Models, including Julez Smith, backstage ahead of Malcolm Marquez’s hair-show presentation Cyndia Harvey and Gabriella Karefa-Johnson discuss runway looks backstage. “We wanted to bring a ...

With the iconic Bronner Bros. Hair Show on pause, Echelon Noir Productions has filled the void. On May 2, elites in the Black beauty and fashion space assembled in New York City’s Financial ...

Black Hair Reimagined brought together the dopest hairstylists in the game with some of the most stylish minds in fashion, each pairing producing its own artistic world. The cofounders of Echelon ...

On Friday, May 2nd, Echelon Noir Productions founders— visionary hairstylist Jawara Wauchope and Brand Marketing Creative Jarrod Lacks— presented Black Hair Reimagined: The New Era of Beauty ...

The show kicked off this year’s Met Gala weekend with an unapologetic celebration of Black art, culture, and creativity through the medium of hair. “We as a culture define what style is and ...

Like a lot of little Black girls, I spent Saturdays lying on the kitchen counter while my mother or grandmother washed my hair in the sink. Motown blasted through the stereo of our Detroit home.

At age nine, Monique Rodriguez started relaxing her hair after her mother suggested she wear a straighter hairstyle. For so many Black girls at that age, hair relaxers play an important role in ...

For years, Black women have used synthetic braids to help style their hair. But a recent study by Consumer Reports found that these fake hair strands can contain dangerous chemicals that pose a ...

Just days before the 2025 Met Gala, Smith took on the catwalk in New York City for a special presentation, "Black Hair Reimagined: The New Era of Beauty." The Bronner Bros. hair show inspired the ...

Lara Walsh is a Chicago-based writer and editor who covers all things fashion, celebrity, pop culture, travel, and food. When she’s not avidly planning her next trip, she’s writing posts for ...

But, it's her hair look that ultimately grabbed my attention. Her glossy finger waves evoke images of Black flappers in the 1920s. Beaded headpieces, like the one Alicia Keys is wearing tonight ...