What are Kim Kardashian’s Bo Derek braids, when did she get cornrows and who else has had them?
The star shared images of herself with blonde cornrows, likening her hairstyle to that of Bo Derek
KIM Kardashian often divides opinion, especially when it comes to near-naked selfies and her daring fashion sense.
One of her latest controversial looks is images she posted with blonde cornrows, likening her hairstyle to that of Bo Derek, but who else has worn the style?
What are Kim Kardashian’s Bo Derek braids? When did she get cornrows?
Kim debuted a new blonde cornrow hairstyle on January 29 and it didn’t go down very well with fans.
The mum-of-three, 37, posed with her hair braided, wearing just a small white thong underneath a large fur coat and baring her breast in one racy snap.
In the caption of one of the images she likened her hairstyle to that of Bo Derek, the actress who wore a similar braided hairstyle in the 1979 movie '10'.
Bo became famous from the movie at the age of 22 with her most iconic scene involving her running along the beach in dreadlocks and a nude cossie.
What is the controversy surrounding Kim Kardashian’s cornrows?
Kim has been slammed by followers who have accused her of cultural appropriation, and even Lindsay Lohan got in on the debate.
One social media user wrote: “First of all, f*** you @KimKardashian for wearing cornrows and calling them "Boderrick braids". second of call f*** you again for crediting the creation of "boderrick braids" to a white woman who was culturally appropriating cornrows to begin with.”
Mean Girls actress Lindsay commented saying she was "confused" by Kim's new look.
But Kim - who has also posted a series of near-nude images that show off her new hairstyle - snapped back and said: "You know what's confusing..... Your sudden foreign accent (sic)."
Who else has worn cornrows?
Kim’s younger sister Kylie is also a fan of the hairstyle.
The KUWTK star unveiled bright red cornrows while wearing a slinky red swimsuit on her Snapchat account for her 19th birthday – which was in stark contrast to her usual long dark locks.
And Brit actress Alice Eve came under fire when she debuted the look.
The star, who plays Carol Marcus in Star Trek Into Darkness, was also called out for 'cultural appropriation' after having her hair braided while on holiday in Jamaica.