A black woman wearing a red ponytail, posing in a lime blazer and orange sequin pants

Bold Fashion at the Aga Khan Museum

We’re bringing you a guest editorial full of punchy 70’s-inspired fashion and traditional African hairstyling, click on to see the full shoot!
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PHOTOGRAPHY Jordana Petruccelli

CREATIVE DIRECTOR, STYLIST, MODEL Brittney Wilson

This series of images – shot at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto – was inspired by Brittney’s hairstyle, which is a “celebration of Black/African hairstyling”. Brittney’s stylist “used a traditional Nigerian method to curl [her] hair”, and the outfit was “inspired by the hairstyle”. Brittney wanted her outfit – reminiscent of 70’s era fashion – to be” just as eye-catching as the hair, while still allowing the hair [and its bold] personality to [come through]”.

A black woman in a red ponytail leaning away from the camera, her hands in pant pockets
A black woman flipping her red ponytail, posing among lavender plants and greenery
Close-up of a black woman in a red ponytail with her back to the camera, wearing a blazer
A black woman wearing a ponytail, posing among lavender plants and greenery
A black woman wearing a red ponytail, posing among lavender plants and greenery
A black woman in a red ponytail with her back to the camera, in a blazer and sequin pants
A black woman in a red ponytail leaning away from the camera, her hands in pant pockets
A black woman in a red ponytail, sitting on pebbled ground in front of lavender plants
Close-up of a black woman wearing a lime blazer, framing her face with her hands
Close-up of a black woman with curly red hair in a ponytail, wearing a lime blazer
Close-up of a black woman flipping her curly red ponytail, wearing a lime blazer
Close-up of a black woman flipping her curly red ponytail, wearing a lime blazer
A black woman with curly red hair in a ponytail, posing with an abstract sculpture
A black woman with curly red hair in a ponytail, posing with an abstract sculpture
A black woman wearing a red ponytail, posing in a lime blazer and orange sequin pants