For the next 4 days,
@haymarketbooks
is offering ~*free*~ ebook versions of titles that explore Palestine’s history & struggle for justice on their website. I’m seeing a lot of misinformation, false statements, and inflammatory language around what’s going on right now. READ.
When all is said and done I would love a coffee table book of all of the guests designers work with photos, musings, interviews, show notes, etc. so smart of him to extend his legacy through the hands of incredibly talented designers. JPG 🫡
Cleaning out my closet & found this
#annasui
gem in a garment bag. I was going to post it for sale until I realized it's
#Look52
from the 1998 Ready-to-Wear Collection which Ms.
#Sui
was seeking for her archive!! Feel free to contact me if you're still looking
@annasui
!
How it started: 2016 my first ever pitch to Teen Vogue, which was rejected (😔)
How it’s going: I wrote the Teen Vogue *special* cover story for January 2022
Believe in yourself, kiddos ⚡️⚡️
We all (black folks) continued to challenge him because we loved him. Despite the criticism & maybe some misunderstanding. Deep down we were all rooting for him. We saw the longevity that could have been. Rest In Peace, Virgil ❤️
I’ve been following up about an overdue payment from
@i_D
and my editor FINALLY gets back to me and is like oh sorry, we published this story before we declared bankruptcy, but you should file a claim by the 7th. Sent this to me on the 6th.
My first for
@i_D
Magazine: I spoke with Edvin Thompson of
@TPHTheophilio
on the road to becoming one of NYC's most coveted brands, HOMECOMING, and bringing together family and friends for his latest campaign💚🖤💛
In my
@voguemagazine
debut (‼️) I spoke with billiards champion (and one of my personal heroes), Jeanette Lee aka "The Black Widow" 🕷about *literally* fashioning herself among the all-white, male-dominated sport of professional pool 🎱
Thank you
@solangeknowles
&
@SaintHeron
for having me at BAM's Eldorado Ballroom last night ✨featuring beautiful performances by KeiyaA, Res, and Kelela + a slew of impeccably dressed guests. Scene report now live:
In my very 🥇FIRST🥇 cover story for
@TeenVogue
I sought to commemorate his life & legacy alongside some of the people that knew him best. I am honored.
#VirgilWasHere
🕊
Little update: not writing full-time anymore. As a freelancer, journalism just isn’t enough to sustain. Tried as long as I could, as it is my passion. But good news, I’m in-house working at a brand. Will still write if time allows it, but keep a look out as my “own thing” is OTW
Breaking News: Vice, the brash digital-media disrupter that has struggled to find a buyer, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, according to two people.
Beyond red carpet, this is some of the best styling I’ve seen on her in a minute 🤧 (Deepika Padukone for Allure Mag, styled by Priyanka Kapadia Badani)
I spoke with
@BrooklynSudano
(youngest daughter of Donna Summer & co-director of the "Love To Love You" documentary) about the significance of a few of the items now up for auction at
@ChristiesInc
in "The Collection of Donna Summer" 🪩✨
In my first for
@Fashionista_com
I spoke to digital archivist
@TheKimbino
about her earliest fashion memories, how she got started, and her aspirations beyond the feed 👩🏽💻
I have big hopes, big goals, big dreams, and BIG talent. The right person is going to recognize that and give me a big chance in this life. I’m a very hard worker and I am deserving of everything I want. On everything, I will not give up.
so on top of all of my other responsibilities it is now up to me to sift through all of this literature and legal jargon in hopes that I’m able to file a claim before the potential sale of a media conglomerate happening TODAY.
I had the *pleasure* of reviewing “A VISIBLE MAN,” the memoirs of
@edward_enninful
, OBE, Editor-In-Chief of
@britishvogue
👑 Enninful is a personal hero of mine, so this experience feels beyond ✨ a rich and empowering journey.
Convicted con artist Anna Delvey, who inspired Netflix’s 'Inventing Anna,' is set to speak to an MBA class at Harvard University.
Oxford University has also reached out to her for a speaking opportunity.
🔗:
I had the pleasure (and great privilege) of hopping on the phone with the iconic Ming Smith to chat about 8 of the works featured in her latest exhibition, "Ming Smith: Feeling the Future," now on view at CAM Houston 📸✨
Continuing the conversation around Black luxury--its perceptions, expectations, and the double standards placed upon it--I wrote about the criticism of Telfar (and others) for
@TheCut
thank you to
@flyrebel
&
@lapresmidi
for your thoughtful insights 👩🏾💻
I haven’t talked about
@chaelinCL
’s recent releases because this entire Phoenix rising from the ashes situation overwhelms me with emotion. I met her at her show in NY it was 100% one the best nights of my life
I’m really good at what I do. I’m not perfect, but there’s a reason that I write and continue to write amazing stories for our industry’s most coveted publications. However, freelance just isn’t going to work for me anymore. it’s not sustainable and I deserve to live a life 1/1
Martine Rose, Priya Ahluwalia, Grace Wales Bonner, Nicholas Daley—one of these brands needs to let Pauline Black front a campaign or do some type of ska/rude girl collaboration with the legend
This image has been my header on this website for years, and I don’t think I’ll ever change it. Tina Turner as The Acid Queen in the film adaptation of The Who’s Tommy (1975) 💉
For
@TheCut
's
#HipHop50
rollout, I spoke with Sowmya Krishnamurthy (
@SowmyaK
), author of Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion, the first comprehensive anthology of the marriage between hip-hop and luxury fashion 💎
Who remember’s the “Gaga’s Workshop” at Barney’s in 2011? When I was in college I was a golden ticket winner which meant I was able to attend the VIP grand opening + Barney’s sent me a $100 gift card 😆
Side note my mom LOVES when I post dancing videos to my stories. She says “this is all Paul” (my dad, who is an incredible dancer) I could hear her smile on the other end of the telephone. So for my mama, I might start jiving on main.
For
@Fashionista_com
, I spoke w/ Emma Chopova & Laura Lowena-Irons, designers of the London-based brand
#ChopovaLowena
about the virality of their carabiner clip skirts, folkloric Bulgarian tradition, and the efforts of maintaining a sustainable brand 🌟