This is not about a handsome and wealthy man loved by many women named Boy like in the movie “Catatan Si Boy“. Nor is it about a neighbour we called “Boy” because maybe his name is Boimin. But about Saudi Arabian women’s hairdo trends! How come? Here are the facts.
It seems that, throughout its history, this is the first time that Saudi Arabian women’s hair fashion trends have been in the spotlight and discussed by the media in the world; Since its independence from the Turkish Sultanate and becoming its own country in 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia strictly requires all women to wear the abaya. This loose garment covers the entire body. So, no one ever talks about Saudi Arabian women’s hair because they are always tightly closed. And their eyes never see the non-mahram men.
Recently, the law that required women to hide their hair in public was finally repealed; Arab women have the freedom to “show the crown”; “show off” their hair anywhere, anytime, to anyone.
In the land of Saudi Arabia, now we can find a new scene: many women, old, young, or children walking around in the crowds with their faces exposed and their hair flowing because they no longer wear the hijab or headscarf. Things that were previously considered taboo and violated the Shari’a. And to celebrate her freedom, Arab women began to rearrange their hairstyles. And one of the most loved is the “boy” model—hairstyles for women who cut their necks short. I don’t know why it’s called the “boy” model, probably because the model is like a boy’s hair. Demi Moore once popularized the “boy” hairstyle through the movie “Ghost”, which was released in the 1990s. At that time, Demi Moore’s hairstyle was called the bob model.
These days, many Saudi Arabian women flock to beauty salons to perfect their makeup, including changing the appearance of their hair. Many of their mouths said “boy” when the hair stylist asked what kind of hairstyle they wanted. From these beauty salons, Saudi Arabian women finally appear in public like men, like the “Boy” with short hair — anyone can be free to look into it.
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