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“New Cities of Tolerance and Creativity”

“New Cities of Tolerance and Creativity”

I have been feeling like I want to wear a black beret again. A beret and a black leather jacket.  Once again I am up for a fight. When I was a younger social worker who frequented some very tough neighborhoods and advocated for and with young women and girls who were...
Tangled Web: Design Theory

Tangled Web: Design Theory

“Coco Chanel became important because she cut a jacket that allowed a woman to move” — Callidus Guild I have been quite taken with threads lately. During the past week I have taken pictures of the MOMA exhibition poster advertising Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding...
Neural Pathway to Personal Style

Neural Pathway to Personal Style

How I put together what I want to wear on a particular day is always a complex web (like the neural pathways of the brain) that spark and fire and contain equal doses of affect and cognition.  New and productive neural pathways are laid down when we experiment, try...
Identity and Choice: In Motion

Identity and Choice: In Motion

In an article posted in last weekend’s bibliography, Osman Ahmed from BOF, writes eloquently about his take on the current aesthetic of style. The central theme of the article, using a line-up of young designer offerings as examples, is that in today’s very fluid and...
In the Company of Women

In the Company of Women

Clothing – @madebyvoz Hair + MUA – @maya_rene Other VOZ Women @ iamjhibby One of the nicest moments for me during NYFW was actually the day before it began. I was asked to be a part of a presentation called “Bold Voices” showcasing the SS2018 collection of...