David Beckham at the Dior Fall/Winter 2023-2023 Menswear Show. (Paris, January 20, 2023) Edward Berthelot/Getty Images
The footballer says he regrets the look of his hair he wore when he met Nelson Mandela in 2003, according to a British newspaper. Sun.
Long or short hair, bleached, in a bun, clean shaven or mohawked… David Beckham has experimented with all kinds of cuts and hairstyles throughout his career. Extravagances that the English footballer assumes, with one exception. “People ask me if I regret my haircuts, and even if I don’t, I kind of do. puppies“, he admits, according to the report of the British newspaper Sun referring to this style of African braids glued to the scalp.
The former England captain explains that he tried the look on holiday in the south of France in 2003. “We were there with family and one of Victoria’s friends who is a hairdresser,” she says. “I asked if he could do something with my hair and he said, “You want puppies ?” and I said “Yes. I don’t know what it is. But yes.” They were painful to make, but I liked them.
David Beckham at Luton Airport, England (May 23, 2003). Rousseau Stefan / Rousseau Stefan / PA Photos / ABACA
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It’s not so much the aesthetic aspect that David Beckham disapproves of today, as the inconsistency of this decoration, which he had to wear at a major event after this hair season. “I finished them on Saturday and on Monday I went to South Africa with the England team. I met the great Nelson Mandela. And the picture of Nelson Mandela is me holding his hand in my braided hair. That’s my only regret,” says the father of Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper.
Nelson Mandela and David Beckham at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Johannesburg (21 May 2003). Sports Inc / Sports Inc / PA Photos / ABACA
Indeed, many celebrities outside of the Afro community who have worn them in recent years puppies were singled out, like Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, singers Sia and Katy Perry or singer Zayn Malik. They have been accused of “cultural appropriation” by daring to wear these braids that are glued to African traditions.
Source: Le Figaro
