I caught up with my homie (and official le coil regular) Sharri in Soho a few weeks ago to grab this shot. She’s been occasionally documenting some of her own fabulous fro experiments and “Lessons in Hair” on her site The Brisk Convergence.

Saved my favorite pic from Afro Punk for last: Mahlot (photographer) and Ladene (designer/stylist).

Afiya at the Afro Punk Festival

Fatimah at the Afro Punk Festival.

Khay, DJ/model, at the Afro Punk Festival. I’m technically cheating since there’s a some straightening hybrid action going on but the sculpting is SO impressive…and it’s my blog…so there :)

“I met this lovely locked lady, Jessica, on the subway and just had to snap her photo” - chescaleigh

Fabulous!

(Photo by Franchesca Leigh)

I can’t believe that I’ve never posted Sophie Okonedo. lecoilFAIL.

(via zimbio, Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America)

Valerie, artist, at the Afro Punk Festival

Gia Jordan, lead singer of The Viloence, at the Afro Punk Festival

Gabrielle, musician, at the Afro Punk Festival.