22 • THE ARTISAN SPRING 2019
Styling
Black-ish
I
have been Department Head Hair
for the TV series Black-ish since
the pilot. I wanted to create a look
that has never been seen on television,
but would be admired by the hair styling
community and others across the world.
Growing up, I adored the hair styles
worn on The Cosby Show. I wanted to
create the same nostalgia for today's
America. After numerous meetings with
the executive producers and the creator
of our show, I was able to breathe "hair
life" into the Johnsons. Over the past
five seasons, my team and I have literally
created hair trends and duplicated many
iconic-period hair styles. I'm proud to
share my thinking process in creating
hair styles for our family, the Johnsons.
B Y A R A X I L I N D S E Y
DEPARTMENT HEAD HAIR
This page: Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross. Photo:
ABC/Bob D'Amico. Opposite page: Araxi Lindsey applying
finishing touches to the Black-ish cast. Top photos courtesy
of Araxi Lindsey; bottom photo: ABC/John Fleenor.
