Date:  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 15:11:06 EST

From:  Sonja Lanehart <LANEHART[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>

Subject: Re: Bubblehead



 Ellen Johnson wrote:

>The "bouffant" hairdo, or "beehive", as I call it is undergoing a

>resurgence here in Memphis, but among young black women. Some of them

>are carrying truly amazing sculpted creations atop their heads.



My husband and I have noticed the same thing, although I never thought of

them as "bouffant" hairdos. I'm not sure what your student calls them,

but we call them poodlecuts.



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