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We didn’t have to conform to the traditional look of a tennis player to fit in.
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She tells us what it took to bring the hairstyle to life and the deeper meaning behind those moments.
What I don’t like is seeing braided wigs on television they kind of irritate me.
I made a few versions of the wigs for the tennis doubles, camera doubles, and the actresses.
Tennis playing sisters Serena and Venus Williams in 1997 on first day of the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, Queens.
We started by braiding the front of the hair.
That only took 20 to 30 minutes.
Then, we would put the wig on the back.
The wigs were really heavy.
[The actors] really needed to have strong necks.
It was a rite of passage.
The beads were part of the journey, it was very symbolic.
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