Dream World is a photo collection of alternate imagined universes. It aims to paint a picture of a reality that is alternatively felt with brighter and more vivid expressions. Dream World comes from a place of ordinary monotony and creates an expansive atmosphere for different possible realities and narratives. It is a collection for curiosity […]
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“Progress Portraits” by Kannetha Brown is an exploration of the importance of nude portraiture in the journey towards equality for women. In this ongoing collaborative project, models are interviewed about how their self-image and relationships with their bodies have grown over time, and are asked to pose nude/semi-nude in places relative to their growth. “Progress […]
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“Lu” is a visual story shot in Mexico that explores the model’s self-recognition as a trans woman, empowered through clothing and makeup. “Learning to love a body that doesn’t feel mine is one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life. Reminding myself that I am as valid as any other woman. Keeping in […]
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Planeta Peligro (Danger Planet) serves as an alternate reality where people of all sides of the gender spectrum wear armor that molds to their most authentic selves, existing and recognizing their own divinity in designs by AfroMystik. Danger comes to any social norms placed on the wearer and anyone who tries to restrain this magic, […]
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The Innate Tendencies is a fashion editorial based upon the unique relationship between the body and the clothing; the non-binary gender identity merges two into one, rather than detaches the clothing from the body. To be transgender, or to resonate with a set of transgender identities, can indicate an overlapping set of meanings that embodies the […]
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In ‘Queer Violet’ Dominican photographer Mabel Rivas explores concepts of intimacy and deconstructing masculinity following an inspiring encounter with a queer friend. “Queer Violet is inspired by my friend César and the visualization of an elevated and fluent being floating in a violet mist. I was drawn to their ethereal masculinity and the way he […]
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In ‘Tender Resistance’ photographer Anthon Zeiss Smith explores the definitions of transgender and genderqueer outside of the context of binary social structures, and how different levels of power exist within these realms. “These collaborations are part of my ongoing exploration of the power of vulnerability, tenderness, and emotionality, and the ways that transgender and genderqueer people […]
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‘Brave New World’ serves as a reminder of our freedoms and confinement during a global pandemic, where ageless nature is contrasted by the masks that veil us from it. 20 April 2020 Dear Subvrt Mag team, The week before lockdown in Paris, we heard whispers of illness and isolation. A group of friends would tell […]
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“Drag king is Fashion” is an editorial that explores the concept of a drag king using gender-free clothing from the brand Trashyqueen. The project speaks about playing with the gender and subverting it through the use of non-binary fashion, exploring role switching and the deconstruction of masculinity that characterizes the drag king practice. “I believe […]
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‘Shades of Masculinity’ explores the idea that makeup is an art form that should be shared with everyone, no matter what a person’s gender, sexuality or ethnicity is. Makeup shouldn’t be labeled just for a singular type of person or conformed to limitations. “Makeup is an art that is inclusive and I want to share […]
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