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Saturday, September 12, 2020

Canada’s Drag Race Winner Priyanka On Her Favourite Looks, Wardrobe Malfunctions and More

Shortly after Priyanka won the first season of Canada’s Drag Race, we got on the phone with the Toronto queen to discuss her historic win.

“It feels so cool that in the gay history books to come, it’s going to say “… and Priyanka won Season 1 of Canada’s Drag Race,” she says. “It’s just amazing to have normalized that people of colour can win. I’m getting all these messages from people in India and Guyana and Trinidad and all over the world being like ‘this means a lot, thank you.’ I’m so proud.”

And to honour her game-changing win, we asked her to break down the fabulous outfits and looks that helped bring her to victory—and provided people with so much joy.

“The reason why I do drag is to make people feel good about themselves, to give them an outlet to escape and live their best life, and be proud of who they are. And it also makes me feel good about myself.”

Click through the gallery to see images from a recent shoot exclusive to FASHION, and read on for our interview with Priyanka, Canada’s first Drag Race Superstar.

Favourite look on the show:
The gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous Canadiana-extravaganza-meets-Bollywood-film lehenga gown. This look was the best look of my entire life because it represented two things—my culture and how proud I am to have grown up Hindu and Indo-Caribbean, but also I got to show people how proud I am to be Canadian too. The red and white was an homage to Canada, and also red is a very classic, traditional bridal colour in India. I had to buy two bridal lehengas and cut them in half and Frankenstein them to fit my body, because I’m 6″. I got them from Chandan Fashion on Gerrard Street. It’s so cool, I walk into Chandan and they’re like ‘Priyanka’s here, clear everybody out.’ I would have been scared to walk into a very traditional Indian place that sells saris and all those kinds of things but they’re my Number 1 fans.

Behind-the-scenes wardrobe malfunction:
My orange and blue look was amazing. That was hand-braided by my drag mother and it truly was one of those things that on paper didn’t really make a lot of sense but when it was on me, I was like ‘oh this is the look that’s going to win a challenge,’ and it did. But when I was getting into the look on the show, I got into it the wrong way and thought it didn’t fit. I was like ‘omg I’m going to lose this week, I’m going to be in the bottom, I don’t know what’s going to happen.’ But we called Queens Care, they’re like the production assistants, and with their help it finally came together.

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“Last week I gave you slow motion and this week I’m on fast forward. RUN BITCH!” 💙🧡  I’m so honoured to win the episode 3 maxi challenge in a look made by my incredible friend and drag mother @xtacylove!  hair by @crcwigs photo by @_qweenton  I’m almost sold out of all the pre orders for the pins and brand new t shirts. head to thequeenpriyanka.com to get yours 👕  pin illustration by @allabouteve6000  👑 @canadasdragrace airs every Thursday! 🇨🇦 @cravecanada 9pm/et 6pm/pt 🇺🇸 @worldofwonder #wowpresentsplus + other select territories and on Fridays.. 🇬🇧 July 03 on @bbcthree & coming to @logotv Mondays starting July 27th  #canadasdragrace #worldofwonder #crave #cravecanada #teampriyanka #rpdr #dragrace #prayforpriyanka 

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Most daring or complicated look:
For one of the design challenges, Lemon, BOA and I did metal looks. I had to duct tape an umbrella to my head and it made me so nauseous to the point where I had to ask to go earlier on the runway because I thought I was going to throw up. The pressure of a piece of metal duct taped to your head is not cute.

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wet. hungry. tired.  I honestly didn’t mean to serve these piece of scrap metal so hard. Drip, drip, bitch!  thank you @therealstaceymckenzie for the runway advice. I just wanted to make you proud cause you scare the shit out of me 👠  @canadasdragrace airs every Thursday at 9pm/et 6pm/pt! 🇨🇦 @cravecanada 🇺🇸 @worldofwonder #wowpresentsplus + other select territories and on Fridays.. 🇬🇧 July 03 on @bbcthree & coming to @logotv Mondays starting July 27th  #canadasdragrace #worldofwonder #crave #cravecanada #teampriyanka #rpdr #dragrace #prayforpriyanka  

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An outfit you thought would look amazing but just didn’t:
My denim look! Denim and denim. I wore boots and a jacket and a white denim bodysuit, it looked so cute but when I got to the runway they were like ‘meh, whatever.’ I was like ‘oh! okay!’ You can only compare yourself to the other girls, and so many of them had such amazing, incredible denim looks.

