Curls are so IN

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion WeekLook y'all. I would be hard pressed to ever tell you that curly is not the way to go. Curly is Yaya all the way. When I was little, I used to cry because my hair was such a problem. I wasn't savvy yet to the benefits of hair oil and sprays and such. I went completely natural with my hair and the frizz was tease factor number one. It was cute until the end of kindergarten and then it was back to reality. My grandfather (yes you read right) was the genius behind giving me pigtail braids that would last through any of my toss and turning dreams and still look neat for school. Whenever my mom or grandma offered to make my braids I would refuse. They were too soft with their hand and my braids would fall apart. How I longed to have sleek straight hair and maybe even bangs (another toddler horror story for another day). But my mom didn't let up. She said if I didn't like my hair the way it was, that she could easily shave it all off. Now look. No one could strike fear in my heart like my mama. She knew just the words. Soon as I transitioned into high school, my knowledge bank began to expand with hairsprays and leave in conditioners. Though I can't say I haven't suffered any epic hair fails after my learning sprees, I can say that I couldn't love my curls any more than I have since those learning days.

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That's the story of my hair. The story of fashion week? Let's start with the invites. Once the season starts, to get an invite in the mail is of the highest level of excitement. It's like Secret Santa at Christmas mixed with a surprise birthday party. You want it to happen. You want someone to think you're special, but you just sit and wait. Then it comes. You ooh and ahh even if it's terrible, because the experience can never be terrible. Right? Imagine my surprise party when I opened my invite for the Ports 1961 show. A small calendar just for fashion week, with a packet of seeds was in the mail. The date of the show was written in on the specified day in the calendar. As famous as they are for fancy invites, they didn't fail this season.

You wouldn't be surprised then, that no hail, sleet, or snow could stop me from attending the show. I was late, yes. I wrongly thought that I would be able to get from point A to point B and wherever else I wanted on the alphabet path during the first days of fashion week, to find that my little legs and public transportation didn't agree. So I got to stand on my tippy toes to watch the show, with nary a backstage detail on the beauty or hair. The silver lining on my depressing cloud? Not a single thing could dampen my day once I saw the models. The models were rocking big CURLY hair. I took pictures and phoned home that the show's hairstyle was what Yaya looks like in the mornings. Hello 80s? How nice of you to bring the hair back.

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week


I met with the head stylist for hair for the show later on in my fashion week adventures (oh wait, did you doubt me?), and he said the Ports 1961 was a fun recreation of a big 70's perm. He said 70's but I couldn't get the 80's out of my mind. Any 70's hair experts out there? I'll research this and get back to ya.

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week


The music at the show was a definite plus to me. Sometimes the runways turn into an excuse to run similar sounding techno back to back and ruins the experience. The collection had a vibe of Amelia Earhart going through the desert during the day and attending an Arabian Nights party. The makeup was soft, the hair was big, and the colors of the garments were in tune with all things fall and winter, with sultry sapphire and gold tones amongst others. According to the designer, the theme was the nature vs. technology, and you can definitely see it reflect in the fit and drape of the clothes. Check out all the looks from the show at my go to site for fashion week (outside of MyOwnJudge.net!) at Style.com.
MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

MOJ Covers Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

Line up of models for the show

Do you feel big hair is back in? Reawaken the curl fiend in you!

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