Welcome to [Episode 02] In today’s episode, we're going to touch on a topic that is quite nuanced in the fashion and beauty industry, --- hair. More specifically we will discuss the history of fashioning black hair and its role in high fashion.
Rikki Byrd is a writer, educator and scholar, with research interests in black studies, performance studies, fashion studies and art history. She runs the Instagram page, @blackfashionarchive, and research blog, The Fashion and Race Syllabus, both of which are dedicated to archiving fashion and style across the Black diaspora and exploring the intersection of fashion and race, expanding upon and decentralizing fashion history. Let's build community and stay connect URL to IRL!