When and where does this gesture appear?

FLIRTING

NERVOUS

CONFIDENT

What is the history of this gesture? Did it evolve through

time?

What is the cultural meaning of this gesture? Did it evolve through time?

In which other contexts does this gesture appear?

How did the gesture travel from one body to another one (becoming contagious)?

How does the gesture have different meanings depending on the body that perform it (ages, body ability, gender, race, class) ?

Sources
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HairFlip
https://www.quora.com/If-the-hair-flick-is-a-major-body-language-tell-to-approach-a-woman-what-do-women-with-short-or-no-hair-do
https://www.spot.ph/entertainment/56856/top-10-most-unforgettable-hair-flip-moments-in-movies
https://youtu.be/7Ys1QuJHG-A
https://allthetropes.fandom.com/wiki/Hair_Flip
https://youtu.be/_rlzunv0cWE
https://youtu.be/u2oBbcU4XMw
https://youtu.be/PUrCBGv4xqs
https://thetrustambassador.com/2019/03/02/body-language-17-playing-with-the-hair/ -

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'The Hair Flip'
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- phase 2 -

Idea 1:

Use the hair on other places on the body and still preform the hairflip as a commentary on how it should not be an indentifing feature and women should be able to feel more positive about all their hair.

Idea 2:

Using the hair as a metaphor for how its often a identifying characteristic of women in modern tv
-> New gesture proposition

armpit & chesthair
leghair & eyebrow
everywhere

change of the initial meaning of
the hair flip

Visualizing the concept:

Things that would be cool to remake as a vibe in the video clip:

- the application video of legally blonde
- something with clueless
- just a chickflick in general vibes

Going viral