Most challenging experience:
Everyone’s expecting me to say this and they’re not wrong. I completely bombed the infamous Snatch Game. Oopsies! And the reason is not because of my character choice, not because of anything else, but I was just in my head. Right before, Brooke Lynn Hytes said ‘Welcome to Snatch Game.’ I looked over at Lemon and said ‘omg I’m in my head.’ I just gave up and I’m mad at myself for giving up but I made it up to myself with ‘I Drove All Night’ so it’s okay.

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In Praise of Good Enough

Tish and her daughter, Nina, on a good-enough hike

by Tish Hamilton

As we round the corner of the 6th month of this pandemic, here are a few things I, Tish, have not done: baked sourdough bread; strummed a tune on the dusty ukulele; read last week’s Sunday New York Times; hired an SAT prep tutor for my daughter, Nina; completed a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle in a house with a pool on vacation with my neighborhood “pod” with kids my kid’s age. (I don’t even have a “pod”!) Run a marathon. (Ouch. That last one hurts.)

Comparison is the thief of joy, Mittens. That was a caption in a New Yorker cartoon: a fat cat sitting over his fresh kill [dead mouse, sorry, Dimity!] scolding a slightly less fat cat looking glumly at his less-impressive fresh kill.

Thing is, comparison is such an easy trap for runners and mothers to fall into. Our “sport” (or hobby, habit, practice) is fueled by comparison: You start running, you get “better”—faster, stronger, leaner, happier. You enter a race, and you beat someone. Then there’s the trap of comparing yourself to your former self. I was so much younger yesterday than I am today. Dang!

Don’t even get me started on the parenting comparison: Someone always has a bigger house, an Ivy League-bound child, a dinnertime ritual of reflection that sparks thoughtful, enlightened conversation. [laughing while crying emoji goes here]

And all that was before the pressure-cooker of the pandemic!

Working from home; schooling from home; recognizing how privileged (and grateful!) we are to have our health and health care. And letting go of so many of the compulsive comparisons we measure ourselves by (even if they are thieves of joy).

“You do not have to be good,” wrote the poet Mary Oliver, not a runner but an avid ambler—good enough in my book! “You do not have to walk on your knees for 100 miles rough the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”

Tish deems these muffins good enough—we suspect they are delicious!

In that spirit, Nina and I are embracing “good enough.” We mow the lawn; we don’t weed-whack. Good enough! We stir leftover rice into a can of Amy’s Lentil Vegetable soup and call it dinner. Good enough! We notice spots on spoons that our ailing dishwasher hasn’t quite cleaned and toss them in the drawer anyway. Good enough! Wouldn’t it be so great if my perfectionistic-leaning daughter could hold onto “good enough” as her hybrid school year unfolds?

I will never own a Tesla; Nina isn’t going to Harvard; this pandemic won’t last forever.

I did bake blueberry muffins (with vanilla yogurt because no milk). I’ve kept up a “movement” streak (25 minutes running, biking, hiking or walking). I read an anti-racist book (Stamped, adapted for middle-graders by Jason Reynolds). We do the best we can. Good enough!

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7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (Sept 14-20)

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7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (Sept 14-20)

7-Day Healthy Meal Plan

I am SO excited that my new Skinnytaste- Meal Prep cookbook COMES OUT NEXT TUESDAY!!!! I seriously cannot wait for you all to have it in your hands and tell me what your favorite recipes are! And don’t forget,  I shared a FREE bonus which you can download today, it includes 3 exclusive recipes and some sneak peak recipes from my new . All you have to do is pre-order the book and submit your proof of purchase here to automatically download the bonus pack (if you already pre-ordered, no worries, you can still fill it out!) The deadline is September 30th!

