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  • Black is The New Black: A Photographic Exploration of Black Consumerism, Luxury, and Style

    Black is The New Black: A Photographic Exploration of Black Consumerism, Luxury, and Style

    This photo series was inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests this past summer, and the push to support Black-owned businesses. With this support came criticism from various angles. One of the opposing viewpoints that caught my attention was one surrounding Black consumerism and the manner in which Black people spend their money when it […]

    December 13, 2020
    Photography, Style
  • Black Designers are for Everyone

    Black Designers are for Everyone

    Originally published in Vis Major Zine, December 2020. In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd this past May, and the global Black Lives Matter demonstrations that followed, the lack of support for Black creatives and designers and conversations surrounding the topic have risen in the greater context of systemic racism and the Black […]

    December 9, 2020
    Photography, Style, Writing
  • Sounds of my Birthday

    Sounds of my Birthday

    I’m 22 now. I’ve done things that I could only dream of as a restless teenager waiting for the day she could escape her suburban hellscape. I made it to New York. Instead of suffering through hours of calculus and ecology, I’m studying the subjects I love the most. I’ve learned so much in these […]

    December 3, 2020
    Music, Writing
  • Dysphoria

    Dysphoria

    This semester, I’ve been fully immersed in art and creation, reveling at my own opus, shocked at what I’ve been able to create within the final four months of 2020. This year has been a whirlwind for me, full of ups and downs. One thing that’s gotten me through it is art. I’ve used all […]

    November 27, 2020
    Music, Photography
  • Simi’s Guide to Self-Portraits

    Simi’s Guide to Self-Portraits

    The past few months have been anything but “Instagram-worthy.” Social distancing has seen me settle into bike shorts and sweatshirts on a daily basis, working and learning from home (or more specifically, my bed), and sitting confidently on the couch with overgrown eyebrows and permanent bedhead. Although I’ve let go a bit since mid-March, every […]

    June 29, 2020
    Photography, Style
  • Where are all the Black People in Fashion?

    Where are all the Black People in Fashion?

    Where are all the Black people in fashion? I ask myself that a lot. I sit in my fashion classes, surrounded by white people, constantly overlooked. Within weeks, they all become incredibly close. I sit lonely, waiting for class to end. I question my belonging. Is this the right industry for me? Of course it […]

    June 7, 2020
    Style, Writing
  • Sounds of December

    Sounds of December

    Here’s what I’m listening to while studying for finals, preparing for the holidays, and trying my best to enjoy my youth as full adulthood looms ahead.

    December 10, 2019
    Music
  • Self-Portraits

    Self-Portraits
    September 1, 2019
    Photography, Style
  • Contemplating Blackness in White America

    Contemplating Blackness in White America

    The first time I contemplated my blackness, I was filling out the personal information section on a standardized test, one of those yearly exams every elementary school student is forced to take. I came across the race and ethnicity section and perused my limited options. The only viable option was to fill in the bubble […]

    July 12, 2019
    Writing
  • Satin and Chains

    Satin and Chains

    Dress: ASOS midi column dress in chartreuse Chain belt: The Real Real Bag: Gucci Dionysus mini in monogram and black

    July 11, 2019
    Photography, Style
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