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Over the following centuries, Black people dropped the negative connotation and reclaimed the ancient hairstyle.

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On Omega: Chloe dress, Loulabelle tights, Jimmy Choo heels, Khiry earrings, Loren Nicole, Page Sargisson, and Foundrae rings. On Marianna: Proenza Schouler dress, Loulabelle tights, Jimmy Choo heels, Castlecliff earrings, Dinosaur Designs cuggs, Page Sargisson, Loren Nicole rings.

WhenAllurelooks at locs, we don’t see anything dreadful.

And, if you’ve got the mindset of hairstylist Sherelle Holder, you see versatility.

That couldn’t be further from the truth, says the Maryland loctician and owner ofKaribbean Kinkssalon.

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On Omega: Gucci T-shirt, Awake Skirt, Page Sargisson earrings, Castlecliff necklace, Nevernot, Foundrae, Page Sargisson Rings.

On Omega: Missoni dress, Carolina Bucci earrings.

On Marianna: Loewe top, Carolina Bucci earrings.

The ladies who loc in 2021?

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On Marianna: Versace dress worn over Fendi dress, Versace tights, Uncommon Matters earrings, Loren Nicole, Page Sargisson, and Versace rings.

Their vanities are lined with bottles of expensive perfume.

They are well-heeled and well-connected.

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On Omega Missoni dress Carolina Bucci earrings. On Marianna Loewe top Carolina Bucci earrings.

On Omega: Missoni dress, Carolina Bucci earrings. On Marianna: Loewe top, Carolina Bucci earrings.

Our loc ladies are limitless and their hair reflects that.

There are even loc extensions if years of growing doesn’t fit into your busy schedule.

ForAllure, Holder arranged models' locs into magnificent, shapelyworks of art.

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On Marianna: Saint Laurent blouse, Schiaparelli earrings.

“We’re all connected [by the beauty of] our natural hair.”

On Omega: Acne dress, Ben Amun Brooch, Loren Nicole earring.

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On Omega: Acne dress, Ben Amun Brooch, Loren Nicole earring.