From the tender age of two, my mother was responsible for curating my school clothes. Throughout my years from junior high to high school, dress codes dictated the appropriateness of my clothing choices, from shirt length to headwear. Finally, graduation marked a milestone of liberation—freedom to do what I want, be who I want, and, most importantly, wear what I want.

Each work day, I make the hour-long trek from the Bronx down to lower Manhattan — a commute I do not necessarily mind, but am thankful is not any longer. However, ‘distance from home’ is not a factor in the job search of model Hadley Krueger who, at twenty-one, independently spent three months in South Korea on business.

In a fast-paced world of evolving trends, there is one in particular that is holding its ground: the revival of the sounds and styles of the 1960s and 1970s. At the forefront of this resurgence, Jess Keogh has garnered a following on TikTok due to her vintage fashion and groovy music taste. With over 260k followers, Jess has had a vital role in popularizing songs from past decades and sparking interest in retro styles; for Jess, music and fashion are inseparable. When popular media features artists such as David Bowie or Duran Duran, it encourages people to explore the scenes and eras associated with these musicians.

During the week-long purgatory that is post-Christmas but pre-New Year’s Eve, I, like most people, tend to get reflective. I go through my camera roll, I start thinking about what I did that year, I look back at my GOALS note on my notes app to see the ideals I had a year prior, and I begin to think about what I want my next year to look like.

Women often find themselves at a crossroads when shopping for clothing: order from affordable but unethical online sites, or spend money on quality items coming from an industry overtaken by men. The most renowned feminine fashion brands are scarcely operated by women — wherein pieces meant to reflect our style are created by those whose personal design is often quite the opposite. This will remain true unless young women like Soni Bloo continue to enter the scene — curating original and stylish pieces from her home in Virginia to share with the women who crave a feminine perspective on the larger world of fashion.

While searching through my mother's shoes for the perfect pair of heels to bring to my first semester of college, I stumbled upon an unusual sandal. This Nike rubber shoe was unique from regular sports sandals in that it featured a split toe from the tip to the mid-center of the toe-box. This sport sandal, The Nike Air Rift Breathe, found its inspiration from one of the most controversial trends, ‘The Tabi Shoe’.

The remnants of a project I began last March depicting DIY tattoo artists residing in Montreal, Canada. Spending time with nine artists in their studios – sometimes shared with other tattooers, other times in their own homes – I documented their process, their space, and their connection to the art form.

On May 5, friends and family of Sydney Wekstein gathered in the basement of a church in Bushwick for the runway show of fashion brand and collective Worldofmyown’s “Lappel du Vide”–french for “Call of the Void”–collection.

With today's fast-paced trend cycle and fast fashion, it’s easy to forget the unused objects collecting around you. Clothing, bags, and books of the past can easily be repurposed into something that brings you joy in the future.

After learning how to sew, I was creating with whatever materials I could get my hands on. Most of the time it was menswear that was given to me by my family and friends. One of my favorite projects has been re-constructing my dad's old button-down into a skirt.

Blends of abrasive noises, animatronic performers, and mysterious producers juxtaposed with everyday inspiration are nothing out of the ordinary for the Philadelphia-based audio project, Ecology: Homestones (E:HS). The eccentricity I viewed in one of E:HS’ 15-second Tiktoks threw me into a spiral of curiosity and the need to know everything about the performance and project behind it.

Not many people can say that they have interacted with Charli XCX. Even fewer people can say that the British pop powerhouse may have seen their genitalia. I moved to London as a twenty year-old wide-eyed queer boy who dreamed of taking the city by storm. New and friendless in the Big Smoke, I downloaded Tinder and got to work.

Have you ever looked up at the constellations or into the windows on a skyscraper and wondered, What is going on up there? How many moments are happening around me? This yearning to know what’s going on across the hall, down the street, or in the plane flying above my head leaves me craving to experience everything there is in the world all at once. Here is where “onism” and its almost fateful definition met me.

I am a good student. I will get into all of my schools. I am a good person. I am deserving of happiness. These were my affirmations last fall. I’d write them obsessively in my notebooks and recite them to my walls (when I remembered to). My affirmations were my form of self-respect; I held on to them and hoped that some shooting star and a red robin would fly across whatever magical sky that clouded my perception of truth.

You are a measly serf living in feudal Europe who briskly walks to the gathering in the village's central dirt patch. Your heart is racing because tonight is THE night; you get to stand in a large crowd and strain your eyes and ears to experience the entertainment of medieval theatre! Oh, what a joyous day this is! Entertainment this good only comes by a few times a year!

On Monday, February 13, after cold-emailing 20+ press contacts, I was invited to attend Cucculelli Shaheen’s New York Fashion Week debut as a volunteer dresser. Their 15th Collection, titled “Les Radiants,” featured thirty-one looks at Webster Hall in the East Village. 

The stage of our lives by which we are expected to be married is approaching – and all too quickly. For some of us, a clock that urges us to find our soulmates is incessantly ticking. With such pressure – whether it comes from general society, our family members, or those around us in long-term relationships – many young adults find themselves participating in what has recently been coined “love-bombing.”

Over two thousand years ago, ancient Greek philosopher Plato theorized that there were four possible activities of the mind. The first two, which consisted of contemplative thought and discursive reasoning are considered good by Plato. The second two, which consisted of art and using your imagination were rendered worthless by him. They are simply mimesis (an imitation of reality); they don’t involve the truth.

The hobby of collecting is often misinterpreted as tacky, outdated, or materialistic. However, collecting can serve a multitude of functions, whether it be representative of a larger journey, or simply, one of life’s small joys.

Photo booths have always been popular and I like to think that they always will be. The charm of a photo booth lies in the instantaneous aspect of capturing a cute moment and the production of a wholesome collection of pictures. With there being a multitude of hidden gems around NYC, my friend Caroline and I recently sought to find the perfect photo-booth photo-op.