Natural Anthem: ELLE Canada Spotlights Black Hairstyles

Joanna Elizabeth

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Published August 29, 2016

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Updated June 29, 2024

Elle Canada's September issue features black hairstyles
Elle Canada’s September issue features black hairstyles

The September 2016 issue of ELLE Canada serves some major hairstyle inspiration with a spread called, ‘Natural Anthem’. Putting a spotlight on Black and natural hairdos, the magazine features everything from crochet braids to Bantu knots and pinned finger waves.

Photographed by Sathy + Pratha and styled by Juliana Schiavinatto, models Milly, Allisa, Idil, Naro, Kiera, and Cassandra get their close-ups in the dynamic shots. The story was made with art direction by Brittany Eccles, hair by Justin German, and makeup by Sabrina Rinaldi.

ELLE’s beauty director Vanessa Craft says about the importance of the editorial, “I have wanted to do a shoot like this for a long, long time – a visual love letter to the girls I grew up with and the women we all have all become. Hair is such a hugely important part of our world and I wanted to celebrate it authentically.”

Editorial: Inspiring Black Hairstyles in ELLE Canada

Model wears short natural hairstyle with trimmed sides
Model wears short natural hairstyle with trimmed sides
Model wears braided hairstyle with gelled baby hairs
Model wears braided hairstyle with gelled baby hairs
Model wears wrapped finger waves
Model wears wrapped finger waves
Model poses with bantu knots
Model poses with Bantu knots
Model wears kiss curls with  brushed ponytail
Model wears kiss curls with brushed ponytail

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