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Friday, September 11, 2020

Canadian Label RVNG Makes Its NYFW Debut This Weekend

“I want to be able to communicate the feelings that these outfits were made to inspire.” Designer Jordan Stewart, who helms the brand RVNG, is talking about producing an online event instead of a runway show to launch her next collection. The virtual showcase will be streamed on Sunday, September 13th as part of the upcoming Spring 2021 fashion week calendar, and will remain on the New York Fashion Week website for those who aren’t able to log in for the 7pm EST time slot.

Stewart’s fanciful work has become a favourite amongst event-goers and those attending special occasions; and learning a new way of translating the RVNG fantasy–a task that once begged for the dramatic and transportive nature of a runway presentation–is one she’s meeting with enthusiasm. “Evolution is part of the program,” she says about the fashion industry, and why it’s well-suited to meet the challenges inherent in our new, socially-distanced world. “We have to adapt and pivot and reinvent what we’re doing.”

Having previously shown during Toronto Fashion Week, Stewart finally felt ready to apply to the NYFW calendar and began the process last year; in early 2020, there was anticipation that she would be bringing her collection of ready-to-wear and occasion pieces to Manhattan for a live show. Of course, those hopes were eventually dashed. “The goal has always been New York,” she says of setting her sites on the NYFW schedule, adding that when it’s safe to do so again that she looks forward to putting on IRL runway events again. “It’s [been] a process of earning my stripes–I had enough shows and collections under my belt that could possibly make me a contender for their stage. [Then] we all had the ground pulled from under our feet.”

She recalls initially feeling “inappropriate” posting brand-related content on her social feeds as we all tried to adapt to the uncertainty of the times. “You’re so worried about people’s health and the economy–there were so many serious things happening that it almost felt offensive to be focusing on the arts,” Stewart says. “But there came a point where we definitely knew we had to continue and that life must go on.” Also at play was the realization of a long-sought goal for the designer. “I worked my whole life for this,” she says of her NYFW debut. “I’m showing after Jason Wu on opening day. It’s a dream come true.” Adding to the spectre of reverie for the imminent RVNG event will be the presence of actress Laura Vandervoort, who will walk in the digital show.

Understanding her own role in adding to the beauty of our world–particularly on a personal level for each of her clients–Stewart set out to create pieces that spoke to the times. “I chose to be living in optimism,” she says of how she approached the new pieces we’ll get a glimpse of this weekend. “I call it the Dream collection because of everything we’ve been through; it’s almost surreal. We’re all off-balance and off-kilter. I’ve created an optimistic view of fashion and of this moment. [It’s about] coming out of this together.”

In tune with this theme of idealism, Stewart used a rainbow-hued palette (though there are no dark colours in the runway collection, customers can have pieces made in them if they wish), and employed texture and whimsical silhouettes to amplify a sense of confidence. “It’s art,” she says of the role of design in fraught times. “We want to be inspired.”

She’s been able to retain her own feeling of positive expectations through watching the parade of red carpet looks at the recent VMAs, as well as still maintaining a roster of clients who are looking forward to events to come. “People are planning for the future,” Stewart notes.

While she believes that fashion lovers will forge ahead–albeit in different and safe ways–Stewart acknowledges the fast pace of the industry isn’t necessarily aligned with what creatives need to stay focused and true to their work. “I like being out there and being in the scene, but the actual art of creating fashion in my world is very slow,” she says of operating within the industry versus actually tending to her finely-crafted wares and client-focused business. “It’s a juxtaposition. Everything about RVNG is intimacy; one dress and one client at a time. Those relationships are what matter to me the most.”

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Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup has a thick and rich broth with shredded carrots, celery, chopped spinach, gnocchi and chicken hidden throughout. This tastes even better than Olive Garden!

