG JIAQI
HAIR STYLIST ISAAC YU
MAKEUP ARTIST ERDUO LIN
YALI（Stylist )：“I wash my hair and let it naturally air dry, some think it’s a mane of mayhem, others think it’s French chic.”
TIANNI ZHANG（Freelancer) : “I always want to change my hairstyle, but in the end, nothing really changes.”
YIN YIN（Fashion Designer & Stylist) : “I get way too easily bored with the same hairstyle.”
CATHY DONG (Creative & Styling Director) : “Your hairstyle represents your personality. I am proud of my dark, voluminous hair.”
TAO YI (Fashion Model) : “I used to have long straight hair, until I cut it off myself.”
KEREN WANG (Fashion Designer) : “I wish my hair would grow to my feet, so that I can make a skirt from it.”
EMINA (Student) : “When I was younger, I’ve always admired the redheads in the novels I read, so I waited until I was old enough to dye it myself.”
WANYA (Student) : “The buzz cut is my most favourite hair so far.”
From left:
ERDUO LIN (Makeup Artist): “I don’t want to cut off the green part, even though it’s grown a lot. My new hair may not be able to recognise you.”
JENNY (Hair Stylist) : “My hairstyle depends on my mood, and this month I’m feeling kind of blue.”
This story was originally published in The WOW N° 2, 2019.