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Hell’s Kitchen Angels: G-Darma Summer 2022 Lookbook
30 Oct 2022G-Darma (sometimes stylized as goodarma) is a streetwear brand based in New York City; the brainchild of Colombian immigrant artist, designer and environmentalist Julian Lopez, the brand was founded in 2019 as part fashion label, part art project, part consciousness-raising endeavor, part social experiment—Lopez wanted to explore if…
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Happy Days Are Here Again: RIVA New York Spring/Summer 2022 Lookbook
03 Sep 2022RIVA New York is an e-commerce fine and demi-fine jewelry brand committed to making “jewelry that’s beautiful not just on the outside, but on the inside, as well”—approachably-priced (i.e., no middleman markups) pieces, sustainably made in their Brooklyn, NY, facility using ethically-sourced and recycled materials; their inaugural collection, aptly called…
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The Rose that Grew from Concrete: Amalya Meira Summer 2022 Capsule Lookbook
07 Aug 2022Amalya Meira is a fashion designer, costume designer, textile designer, and curator based in Brooklyn, NY; growing up in a creative household (her mom was graphic designer who later became a jewelry designer), she developed a passion for creating and artistic expression at a young age, and quickly came to…
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Another Level: Ellis Blè
15 Jun 2022Ellis Blè is a singer-songwriter based in New York, NY; the oldest son of Ghanaian immigrants, Ellis discovered his love for music at a young age while growing up in Dallas, TX, when his father, a singer at church steeped in the vernacular of their motherland’s music, would play him…
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Got to Be Real: Celina Mylene Santana
08 May 2022Celina Mylene Santana is an actor, dancer, model, writer, and artist based in New York, NY; born to a Filipina mother and a Puerto Rican father, and originally from Chicago, IL, she grew up on stage quite literally; her first performance was in a ballet recital when she was only…
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Runnin’ Pretty, New York City Girl: Higher + Higher Pre-Spring 2022 Lookbook, Part 2
02 Apr 2022Higher and Higher Studio (stylized as Higher + Higher Studio, or Higher + Higher) is a Los Angeles, CA-based contemporary womenswear brand founded by Filipino-American stylist/image architect Tristan Magundayao in the spring of 2020; the idea for the brand came about when Tristan, while working as a senior…
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Runnin’ Pretty, New York City Girl: Higher + Higher Pre-Spring 2022 Lookbook, Part 1
12 Mar 2022Higher and Higher Studio (stylized as Higher + Higher Studio, or Higher + Higher) is a Los Angeles, CA-based contemporary womenswear brand founded by Filipino-American stylist/image architect Tristan Magundayao in the spring of 2020; the idea for the brand came about when Tristan, while working as a senior…
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Puff Daddy: J1S Brand Fall/Winter 2021 Mini Lookbook
04 Feb 2022J1S Brand is a Columbus, OH-based street outerwear brand founded by self-taught designer Darell Jones in 2011 (J1S is the stylized form of his last name); the idea for the brand came about when Darell couldn’t find the kind of clothes he wanted anywhere, and so he taught himself how…
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Hot Child in the City: LIM
15 Dec 2021LIM is an actor, director, puppeteer, playwright, and screenwriter based in New York, NY; originally from Santa Fe, NM, they moved to NYC to pursue their dream of becoming “a disciple of theatre and film;” after attending NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and with mentorship from industry stalwarts such…
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You Give Me Fever: Bentley Robles
15 Oct 2021Bentley Robles is a Latinx queer singer, songwriter, performer, and producer of the synth-pop genre based in New York, NY; born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, he grew up knowing that making music was in the stars for him, but that dream laid dormant as he threw himself into…
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Hit ‘Em Up Style: Teydie for RIVA New York X Brillies Sunglasses
14 Jul 2021RIVA New York is a direct-to-consumer jewelry brand focused on making “jewelry you can be proud of:” approachably-priced (i.e., no middleman markups) sustainable pieces, handmade in their Brooklyn, NY, facilities using ethically-sourced and recycled materials; their debut collection, aptly called the Expression Collection, features modular pieces (foundation or freestyle paper…
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Birds of a Feather: Pauline Prieto for Puey Quiñones
29 Mar 2020Pauline Prieto for Puey Quiñones’s “Fly” collection (spring/summer 2014); photographed by Angelo Kangleon in New York, NY, on June 27, 2014; styled by Vince Baguio; makeup by Ricardo Delgado; hair by Allain Dumon Fonte