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It’s likely the average New Yorker encounters as many wigs on a morning commute as knockoff Goyard totes. The former can be hard to spot these days, thanks to increasingly bespoke construction and ...

Chami Saks wears a wig daily — for religious reasons. She is an Orthodox Jewish woman, and in her faith, women’s hair becomes sacred once they marry. While each family has their own customs based on ...

Full wigs are by far the most popular of all wig units and offer the most protection while still granting access to your natural hair since they're easy to take on and off.

People tend to make negative assumptions about women who wear wigs. Some of the more prevalent ones include the assertion that you’re trying to hide your actual hair because you don’t like something ...

From Alana Haim’s jet-black bob in One Battle After Another to Hormona Lisa’s suburban mother hard front on Drag Race.

As summer’s golden glow fades into autumn’s sophisticated palette, there’s no reason your social calendar—or your hair game—should dim along with it. With the perfect hair, you just might want to fill ...

If you have hair loss from alopecia, you may be thinking about using a wig. That decision is a personal one. You dont need a wig to be beautiful, strong, and confident, but for some people, hair loss ...