Meet SUMif: The Electro-Pop Artist on a Journey of Self-Love
As an electro-pop artist, non-profit board member, and full-time employee, Steph Wells’ journey is a manifestation of pure passion. Her fire is audible in her sounds, visible in her audiences, and tangible in the way that her performance demands that her listeners disconnect from the world and dance. SUMif’s recent studio album, Pretty Cage (2018) […]
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Gogo Graham FW 19: a Homage to Trans Womanhood
On a bright day in the Sky Room at the New Museum, Gogo Graham’s 19 models giggled in the back room, taking photos of each other, complimenting their respective looks, and joking about their “deceased husbands”. The intimate space with floor-to-ceiling windows created a very unique runway space, and underneath the banter was a profound […]
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BCALLA FW19: Post-Gender Futurism
Despite Brad Callahan’s ever-growing fame, he chose to keep his New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2019 show in his home of Bushwick at the infamous 3 Dollar Bill. This decision fits well for Callahan, better known as BCALLA, as it leans in to his accessible yet otherworldly designs. The closeness his audiences feel to his […]
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Through Eden: A Place for Body Love & Self-Acceptance
I once heard of a place called Eden. A dreamland, Paradise I often wonder what it looks like Because the pressure to be perfect is crushing It weighs on our chests and slivers into our lungs Like concrete, it settles there That pressure that we put on ourselves That pressure that we put on others […]
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CHROMAT “Climatic” Makes a Vital Statement on Climate Change
Chromat, founded by designer Becca McCharen-Chan, continues to impress us each season with their ideation-provoking shows that provide us with an inclusive feel. This collection was no different. I arrived outside the venue on a windy Friday afternoon, cowboy hat nearly flying off my head, to mile-long lines of anticipation. I flashed my invite and […]
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Ruby Modine: On-Screen Villain, Real-Life Advocate
Ruby Modine may play a villain on-screen, but that’s just about as far as her mean streak goes. A genuinely kind-hearted artist, rising star Modine is not only profusely talented, she is also deeply passionate about equality, protecting animals and Mother Earth. We talked to the multi-talented Ruby about her inspiration as an artist, the […]
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‘Expensive’ is Foxgluvv’s Extravagant Queer Anthem
Foxgluvv returns with her new single ‘Expensive’ and enlists help from her queer family of friends for her latest self-directed music video. Through tongue in cheek lyrics layered underneath a deadpan attitude, ‘Expensive’ is the anthem for wanting what you aren’t able to afford. Imagining what life could be like with a little extra dough, […]
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Situations Vacant: Resourceful Yet Opulent Fashion
Telling the tale of a lone creature ravaging the ruins of human society as we know it, creating resourceful yet somehow opulent coverings, Situations Vacant is an immersive fashion narrative. Unaware of any other sentient being in current existence, the creature still feels an urge to adorn itself in selected objects salvaged from the refuse […]
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The Unsuspecting Faces of Sex Work
Sex work is one of the oldest jobs in history, so why is it so taboo to us? True sex work is safe, clean, enjoyable, empowering, and most importantly, consensual. People of all genders, races, and shapes have been able to find comfort in the sex worker community. Besides the fact that no one should […]
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The Black Alternative Model Experience
For the first time, two alternative Black models from the U.S. & U.K., Jessa Jordan and Yasmin Benoit, teamed up with a fellow Black artist, 13th Disciple, for a captivating photoshoot in London’s famous Kew Gardens, which embodies #blackgirlmagic and an inspirational, supportive sisterhood. The editorial comes with a written piece from Jessa and Yasmin, […]
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