InSouth Asian culture, hair holds a lot of currency.
It’s the ultimate signifier of beauty.
Oh, and it’s very, very straight.
Peter Ash Lee
Except when it’s not at all.
To create a similar makeup look: Chromagraphic Pencil in Landscape Green and Lipglass in Spite by MAC.
I thought, Wow, my hair is like that too."
Theophilio bodysuit. Hannah Jewett necklace. Mateo ring. To create a similar makeup look: Chromagraphic Pencil in Landscape Green and Lipglass in Spite by MAC.
So over the last year, Fernando stopped straightening for good.
“Embracing my curlshas made me a much more confident and proud South Asian woman,” she says.
Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello catsuit.
Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello catsuit. Area earrings. To create a similar makeup look: Artist Color Shadow in Lime Green, Nile Green, and Bottle Green, Aqua Resist Color Pencil Eyeliner in Graphite, and Rouge Artist Lipstick in Vivid Naked by Make Up For Ever.
“When I first started modeling I would go to shoots with my hair blowdried.
I thought it would be easier for the hairstylist,” says Indo Guyanese model Shaanti Chaitram.
“I was thinking, I will just venture to take up as little space as possible.
Rick Owens gown. Sophie Buhai bracelet.
And all the other South Asian models that I saw had pin-straight hair.
It almost felt like I was hiding a part of myself.”
Because straight hair is not the only thing that looks great."
NATURAL WONDERSFrom left: Mônot bra and pants. Demarson earrings. Cup of Stars blouse and dress (worn as a skirt). Sophie Buhai earrings.
“My family’s from Punjab and we are Sikhs,” says Indian American model Amira Chandni Dhanoa.
“In the Sikh religion, your hair gives you strength.
That’s where your energy comes from.”
So Dhanoa had never cut her hair, up until a few months ago.
I would go to bed with curly hair and wake up with silky coconut oil straightened hair."
NATURAL WONDERSFrom left: Monot bra and pants.
Cup of Stars blouse and dress (worn as a skirt).
Top image:David Koma dress.
