Karen Huger Shares the Inspiration Behind Her "Bold and Sexy" Wig Line
The Real Housewives of Potomac grande dame and creative director and hairstylist, Steven Thomas, spilled the tea on their new hair line.


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Why Did Karen Huger Just Storm Out of Her Own Party?
Karen explains how she ended up at a KFC after leaving her own event.
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3:32S5 - E10 | Part 1Gizelle Bryant: "Monique Could Not Stand Candiace From Day One"
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6:20S5 - E10 | Part 2The Potomac 'Wives Break Down the Winery Incident Moment by Moment
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5:16S5 - E10 | Part 3Did Monique Samuels Really Black Out at the Winery?
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3:23S5 - E10 | Part 4Did Gizelle Bryant Hire a Bodyguard Because She's Afraid of Monique Samuels?
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4:46S5 - E10 | Part 5Which of the Potomac 'Wives Is Talking to the Blogs?
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1:24S5 - E11 | Part 6Robyn Dixon Shares Major Updates on Her Upcoming Wedding
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4:10S5 - E11 | Part 1Karen Huger Reveals Why She Would Have Pressed Charges if She Was in Candiace Dillard Bassett's Shoes
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2:07S5 - E11 | Part 2Did Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant *Actually* Want the Incident at the Winery to Happen?!
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3:41S5 - E11 | Part 3Gizelle Bryant: Robyn Dixon Is Consistent...Late to the Party and Late Paying Her Taxes
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3:22S5 - E11 | Part 4Karen Huger Reveals Why She Brought Gizelle Bryant and Ashley Darby to Her Hometown
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4:06S5 - E11 | Part 5Monique Samuels Opens up About Exploring and Understanding Her Triggers With Her Pastor
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5:19S5 - E12 | Part 1Why Did Candiace Dillard Bassett Wait to File Charges Against Monique Samuels?
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3:17S5 - E12 | Part 2Karen Huger: "I Thought My Marriage Was Strong Enough to Take Anything...I Misjudged"
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5:09S5 - E12 | Part 3Was it Fair for Ashley Darby to Defend Monique Samuels When Ashley Wasn't There for the Incident?
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3:35S5 - E12 | Part 4Wendy Osefo Dishes on Her Sip and See Party: "That Is Nigerian Culture!"
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3:45S5 - E12 | Part 5What Does Karen Huger Know About Candiace and Monique That the Other Ladies Don't?!
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4:42S5 - E13 | Part 1Karen Huger to Wendy Osefo: "Girl, Back Off! Your Turn's Coming!"
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4:09S5 - E13 | Part 2Monique Samuels Reacts to Feeling Iced Out by the Other Ladies
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3:14S5 - E13 | Part 3Karen Huger Reveals the Exact Moment Captured on Film That Saved Her Marriage With Ray Huger
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4:19S5 - E13 | Part 4The Potomac 'Wives Reveal Their Real Thoughts on Their Newest Cast Member...T'Challa!
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2:16S5 - E13 | Part 5Robyn Dixon Reacts to the Sweet Moment When Juan Dixon Asked Her Parents' Permission to Marry Her Again
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2:32S5 - E14 | Part 1Candiace Dillard Breaks Down While Discussing Monique Samuels' Counter Charges Against Her
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4:17S5 - E14 | Part 2Wendy Osefo to Karen Huger: "Do Us All a Favor and Shut the F*** Up"
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3:30S5 - E14 | Part 3Gizelle Bryant Says Karen Huger Was Shading Wendy Osefo Because Wendy Is "Actually Smart"
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2:15S5 - E14 | Part 4Karen Huger Says Her Impersonation of Wendy Osefo Was "Not That Serious"
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2:43S5 - E14 | Part 5Is Wendy Osefo the Only Real Housewife of Potomac Who Recognized the Portuguese Flag?
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3:27S5 - E15 | Part 1Did Karen Huger Really Drink Milk for Her Ulcer? Or Was There Another Reason She Ordered Milk?
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4:31S5 - E15 | Part 2The 'Wives React to Wendy Osefo Being Named After a Fast-Food Restaurant
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5:03S5 - E15 | Part 3Karen Huger: Gizelle Bryant Has "Tried at Love Several Times and It's Been Disastrous"
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3:47S5 - E15 | Part 4Did Ashley Darby Jump Back Into Her Marriage Too Quickly? The Ladies Weigh in!
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3:04S5 - E15 | Part 5Monique Samuels Reacts to Not Being Invited on the Cast Trip to Portugal
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2:03S5 - E15 | Part 6Ashley Darby Reveals the Real Reason Behind Her Breakdown in Portugal
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3:02S5 - E16 | Part 1Gizelle and Robyn React to Ashley's Written Statement for Monique: "What Does Monique Have on You?"
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5:16S5 - E16 | Part 2Wendy Osefo Still Has Nightmares Over the Prank the 'Wives Pulled in Portugal
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2:21S5 - E16 | Part 3Did Karen Huger Want to Ruin Juan Dixon's Surprise Proposal?!
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5:15S5 - E16 | Part 5Was Ashley Justified to React the Way She Did After Candiace Revealed She Wanted a Baby?
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1:34S5 - E16 | Part 4Ashley Darby Responds to the Ladies' Reactions to Her Public Pumping
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3:40S5 - E17 | Part 1Karen Huger Explains Her Pillow Fetish: "Let Your Mind Run Wild"
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4:26S5 - E17 | Part 2Are Ashley Darby and Candiace Dillard Bassett Even Now?! "That Was My Way of Getting My Vindication"
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2:51S5 - E17 | Part 3Candiace Dillard Bassett Explains the Depths of Her Hurt After Finding Out About Ashley Darby's Written Statement
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3:05S5 - E17 | Part 4The Ladies React to Ashley and Michael Darby's Sexually Fluid Marriage
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2:08S5 - E17 | Part 5Do Monique and Chris Samuels Trash the Darbys Behind Their Back?!
