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Caitlyn Jenner
So the first thing I noticed about Caitlyn Jenner's photo shoot was her long gorgeous hair. I wondered if it's her natural hair or if she bought it (and if she did where did she buy it?!) I also noticed with interest that she chose long flowing hair because in our culture, like it or not (and I don't like it!) long hair is associated with femininity.
I could identify with her in some ways. I am having some very nice professional photos made this weekend of me with no wigs, nothing on my head and I'm going to share them on FB, on Instagram, just as openly as I share on this site. And I'm hoping I will be accepted. I'm thinking she might have felt some of that too.
I also know what its like when your outside appearance doesn't match the way you feel on the inside. I've always been a "girly girl" and now I'm bald. I wear wigs when I go out because I feel prettier in them. So I kinda get where she's coming from. And I'm certainly not going to judge or tear this woman down. We all want to be loved and accepted for who we are.
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Comment by Bridgid Weber on June 11, 2015 at 7:10pm
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So on Saturday June 7th I shared two of the photos from my photo shoot with my 1000plus FB friends. This included in laws, coworkers, acquaintances, close friends-many of them had no idea that I've been wearing hair for years. Although losing my hair has been a 20 year process for me it has only recently come to a head, no pun intended. For many years I covered my very thin show through spots with Dermatch, then Toppik and then a thick layer of Fullmore spray. When my hair loss became too diffuse I started wearing a topper piece. In April of this year I admitted to myself that now the hair on the back and the sides of my head had become so thin and the entire top of my head was completely bald. I switched to a full wig and shaved off the tiny bit of hair I had left. But the other big thing I did was that I decided to go public about my alopecia. Here is my FB post. I've had nothing but positive support and have been approached by others who have alopecia in varying degrees. I want some good to come out of this. I have had some dark days, but this weekend was a triumph for me :
This is ALOPECIA. This is what I look like when I'm not wearing some hair on my head. I'm not ill. I'm not bald by choice. Over the past 20 years I've gone from thin hair to diffuse thinning hair to absolutely no hair on the top of my head. My friend Caroline Paul Hall of Green Faerie Productions took these great pics which I post today in the interest of alopecia awareness and in hopes that we as a society can continue to move towards a greater acceptance and maybe even a celebration of our differences. I also post them as an encouragement to any woman with hair loss. You don't have to hide or be ashamed or embarrassed. And wear whatever you want --a big Dolly Parton wig, a turban, a ball cap or nothing at all on your head-it’s all good. We are not our hair.
“I will praise Thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made” -Psalm 139:14
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BTW, I'm 50 years old and these are not photoshopped! :)
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Comment by Cinder B. Rand on June 11, 2015 at 8:36pm
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Love the pictures you look fabulous. Thank you for sharing
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Comment by Dominique Cleopatra on June 12, 2015 at 12:20am
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Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.
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Comment by Ulli on June 12, 2015 at 10:56am
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I love your pics Bridgid!!! Who needs photoshop with a smile like that? ;-)
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You guys are sweet! Thx
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Got some more pics back today from my photo shoot last week!
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