The Power Behind Our Beauty; Tippi Shorter, Itaysha Jordan & Patricia Akello
05/15/20 • 79 min
Tippi Shorter, Itaysha Jordan & Patricia Akello on...
(00:08:52) - Exploring the meaning behind my guests’ names and their origination
(00:18:19) - Black beauty industry statistics extracted from this ESSENCE online article
(00:20:25) - Why interest in Black Beauty continues to rise within the Beauty industry. Itaysha touches on the rise of the indie beauty brands giving larger corporates a run for their money.
00:29:00 - Patricia shares how she felt when her agency made the decision to shorten her name on signing. So as not to confuse clients with another model on their books who was also a black model called Patricia: “Even if we have the same name and we come from the same place, we are different people”.
(00:30:56) - Patricia acknowledges the growth of black models booked for runway jobs & speaks on the lack of dark-skinned black models as inspiration for her, when she was growing up.
(00:34:35) - Confidence issues: Tippi on having a curvy figure.
(00:38:00) - Confidence issues: Patricia on being the tallest and darkest girl in school, being called “black charcoal” and almost bleaching her skin to fit society’s ideal of beauty.
(00:41:32) - My guests define what beauty should mean and what beauty means to them.
(00:44:27) - Itaysha and Tippi explore why there is so much power behind our beauty. A must-listen. Key buzzwords: authenticity, innate, royalty, dynamic, versatility, layers and diversity.
(00:50:39) - Itaysha and Tippi address the importance (or not) for photographers to capture subjects of colour and whether only black hair stylists can style black women’s hair.
(00:57:00) - Tippi’s experience backstage at Fashion Weeks styling the hair of model’s of colour.
(01:00:00) - Patricia’s negative experiences as a model backstage at Fashion Week and having to style her own hair for shows due to the lack of texture styling expertise backstage.
(01:02:00) - Guests spill the tea on their favourite beauty essentials.
(01:11:00) - Eavesdrop into this part to hear when our guests feel the most full of beauty.
(01:14:24) - Where to follow my guests. Tippi: tippishorter.com and @tippishorter; Itaysha: itayshajordan.com and @itayshaphoto Patricia: @akellopatricia
(01:15:53) - The lightening round. Everyone’s favourite bit. A series of quick questions on popular culture.
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Tippi Shorter, Itaysha Jordan & Patricia Akello on...
(00:08:52) - Exploring the meaning behind my guests’ names and their origination
(00:18:19) - Black beauty industry statistics extracted from this ESSENCE online article
(00:20:25) - Why interest in Black Beauty continues to rise within the Beauty industry. Itaysha touches on the rise of the indie beauty brands giving larger corporates a run for their money.
00:29:00 - Patricia shares how she felt when her agency made the decision to shorten her name on signing. So as not to confuse clients with another model on their books who was also a black model called Patricia: “Even if we have the same name and we come from the same place, we are different people”.
(00:30:56) - Patricia acknowledges the growth of black models booked for runway jobs & speaks on the lack of dark-skinned black models as inspiration for her, when she was growing up.
(00:34:35) - Confidence issues: Tippi on having a curvy figure.
(00:38:00) - Confidence issues: Patricia on being the tallest and darkest girl in school, being called “black charcoal” and almost bleaching her skin to fit society’s ideal of beauty.
(00:41:32) - My guests define what beauty should mean and what beauty means to them.
(00:44:27) - Itaysha and Tippi explore why there is so much power behind our beauty. A must-listen. Key buzzwords: authenticity, innate, royalty, dynamic, versatility, layers and diversity.
(00:50:39) - Itaysha and Tippi address the importance (or not) for photographers to capture subjects of colour and whether only black hair stylists can style black women’s hair.
(00:57:00) - Tippi’s experience backstage at Fashion Weeks styling the hair of model’s of colour.
(01:00:00) - Patricia’s negative experiences as a model backstage at Fashion Week and having to style her own hair for shows due to the lack of texture styling expertise backstage.
(01:02:00) - Guests spill the tea on their favourite beauty essentials.
(01:11:00) - Eavesdrop into this part to hear when our guests feel the most full of beauty.
(01:14:24) - Where to follow my guests. Tippi: tippishorter.com and @tippishorter; Itaysha: itayshajordan.com and @itayshaphoto Patricia: @akellopatricia
(01:15:53) - The lightening round. Everyone’s favourite bit. A series of quick questions on popular culture.
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Previous Episode
COVID-19 in the Black Community
Diallo Brooks, Dr Okem Okpara & Nicole Clark on...
(00:07:12) - Exploring the meaning behind both Diallo and Okemefuna’s African names and their experiences of having non-western names growing up.
(00:14:42) - Coronavirus vs COVID-19: the distinction.
