The History of the Silk Press | Crowned | Byrdie

Star Donaldson takes us through the significance and history of the silk press in the second episode of Crowned. The silk press hairstyle was born out of a need to survive in a racist society. In this video, we learn about the history of the silk press and the straightening styles that came before it such as pullers and the hot comb.
Crowned with Star Donaldson is a new original series from Byrdie! In every episode, Star will explore the history and significance of Black hair.
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The History of Cornrows:
00:00 Intro to Crowned
00:20 What the Silk Press Is
01:24 The History of the Silk Press
02:42 Alternatives to the Silk Press
05:10 How to Safely Achieve a Silk Press
06:10 The Silk Press and Racism
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[@sofiawhite9337]

Please keep these videos coming!!!!

[@maryamkim1281]

This is excellent, but your audience is not only in the USA. It would be so interesting to know how this subjects relate to black people in the Americas.

[@Hope_love_123]

Perfect explanation.. thanks

[@andersob86]

beautifully explained!!

[@Amuzeraa]

Beautiful ❤️

[@nickizufelt]

This was so interesting! I had no idea what pressing meant and why it was so significant. Definitely glad to know some history!

[@theresab7760]

Straightening afro textured hair with heated tools has ALWAYS been called a 'press' or 'press and curl'. I have no idea where the 'silk' came from, but it has nothing to do with the resulting texture. The point of any press is straighten out the kinks and curls for a sleek, straight look. Next thing you know, someone is going to try to rename braids something silly and byrdie will come out with an article trying to explain the history of 'hair knitting'.