Bring restaurant quality soup to your home. I just love the Italian flavors in the slow cooker pasta e fagioli soup or creamy zuppa toscana too, so be sure to give them a try!

Chicken gnocchi soup in a black bowl.

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup

You guys are going to love the incredible creamy and rich broth. It is flavored with the perfect amount of seasonings and it even has one of my favorite herbs inside…. thyme. The added chicken and gnocchi (which I absolutely love) are so hearty.  When you add in the freshness of the shredded carrots, celery, and spinach this soup is full of flavor! Put this on your list of must try soups! You will not regret it.

This chicken gnocchi soup is full of flavor in every bite. The combination of the vegetables, creamy broth and gnocchi give this soup 5 stars. It is simple to make and so delicious! Make this a complete meal by serving this favorite olive garden soup with homemade breadtwists and a side salad asparagus salad with lemon vinaigrette or antipasto salad.

Pot full of chicken gnocchi soup with a ladle.

Ingredients to Make Gnocchi Soup:

This Olive Garden Copycat recipe has been on my list of soups to make for a few years now. I love all of Olive Garden’s Soups but their Chicken Gnocchi soup is awesome. The best part is that it is so easy to make! It comes together in less than 20 minutes.

  • Butter: Use the butter to make the roux.
  • Olive oil: Add to the pan with the butter onion and celery and garlic.
  • Onion: I keep frozen diced onion in my freezer so that I can easily add it to any dish.
  • Celery: Diced celery gives this soup a great crunch and fresh flavor.
  • Garlic cloves:Minced garlic adds a deep Italian flavor.
  • All-purpose flour: The flour makes a roux which gives the soup its consistency.
  • Half-and-half: The creaminess of this soup.
  • Chicken broth: Add as much as you like depending on how thin you like your soup. For a thinner soup use more broth.
  • Fresh thyme: Earthy and a little bit sweet, with a slightly minty
  • Shredded carrots: I love the sweet flavor the carrots add!
  • Spinach leaves: Chopped so that you don’t have big pieces in your spoonful.
  • Chicken breast: Diced and cooked chicken. Cut into pieces before cooking so it will cook quicker.  Cook it in a little bit of olive oil until it’s just done. Add a little salt and pepper to it if you like.
  • Potato gnocchi: Hint- find this on the pasta isle.
  • Salt and pepper: To taste!

How to Make Gnocchi:

Gnocchi is made from potatoes, flour, and eggs. It seems like an odd combination I would have never thought of, but I am so happy someone did!  Although it does take time to make from scratch, making gnocchi can be so fun!

When I am in the mood and I have the time, I enjoy making it myself.  However, it tastes great store bought too! If you are hoping to try it from scratch here is the breakdown:

  1. Boil Potatoes: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Peel potatoes and add to pot. Once cooked, scoop out inside.
  2. Combine: 1 cup mashed potato, flour and egg in a large bowl. Knead until dough forms a ball.
  3. Cook Gnocchi: Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Drop in gnocchi and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until gnocchi have risen to the top; drain and serve.

Olive Garden Favorite Soup:

  1. Make a Roux: In a large pot add butter and olive oil. Over medium high heat sauté onion, celery and garlic until tender. Next, add the flour to create a roux and cook for another minute.
  2. Add In Liquids: Slowly add the half and half and chicken broth and stir until it starts to thicken.
  3. Spices and Ingredients: The thyme, carrots, spinach, chicken and gnocchi.
  4. Simmer: Allow to simmer for about 5 minutes or until gnocchi is cooked and soup is thickened. (If you want a thinner soup add another can of chicken broth.) Salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

The process of chicken gnocchi soup.

Tips for the Best Chicken Gnocchi Soup:

  • Gnocchi: It is best to use mini gnocchi if you can find them (or make them mini), they’re the perfect size for soup.
  • Sauce: Don’t let the sauce get too hot or it can separate. Continually stir the sauce to prevent any separation.
  • Spinach: For best results use fresh spinach. The frozen spinach will become mushy in the soup over a long period of time.
  • Vegetables: Dice vegetables small and the same size to have them cook through evenly  in time.

