Images. Kwena Baloyi’s Hair Tells a Story.

Nonzuzo Gxekwa, Kwena Baloyi

Shot by Nonzuzo Gxekwa, South African fashion stylist Kwena Baloyi uses her to tell a story.

This hairstyle is inspired by The Herero people of Namibia who suffered a terrible genocide through the hands of Germans. The headdress is in the shape of cow horns which symbolises the respect the Herero people have for cattle.


Nonzuzo Gxekwa, Kwena Baloyi

Nonzuzo Gxekwa, Kwena Baloyi

Nonzuzo Gxekwa, Kwena Baloyi

Nonzuzo Gxekwa, Kwena Baloyi