Dreads

I bought this for my other half because he has locs and also because he always wanted the hardcover edition of this book. I surprised him one day by purchasing it as a gift. He still has the paperback version but this one has a different cover, so now he has two books to treasure. Also, the book holds a particular memory of a woman who passed in his life that originally had a copy of this book. She was an influential person in his development as a man/person, so I know purchasing this book meant a lot to him.

My loctician had this book on her coffee table during my last visit and I fell in love with my locks all over again. The book opens with an introduction by Alice Walker that recaps her first encounter with locks and her subsequent adoption of the style. Through this introduction, Walker addresses some of the common misconceptions about locks. "Dreads" continues with a historical perspective of locks and their political, religious and fashion roots. This is a great coffee table item. Not only is the book a great validation of the beauty and uniqueness of locks but it is also an excellent way to inform people of the facts about locks. I wish I had a copy of the book at the office when I started the locking process three years ago! Highly Recommended!

i find it sometimes best to inform people by simply placing a book on my desk to check out the response as well to inform....pictures are worth a thousand words! My coworkers are enthralled with the beauty of the black and white images..also the size of the images...... everyone from asian, indian, african and european decent magnifies the beauty and majesty of coiled hair....from refined american inspired locks...to the sea and salt enhanced locks of jamica...this pictorial pays tribute to the sublime beauty of locked hair. Is this pictorial exploitative as a another reviewer suggested? ..this does not appear to be the intention...the participants appear proud to contribute and demontrate a different kind of beauty. Since locking hair is a process that takes fortitude and time, this book is inspiration.

The photographs in the book were beautiful. It showed different styles on men and women.

nice product, please with delivery and satisfied with my purchase.

Charging 57 $ for a book that is filthy, the pages are disconnected from the spine and overall the condition is less than " good", never mind " new " as the seller claimed .It went straight in the garbage !

Love this book. Ordered 4 books for friends.

Beautiful book. Loveit

I recently purchased this book and all I can say is its an inspiration to those who feel as though they need/want a better insight into dreadlocks and the lifestyle. Its a great insight into the varying cultural beliefs and reasons behind dreadlocks. I also wear my hair in dreadlocks but before that I always found myself searching for more, spiritually and culturally. Although many have locs for fashion and style reasons, this book can point those who are confused about cultural identity and spiritual being in the right direction.

Superbly presented book including nothing less than absolutely stunning images from the artisan coupled with a steep history into various tribal beliefs including Rastafarian Culture. I totally recommend this book if it is a topic of interest for you. A perfect balance of imagery and quality information of the history of dreadlocks from the beginning to the modern day. You won't be disappointed with this book, it is presented in a surprisingly high quality paperback binding. Very large 144 page glossy paperback compared to what you would normally expect. Inspiring and aspirational throughout.Amen

Excellent Book

Wicked, thank every body at amazon been trying to get it since Xmas 2015 so I am really pleased thanks bushdoc

Interesting read and accompanied by some beautiful photography.