![]() long as competitor products which die after a year or so. The Harry Josh Pro Tools line employs fair trade tactics and is created to last up to 6x times as. So I went there,” he says, without a visa or a plan. W, Bazaar and Vogue were shooting there on the regular, and all the big models were hanging out there. Gianni Versace had built his villa there. It was in 1990 when he left Canada for South Beach, which was the Saint Tropez of the 90’s according to the hair stylist. It all came together for Josh, “I wanted to be with these people, I wanted to be in this world,” he says of that moment. He realized that all the magazines he pored over, all the aspirational images presented in the glossies every month were exactly where he wanted to be, and they all needed hair. It was a confusing experience for a young Josh because, inside, his belief in himself simmered strongly until it would ultimately drive him to pack his bags, shed his parents beliefs and dive into his future.Īfter dropping out of college in Canada in his first semester and taking an internship with a local hairdresser, it occurred to him hair could be the bridge to a career in fashion. That’s what we’re good at.”Ĭindy Crawford using Harry Josh Pro Tools on her daughter, the model, Kaia Gerber. You know what I mean? Like, keep your head to the ground and do what we are eligible to do-doctors, lawyers, engineers. So their belief became my belief that we don’t get those types of jobs. We don’t become designers or actors in Hollywood, or fashion models. “By ‘that’ they meant Indian people are never going to become tastemakers. “That’s not destined for us,” Josh recounts his parents saying. ![]() ![]() This only supported his parents’ position against his dreams–their point of view was backed up by a visible disparity. But when Josh entered the industry, seeing people of color in fashion, particularly Indian people, was unheard of. In recent times, doors have slowly begun to open in fashion to people of diverse backgrounds. Why couldn’t I just try? Why is it that I had to shut my dreams down before I could even start them?” You will be what we are,” he says, sharing his parents’ narrative from when he was growing up. “There is no hope for you if you do not go and get a degree. It was difficult for them to understand why he would chase a dream that was so unlikely to come true, while his lack of interest in college or university clashed with their vision that the only way to succeed was through education. His pursuit of a career in a fashion was heartbreaking for his parents. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for InStyle) Getty Images for InStyle Actress Kate Bosworth presents the Hairstylist of the Year award to Harry Josh onstage at the Third.
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