The ingredients in chicken gnocchi soup.

Variations:

  • Substitutes for Gnocchi: A great substitution is pasta. The small shells or orzo are perfect for adding to this soup as well as rice.
  • Protein: Substitute Italian sausage instead of chicken in the soup. Before adding it to the soup, brown the sausage at the beginning, then add it in.
  • Vegetables: Sneak in extra vegetables like peas, zucchini or asparagus.
  • Thicker Soup: Add extra cream to make it even richer.
  • Chicken: To save time use pre-shredded, cooked chicken from the grocery store.

Slow Cooker Adaptations:

I would still definitely use cooked, diced chicken. Also, go ahead and sauté the veggies and garlic. Then put the chicken and veggies all together in the bottom of your slow cooker. Add the liquids and all the other ingredients except the gnocchi, half and half, and spinach. Cook on low for three to four hours, adding the gnocchi in for the last hour of cooking. Before serving, add the half and half and spinach and stir to combine. The spinach should wilt quickly. Serve.

How to Store Chicken Gnocchi Soup:

It is a bummer that this soup does not freeze well but it does reheat well. Place back on the stovetop and reheat on a low setting and slowly stirring it. This will help the soup from separating.

  • Freezing: Unfortunately you cannot store this soup because of the dairy and gnocchi, it won’t freeze well. The gnocchi will become soggy and the dairy mixture will separate.
  • Storing: If you are planning on lots of leftovers you can cook the gnocchi separately and add to individual servings.
Chicken gnocchi soup with a ladle.

Warm, Comforting Soups to Try:

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Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Olive Garden Copycat)

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup has a thick and rich broth with shredded carrots, celery, chopped spinach and gnocchi hidden throughout. This tastes even better than the Olive Garden!
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Italian, Italian American
Keyword creamy chicken gnocchi soup, gnocchi soup
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8 Bowls of Soup
Calories 156kcal
Author Alyssa Rivers

Equipment

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  •  Calphasdon Cookware Set
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  • Chopper Utopia Kitchen Cookied

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup onion diced
  • 1/2 cup celery diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 14 ounce can chicken broth for a thinner soup use 2 cans
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 cup fresh spinach leaves chopped
  • 1 cup diced cooked chicken breast I used rotisserie
  • 1 16 ounce package potato gnocchi on the pasta isle
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In a large pot add butter and olive oil. Over medium high heat sauté onion, celery and garlic until tender. Add the flour to create a roux and cook for another minute.
  • Slowly add the half and half and chicken broth and stir until it starts to thicken. Add the thyme, carrots, spinach, chicken and gnocchi. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until gnocchi is cooked and soup is thickened. (If you want a thinner soup add another can of chicken broth.) Salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

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Notes

Updated on September 10, 2020
Originally Posted on September 7, 2016

Nutrition

Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 387IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 1mg

 

 

 

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The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 9/5 – 9/11

Welcome to Ben Greenfield's Weekly Roundup and Cool New Discoveries! Ben Greenfield's discoveries, from the latest news on the fronts

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Lady In Green

A co-founder of the citizen-led organisation IAmGurgaon, she left a career in banking to focus on transforming the privately developed North Indian city from an inefficiently run eyesore into a residential oasis. Latika Thukral tells us about the various environmental efforts she has been spearheading for over a decade.

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#433: Aiming to Be the First African American Pro Triathlete

Sarah and Amanda converse with Sika Henry who, at age 36, has her sights set on becoming the first professional Black female triathlete in the U.S. Sika shares:

  • the story of her first marathon, including calling her bestie to pick her up at Mile 17 (!);
  • details about a serious bike accident she had in a May 2019 triathlon–and her subsequent comeback;
  • reasons triathlon is dominated by Caucasian men—and what she’s doing to bring Black youth into the sport;
  • her recovery and self-care tools, including an innovative “human sound” therapy system; and,
  • her next competitive challenge in the absence of organized races.

