On Christmas afternoon, Adina Mittel, a pretty, perky, 20-year-old Orthodox Jewish college student, bounded into Sherels Hats on Avenue J in Midwood, untied her ponytail, and let her long, wild mane fall around her shoulders and down her back.
“I’m getting married,” she explained as she dug into plastic bins full of 100 wigs organized by color, from mousy brown to deep chocolate hues. In March, after her wedding, Adina’s thick curls will be tucked under a wig she will use to cover her hair in public, as Orthodox law dictates that only a husband can see his wife’s real hair. The best ones, favored by the most stylish women in the community, are made of human hair imported from Russia.
And they’re designed by Flora Shepelsky, 45, who has been in the wig business since she was an 18-year-old beauty school student. The cost of her all-natural creations ranges from $1,000 to more than $6,000, depending on color, consistency, and length. These prices are steep, of course, but have become even harder to afford for families in the area, many who live in Jewish enclaves near the Brooklyn waterfront that was devastated by October’s Superstorm.
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