In addition to browsing "old-school hair magazines" and spending hours on end in the salon, Swain gets her inspiration for new looks from one place in particular: the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show, which she describes as "the Super Bowl of hair." Hosted annually, it's a "massive hair show for top hair architects," Swain says. It was during her first show that she said to herself, "I want to be a celebrity hairstylist of Black-born hair."
Lizzo will occasionally jump in and ask for a particular hairstyle, but 90 percent of the time, she lets Swain have free rein and create whatever she feels is best. "It's going to be extremely cool if I get to just create and just be in my own world," Swain says.
