Natural Hair Hits the Runways of NYC

Karen's Body Beautiful founder Karen Tappin at the Textures on the Runway show in NYC. Credit: Nicole Marie Melton

Fashion wasn't the only thing on the runways at Fashion Week.

Natural hair was also on display at Textures on the Runway -- an homage to our natural coils, kinks and curls -- during Fashion Week in NYC.

What a brilliant idea! Hosted by TextureMedia, Textures on the Runway highlighted cuts, styles, color, products for natural hair and fashions, with leading stylists from around the country. And it makes total sense: Fashion Week is all about creativity, edginess and fashion forward.

If you didn't know, natural hair is all THAT -- and a bag of chips!

"Being a part of ‘Texture on the Runway’ means we gain the opportunity to share our vision for creative, fashion-forward, multi-textured styles," said stylist Nick Arrojo in Essence Magazine. "It’s so important that the event is during New York Fashion Week because we live in a culture where hairdressers follow in the footsteps of fashion.”

HairNistas know: Natural hair is the ultimate fashion accessory. I'm just glad that someone else believes it, too.

"At Fashion Week, the focus is so much about the clothing, but we wanted to create an event around hair that was really powerful," Cassidy Blackwell, of TextureMedia, said in Essence. "Hair is a fashion statement and we wanted to make that message clear."

Amen to that!

Designers Show Off Wares At NYFW

Y'all know I have hometown love for designer Tracy Reese. We're both from Detroit, and umm., yeah, I love her work. Check out Reese and other designers shown during Fashion Week.


I'm a color lovin' fool. Love this bright yellow wool trench coat contrasted with teal shoes and the fur color. It's a winter/early spring combo bursting with color.

There is a big difference between being simple and plain. You nail simple, with a minimalist approach. Plain, well, you look homely. This look, HairNistas, is so simple that it's stunning. Sometimes, less is more. Bask in the simpleness in this updated, modern spin on a shift dress in ecru by Mimi Plange.

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There's something about a boss chick outfit. You bad and you know it! This outfit by Jason Wu goes there, with a military vest with feathers, leather and lace collar and shoulders. Wu is doing his thang with Target with a bit more subdued fashions. Love this daring men's wear meets women's wear look.

Fashion Week Looks We Love

Fashion Week 2012 is in full throes in NYC and here are some looks we love:

Cushnie et Ochs' sexy cut outs in this vivid blue dress are workin' it!

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NAHM debuts this classic, yet updated look:

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