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4:02S5 - E18 | Part 1Was Karen Huger Trying to Set up Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard Bassett by Inviting Them Both to Her Party?
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3:49S5 - E18 | Part 2The Complete History of Karen Huger's Wig Line
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4:00S5 - E18 | Part 3Why Did Karen Huger Just Storm Out of Her Own Party?
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3:55S5 - E18 | Part 4Why Did Karen Huger Drink Champagne With Monique Samuels After Refusing to Drink in Portugal?
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3:02S5 - E18 | Part 5Did Karen Huger *Really* Invite Monique Samuels to Her Wig Party?!
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1:35S5 - E18 | Part 6Karen Huger Opens up About Keeping Things Sexy for Ray
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6:58S5 - E19 | Part 1An Exclusive Play-by-Play of Michael Darby and Chris Bassett's Heated Confrontation
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4:40S5 - E19 | Part 2Monique Samuels Breaks Down in Tears Over Her Broken Friendship With Candiace Dillard Bassett
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5:50S5 - E19 | Part 3Every Question Is Answered About Karen Huger's Wig Shift Party in This Definitive Party Timeline Recap
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4:29S5 - E19 | Part 4Why Was Wendy Osefo *So* Amped for Juan Dixon's Proposal?
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3:27S5 - E19 | Part 5Why Was Michael Darby So Insistent That Juan Dixon Would Not Propose?
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3:17S5 - E19 | Part 6The Ladies React to Candiace Dillard Bassett and Monique Samuels' Charges Being Dismissed
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5:01S5 - E19 | Part 7What's the *Real* Reason Karen Huger Arrived Late to Robyn Dixon's Party?!
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4:00S5 - E20 | Part 1Where Does Candiace Dillard Bassett and Karen Huger's Friendship Currently Stand?
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2:10S5 - E20 | Part 2Ashley Darby Opens up About What You Didn't See After the Explosive Finale Party
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4:00S5 - E20 | Part 3Karen Huger Explains Why She Didn't Tell Everyone the "Truth" About the Fight
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3:57S5 - E20 | Part 4Robyn Dixon on Her Relationship With Juan Dixon: "He’s a Much Better Person Today Than He Was When I Married Him"
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1:59S5 - E20 | Part 5The Untold Truth: Juan and Robyn Dixon's Romantic Origin Story
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3:31S5 - E21 | Part 1Watch Hilarious Outtakes From The Real Housewives of Potomac After Show
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3:02S5 - E21 | Part 2Decoding Karen Huger 101: Are the Potomac Producers Fluent in Karen?
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3:01S5 - E21 | Part 3The Real Housewives of Potomac Love to Eat and Eat and Eat!
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4:37S5 - E21 | Part 4Best Dressed? Biggest Flirt? Here are RHOP's Season 5 Superlatives
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1:58S5 - E21 | Part 5Ashley Darby: "Being Pregnant and Having a Toddler Is No Joke"
In the November 29 episode of The Real Housewives of Potomac, we got a glimpse at the newest addition to Karen Huger’s House of La’Dame and one of her "best projects to date," La'Dame by Karen Huger X RPGShow. Karen teamed up with her hairstylist, Steven Thomas (also known as "The Hair Doc") and launched an exclusive wig line, which she introduced to the rest of the ‘Wives during her “Wig Shift” party.
We recently caught up with Karen and Steven and got all the tea on how this "bold and sexy" wig line came to be. Read on to learn how these two create their hair magic.
What inspired you two to launch a wig line and what has that process been like?
Karen Huger: I have worn wigs for quite some time. I had that wig shift on national TV and that was my aha moment. So, I had been looking to develop my own wig line — one that fit and feels wonderful. When RPGShow presented the opportunity to work together to create the collaboration, I knew I wanted Steven to be by my side as the creative director. He is a genius hairstylist!
Steven Thomas: Creating this wig line with Karen is one of my best projects to date. It's gratifying and has allowed myself and Karen to get closer and bond. Karen gives me freedom to fly creatively with her guidance, which is the ultimate reason why I love being a part of her glam team!

How did you start working together?
KH: A few years ago I was looking for a new hairstylist and I heard about Steven. As you know your hairstylist is someone who you spend quality time with. Once we met, it was pure magic.
What is your work dynamic like when creating hairstyles?
KH: There are just some people in your life with whom you gel effortlessly. When I find a look I want, I discuss it with Steven and he styles my wigs with that goal in mind — with a bit of Hair Doc extra.
Do you ever disagree on what looks good?
KH: We work together and feed off of each other to get to what I envisioned... then we end up elevating the look!
Has Karen's style changed at all since working with Steven?
KH: My style has evolved. I always have my classic look, now just with a modern twist.
How do you choose the wig looks you're going to create?
KH: I think about what women want and what women need to help empower themselves to be the best they can be. If there is one thing I know, it’s that if you’re having a great hair day, nothing can stop you.
Explain the meaning behind your wigs' different names.
KH: Each of the wigs in my bold and sexy line has her own personality/mood. Victoria, for example, she's a queen. She goes from boardroom meetings to a night out with her friends. She’s powerful, intelligent, sultry, elegant, and versatile. When you wear one of the wigs from my collection you'll know the Grande Dame is by your side.
What do you have planned next for your La’Dame empire?
KH: La'Dame is not only beauty... beauty is only the beginning. I am so excited as we continue to grow. The sky's the limit!
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