Brandy's Former Braider Says She Never Ever Wore Lace-Front Braids
The Man Who Braided Brandy’s Hair In The ’90s Says She Never <em>Ever</em> Wore Lace-Front Braids
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Excited about the upcoming Brandy and Monica Verzuz? Join the club.
Someone who worked closely with Brandy, celebrity stylist Chuck Amos, shared his own memories ahead of the musical face-off, including what it was like behind the scenes of the “Boy Is Mine” video, Monica being late for the single cover shoot, and the team he worked with for the ladies’ MTV Video Music Awards performance. While doing so, he also made sure to clear the air concerning rumors that Brandy, a hair icon, was wearing lace-front braided wigs as opposed to actually getting her hair braided. Amos said that’s far from the truth, because he was the one primarily braiding her hair in the years that she released her albums Brandy and Never Say Never.
“Now Let Me ‘Set The Record Straight”’.. Brandy NEVER HAD ‘Lace Front’ Braids EVERRRR!!” he said. “That is ‘A LIE’ and a FALSE RUMOR!! I was there, FirstHand DOING her hair!”
This isn’t the first time someone who has had their hand in Brandy’s head over the years has debunked claims that she was just throwing on wigs and deceiving the masses. Last year, Deedra Cole responded to a viral video of a comedian attempting to expose that Brandy was wearing braided wigs. She told BET that every style Brandy wore when she was working with her, the star sat down for hours to obtain.
“The young lady that created that video is absolutely wrong and misinformed. Unica Scott, who was Brandy’s head stylist, called me in as a second stylist to assist her in servicing Brandy because of the length of time it took to complete her hair,” she said.
Cole worked on Brandy’s hair for episodes of Moesha, as well as for the Cinderella TV movie.
“I was offended at first when I saw the video because Unica and I worked long hours to create her braids and I do not want the credit to go to people who are manufacturing lace front braided wigs.”
She added, “I just want people to know that Brandy really did make the sacrifice to sit in that chair for long hours to get her hair braided and that I enjoyed working with her.”
Brandy’s braids were iconic, inspiring many young girls and women who looked up to her to emulate the styles. If you need a refresher course of some her cutest braided looks, hit the flip for a walk down memory lane.
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Brandy’s braids were half up, half down for the 1995 Soul Train Awards. The top half was twisted into these fresh Bantu knots.
LOS ANGELES – MARCH 13: Singer Brandy poses for photos in the media room at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 13, 1995. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
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Come through with the ’90s dark lipliner! The makeup almost gets more attention than Brandy’s soft braided curls. We said almost…
From head to toe, Brandy’s look was very 1997.
Brandy during Debut of Ray J at Life in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Steve Eichner/WireImage)
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We adore this wraparound topknot that the star wore to the Billboard Music Awards in ’95.
R&B singer Brandy stands at the 1995 Billboard Music Awards December 6, 1995 in New York City. The awards honor the year’s number one musical artists, albums, and songs as determined by the record-buying audience and radio airplay statistics. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Liaison)
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Remember these braids? Brandy wore them in the second opening sequence for Moesha while singing the revamped theme song, “Gotta Move On.” The crinkly, curly microbraids were a hit at the the time.
Studio portrait of American singer and actress Brandy Norwood, the star of the TV comedy series ‘Moesha.’ (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
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Love this twisted braided ponytail on our fave. She wore it during a visit to The Tonight Show in 1998.
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 1445 — Pictured: (l-r) Singer Brandy during an interview with host Jay Leno on August 28, 1998 — (Photo by: Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
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Brandy and Monica both dressed quite regal for the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. Brandy’s braids put a twist on the half up, half down look.
1998 M.T.V. VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS IN L.A.
(Original Caption) Brandy & Monica, singers of ‘The Boy Is Mine’. (Photo by Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)
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These microbraids (and as you can see, there were quite a few) were given some extra pizzazz with the help of bangs (aka, a curled ‘bayang’). The star was certainly a trendsetter.
LOS ANGELES – 2002: Singer and actress Brandy Norwood poses for a portrait in 2002 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
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After moving away from braids for a while, Brandy started embracing them again over the last few years. She’s pictured here in what look like mambo twists meet crochet braids, and they look lovely on her.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 11: Singer / Actress Brandy attends the Primary Wave 11th Annual Pre-GRAMMY Party at The London West Hollywood on February 11, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
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The beauty started playing with lighter tones for her braids, opting for a blend of light brown shades for her passion twists. She rocked them during a performance last summer.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 29: Brandy performs during the 2019 WorldPride celebration at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on June 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
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More twists, but this time, with more color. Brandy wore this look to take part in Black Girls Rock! last year.
NEWARK, NJ – AUGUST 25: Singer-songwriter Brandy attends 2019 Black Girls Rock! at NJ Performing Arts Center on August 25, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 17: Brandy performs during Friday James Live 2019 at Western Springs Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Dave Simpson/WireImage)
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