The Glenford Nunez ‘The Coiffure Project’ embraces natural beauty. Nunez, a 25-year-old photographer, is the founder Baltimore-based TYP Photography Studio and fortuitously created, 'The Coiffure Project.' The project came about when the photographer decided to snap shots of his natural hair assistant. From those original shots, the project was born.
Nunez set out to document black women who rock their natural black hair. The positive portrayals of women embracing their curly-haired coifs acts as hairapy by going against many perceptions popularized in society.
These striking black and white shots use ten subjects in this first series of photographs, though Nunez hopes to continue to expand the project and is on the lookout for some curly-haired models.
What's Driving This Trend
- Natural Hair Empowerment
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop products and services that empower black women to embrace and celebrate their natural hair.
- Positive Representation in Photography
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform or app that connects photographers with models from underrepresented communities, promoting diverse and inclusive photography.
- Body Positivity and Self-expression
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Launch a fashion brand that celebrates and caters to individuals with unique hairstyles, encouraging self-expression and body positivity.
Who This Affects Most
- Beauty Products
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop natural hair care products specifically designed for black women, focusing on enhancing and embracing their unique hair textures.
- Photography
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a photography platform that highlights and promotes diverse representation, connecting photographers and models from various backgrounds.
- Fashion
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Launch a clothing line that celebrates and caters to individuals with unique hairstyles, integrating inclusivity and body positivity into the fashion industry.
