Real American Beauty | Episode 1 South Central, LA

In this series directed by Liza Mandelup, we explore the very different faces of American beauty today. From the picket-fenced suburbia of Long Island to the pastel-coloured storefronts of Miami, we examine the transformative powers of a hairstyle, and the cultural meanings that come with it. Braided, curled, flat-ironed, whipped back and forth, in the first episode we travel to South Central, Los Angeles, for the cheapest and best weave in town, and where we meet the women of Mr & Mrs Salon for whom a trip to the hairdressers is about so much more than just hair. Directed and Filmed by Liza Mandelup Producer Lauren Cioffi Executive Producers Sean Dunne, Cass Greener Editor Danny Reams Music Fletcher Pontus Aleckson Featuring Mr@Ms Salon Sound Mixer Gabe Stewart 2nd Unit Camera Michael Barth Additional Cinematography Lauren Cioffi Colorist Josh Brede @ Irving Harvey Sound Mix Matthew Polis Sound Edit Cody Ball Production Assistants Funmi Akinyode, Brad Knight Global Group Director of Film & Video Ravi Amaratunga Head of Video Jack Robinson Head of Creative Bunny Kinney Video Commissioning Editor Declan Higgins Production Manager Diane Tellarini Production Coordinator Tom Ivin Development Producer Kate Villevoye Creative Assistant Matthew Whitehouse Special Thanks Diamond Jones, Porsche Davis, Yaya @ Rags 2 Riches Follow i-D: YouTube http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-iD Twitter https://twitter.com/i_D Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iDmagazineofficial Pinterest: https://www