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Dear Editor,
I must be living under a rock because I’ve recently noticed a curious trend sweeping the streets of Antigua and Barbuda—young men strutting around town in bonnets!
Yes, bonnets, those delightful headpieces traditionally reserved for women trying to keep their hairdo intact at home while they binge-watch their favorite shows in pajamas.
Now, don’t get me wrong; I’ve always admired a good hair accessory.
But when I see a young lad in a bonnet, I can’t help but think he’s either super committed to keeping his curls crispy or he’s just auditioning for the role of “Most Confused Fashionista of 2025.”
I mean, did I miss a memo? Is there a trendy new hair-care regime that I should know about? Some revolutionary hair product that’s making its way to the male grooming aisle?
Are bonnets now the official headgear for navigating life’s daily tasks like grocery shopping or waiting in line for a bank?
Whatever the case may be, I’m genuinely curious! Is there a secret Bonnet Society I’m unaware of? A new fashion manifesto where men everywhere are encouraged to flaunt their inner inch of flair?
So, educate me, please! I’m not throwing shade; I’m just attempting to understand what on earth is happening. This could be the next big thing, and I don’t want to be the one caught without a bonnet or two when the trend really takes off!
Fashionably confused
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It’s a trend that is just touching the island because boys here rock bonnets. It’s a trend that was followed when the growing out of their hair started. My three sons love and embrace their natural fro!! Their proud to rock their fro and don’t want to cut it ( they have phases these kids lol) so to keep their hair protected the bonnet was born to them
Honestly, I don’t see the big deal.
I’ve started buying bonnets for my son, and it’s helped a lot with keeping his curls neat. What’s wrong with that?
People need to stop gendering everything. It’s a piece of cloth, not a lifestyle choice.
As a dad with locs, I’ve been wearing bonnets for years at night.
Sounds like another antiman trend to me!
Hmmmmmmmm
Why are we so quick to make harmless things controversial?
I actually saw a group of boys at the bus stop rocking bonnets last week.
My nephew wears his bonnet proudly.
This isn’t a “feminine” or “masculine” thing
From Cups to Bonnets, Antiguans have a major problem with everything a person do in their everyday life. How a man wearing a bonnet becomes your problem? everyone has their ways of doing different things so i don’t see your problem here.
It’s actually about hair protection. A lot of guys with natural hair or locs are wearing bonnets to keep moisture in and breakage out. Not just fashion, function.
I like this article, it is funny. But I do understand the practicality of such head gear. I also understand how it was usually worn.
Just the other day I asked someone, how does a perfume know it is on a woman or man? My point is, it smells good, I am using that perfume/cologne. I do not care if it says for man or woman.
Same thing with the head gear, if it is serving your purpose, then use it.
My ski-mask help me in the hot Antigua sun, protects my highly sensitive skin, help me deal with that socially awkward feeling I may or not have, help me hide from folks who do not want to know I exist.
Sometimes you have to use what you have to use as long as you are not hurting anyone, yourself, etcetera.
They have time to sit down for 4 hours and plait hair and the girls are beating them in school. They are wearing pink school bags, and tight pants. What next…panties? O no…we would probably have seen that the way they wear their pants these days. I don’t know what’s wrong being masculine these days.
Nothing to eat? They will eat the bonnets. I wondered why these young boys without locks were wearing these. Sommadem looks handsome in it. wahhhhhhhhh
ANTIGUANS ARE IDIOTS, YALL AINT GONNA HAVE NOTHING TO EAT IN A FEW WEEKS AND THIS IS WHAT YALL WORRY ABOUT????
The so call LGBT thing has normalized unisex clothing and style for men, before time a lady pants at the knees now man wearing pants cut at the knees and pants down, but who knows the hoodie shirt now this bonnet seems to fall into the category of been more obscure or hiding there identity because of criminal intentions.
Antigua people always want to be trendy..
Always want to Keep up with the Kardashians😁
Too much sweetness a go on here, talking bout protecting natural fro. Then here comes one with wearing what ever scent smells best on him, no matter if it specifically says female, it’s as if we are grooming our boys to be a bunch a Batty Boys.
Soon from now parents gonna have trouble identifying who is their little boy for girl sitting around the dinner table.
Soon the will use somekind of tampons too..just to protect they SUSPECT SAUSAGE for whatsoever reason.
Woke at the best