Published in ZORA·Jul 3, 2019Member-onlyHow Bamboo Earrings Became IconicLong before Carrie Bradshaw adorned herself with them, they were the ultimate fly girl accessory — In the late 1980s and early ’90s, every Black and Brown girl and femme wanted a pair of bamboo earrings. They were the consummate earrings of city girls pioneering hip hop fashion. The earrings ain’t really made of bamboo, of course. Some folk paid top dollar for the real gold…Hip Hop6 min readHip Hop6 min read
