NEW YORK – “It’s like household in right here,” kicked off host Tracee Ellis Ross on Friday evening at Echelon Noir Productions’ inaugural Black Hair Present.
The occasion, titled “Black Hair Reimagined: The New Period of Magnificence,” celebrated the historical past and way forward for Black artwork by hair, showcasing ornate creations by 5 superstar hairstylists together with Yusef Williams, Vernon François, Malcolm Marquez, Cyndia Harvey and Jawara Wauchope, who cofounded Echelon Noir Productions alongside Jarrod Lacks.
Attendees included Paloma Elsesser, Justine Skye, Luar’s Raul Lopez and Solange Knowles, whose son, Daniel Julez J. Smith Jr., walked the present alongside fashions Anok Yai, Jordan Daniels and extra.
“I’m right here tonight as a result of I like hair and the entire artists which might be right here tonight to share their magic, and I like us,” continued Ellis Ross. “We have now been sitting between the knees and in chairs getting love poured into our hair for generations — from braids to press-and-curls to high-tops to wash-and-go’s; from blocks, to layers, to weaves, ‘buss downs’ — the entire thing.
“Black hair reveals are a particular a part of our tradition,” continued Ross, nodding to the Bronner Bros. hair reveals and Detroit’s Hair Wars, which have been showcasing Black hair artistry for many years. “We proudly be a part of the legacy of this custom with a lineup of elite hair designers and stylists who’re shaping the longer term whereas paying homage to the icons who blazed the paths and paved the highway.”
The 5 stylists highlighted within the present’s first iteration have designed hair appears for A-listers together with Rihanna, Doechii, Tyla, Lupita Nyong’o, FKA Twigs, Amandla Stenberg, Kendrick Lamar, Teyanna Taylor and extra.
“This can be a ardour venture for us,” mentioned Lacks. “We couldn’t be right here with out unimaginable expertise like Chuckie Amos, with out the individuals who paved the way in which and haven’t gotten the dues they deserve — and now we’re allowed to do it for them.”
