When model and hair artist Kayra Theodore walked into her sixth-grade class with bows in her hair, she became the victim of bullying. "I was the only Black kid in the class and all the kids made fun of my hair," she told Fashionista. "They'd say, 'You look like a child,' and 'You look like a dinosaur.' That made me reject my Haitian culture, because [bows] are very prevalent in Haiti. Bows in Haiti represent neatness, order and rules." Kayra Theodore. (Photo: Alizayuh Vigil) So it was only fitting that, for her first hair show, the creative showcased her journey of accepting her hair and embracing her culture. Held at a spacious venue in Brooklyn, the show was fully backed by Meta's Instagram Drafts initiative, which provides financial and creative support to selected emerging creators. "With my expression of hair, it me...
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