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Texture Talk: This Montreal Hairstylist Runs Workshops for Young Black Girls Struggling With Their Curls

Meet Nancy Falaise, a go-to natural hair specialist based in Montreal. Before the pandemic, Nancy would close her self-titled salon one Sunday every month and lead workshops for young local Black girls struggling to embrace their respective hair textures, a passion-filled side project she started three years ago. During each gathering, the expert teaches her young attendees the curly hair basics: washing, conditioning, detangling and styling.

One day, one of Nancy’s clients caught wind of her workshops, and convinced the veteran stylist to make a documentary, which CBC Docs ended up financing. Titled Nancy’s Workshop, the documentary launched online last fall and ended up making it to Hot Docs Film Festival’s list of top 5 short films this year. Here, Nancy shares more about her passion project.

On starting her workshops:

“They started on a fluke. I kept getting these young girls in that were having a hard time. They would come in just hating their hair and their moms didn’t know what to do with it either. I would end up sitting them in my chair, taking my time with them, and explaining what to do. Finally I said to myself, ‘You know what? I should do workshops. I should get a bunch of girls and teach them.’ I did one just for the fun of it and it was such a success. Then I did two then three and, now, every time I do one, it sells out within five minutes. I don’t take too many girls, just five or six girls at a time because I want to give them my time. Yes, I make money doing this, but it’s not just about money. I would rather have less girls and teach them all properly. I’m hoping to do one workshop every week of November to catch up with the Covid closures.”

On the workshops themselves:

“During the workshops, I make sure that the girls help each other out. They think that they’re ‘just helping’ but, really, they’re learning about somebody else’s texture.”

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On extending her workshops to grown women:

“I also do workshops for women, and those are always full because a lot of Black women don’t know what to do with their hair when they go back to natural. They’ve been so used to relaxing their hair.”

On the common hair narratives she sees and hears walk through her doors: 

“A lot of the young girls that come and see me are biracial; their moms are usually white and have long, flowing, straight hair. And a lot of times these moms don’t know what to do. She’s the best mom in the world and she has the best intentions, but she doesn’t know her [daughter’s] texture. Then you also have Black moms that have straightened their own hair their whole life, so they also don’t really know what to do besides braiding their daughters’ hair. And when they reach high school, [these girls] often don’t want that look anymore. Plus, they don’t want mom washing their hair either. They want to do it themselves.”

On the transformations (in and out) that she sees in the young girls:

“Most of the time when they walk in, they’re very shy and don’t talk. They’re not happy to be at the salon because they think it’s going to hurt and they already don’t like their hair. They think that it’s ugly and that no matter what I’m going to do, that their hair is going to come out frizzy. A lot of teen girls that come in with curly hair all have the same hairstyle: one big mess that they just keep putting up and putting up and adding water and adding water. Eventually their hair starts to knot and lock into one big poof on top of their head, which can take me hours just to detangle.

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By the time they leave, they have a smile on their face and are unanimously like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe my hair could do that!’ It’s like they fall in love with her hair and ultimately they fall in love with themselves because it. They’ve broken out of their shells. And the biggest differences I see are when they come back: Their hair is not super knotted and not full of stuff. They come back regularly to get haircuts. I always praise them and the moms will say, ‘Yeah, she’s been taking care of it by herself!’

Now when those girls walk in, they don’t walk in all shy. They walk in confident and are happy to talk to me about what they can do on their own with their hair. They’re wearing their hair out and freely. They’re twisting it. They’re doing curl definition. They’re braiding one side. They’re having fun with their hair.”

Photo courtesy of Nancy Falaise

On making the documentary:

“When I told one of my clients what I was doing, she said, ‘Oh my God! We should make a documentary about this.’ When she said that to me, I was like, ‘Yeah, right. Who’s going to finance a bunch of Black girls doing their hair?’ That was my thought. But I told her that if she could make it happen, then okay. CBC ended up giving the money for it!”

Watch the full Nancy’s Workshop documentary here, and if you missed last week’s Texture Talk column, click here.

 

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