(00:20:12) - CDC stat cited by Dr Okpara: Approx. 80% of those who contract the virus will have a mild/moderate response.
(00:22:30) - Dr Okpara walks us through the common and uncommon symptoms of infected COVID-19 patients.
(00:28:57) - Nic shares her experience of how she contracted the virus and how the symptoms showed us for her.
(00:38:58) - How the virus spreads.
(00:44:00) - Being quarantined with an infected person. Dr Okpara shares his self-quarantine process and how he has been protecting himself and his family from potentially being exposed to the virus.
(00:47:45) - Masks. Which ones and why.
(00:52:56) - Diallo Brooks hits on why the black community is vulnerable and therefore heavily impacted by COVID-19: “Choosing between a paycheck and protecting our health”.
(00:59:05) - Death toll of American Americans are disproportionally higher than any other race/ethnicity. The latest data from APM Research Lab.
01:00:00 - Diallo Brooks highlights the racial disparities that continue to exist in this country’s (the USA) structures, leaving a majority of African Americans vulnerable to these pandemics. What about hazard pay for those working on the frontlines?
(01:07:00) - Africa & COVID-19. The role of hydroxychloroquine; a malaria treatment. Dr Okpara shares why African Americans are more susceptible to this disease.
(01: 17:18) - Nicole raises the shame that comes along with being a COVID-19 patient.
(01:19:47) - My guests share their biggest adjustment since COVID-19 and the first thing they will do when this is eventually over.
(01:36:30) - The lightening round. Everyone’s favourite bit. A series of quick questions on popular culture.
For more information on today’s guests:
Follow Diallo Brooks on:
Twitter: @DKBrooks45
Instagram: @DialloBrooks
www.PFAW.org
Follow Dr Okem Okpara on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/okemefuna.okpara
More about Austin Emergency Center
Follow Nicole Clark on:
Instagram: @nicworldwide
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The Other 'F' Words with Brandice Daniel, CEO of Harlem's Fashion Row
Brandice Daniel on....
(00:03:16) - Who she is and her company, Harlem’s Fashion Row.
(00:04:43) - Her name story: how the name ‘Brandice’ was born.
(00:06:28) - Exploring the first ‘F’ word: the Force that birthed HFR and what got her passionate about elevating designers of colour.
(00:10:10) - The resources Brandice did not readily have at her disposal to get HFR off the ground and how she acquired them. The harsh realities of being in the Big Apple with no money and no connections.
(00:11:15) - Accepting help from your friends and how she acquired most of her resources by taking people up on their offers.
(00:13:20) - Passion and going after your idea full throttle, no matter what. How passion will attract those resources you are looking for.
(00:15:30) - Summarizing her top tips for budding entrepreneurs who want to start their own business. Be brave. Get comfortable with the discomfort. Leverage your tribe. Go towards your goals and be courageous/say the thing you need.
(00:16:23) - Fashion. Rediscovering her personal style and shopping designers of colour.
(00:16:26) - Her why she has set closet goals. “My goal is to have 80% of my closet be designers of colour.” Wow.
(00:21:46) - What fashion should really mean.
(00:23:27) - The shifts she has experienced first-hand within the fashion industry. She touches on race and racism in fashion.
(00:27:07) - What she is still yearning to see change in the industry. There are no multi-billion dollar fashion brands owned by black designers today, yet we spend $22 billion and more on apparel.
(00:28:19) - Her first upcoming fundraiser. The HFR Icon 360 non-profit and virtual fashion event which sees the worlds of fashion, sports and philantrophy coming together 30th May, 2020. All proceeds to go to designers of colour.
(00:29:42) - How designers of colour can attract visibility to their work and step out from behind. The dos and don’ts.
(00:32:25) - Debunking on myth (mynth, as i said! Shaking my own head here...) on the fashion industry.
(00:34:06) - Fears and confidence killers. She is human and still has them today. Brandice talks about the importance of cliff jumping.
(00:37:55) - What she wishes she knew before starting her career. The importance of sales and marketing.
(00:40:19) - An example of a Failure she has experienced and how she learned from it. “I think it is better we quit something we know that we don’t love versus trying to force it to work.”
(00:44:05) - When she last celebrated herself.
(00:46:25) - The Fire. Brandice shares her go-to sources to re-ignite her flame.
(00:50:12) - The Fundamentals: 1 skincare, makeup, hair product and fashion essential. Brandice spills the tea on her faves.
00:54:00 - A personal note of advice to all listeners from Brandice. You are brave! Where to follow Brandice: @brandicedaniel, www.brandicedaniel.com, @harlemsfashionrow, www.harlemsfashionrow.com
(00:55:35) - The lightening round. Everyone’s favourite bit. A series of quick questions on popular culture.
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