At the beginning of the year, I decided I was going to let my hair grow and no longer dye it to try to make sure my hair became longer and healthier, so I settled for bleaching my eyebrows in May. Unfortunately, my eyebrows quickly grew back and I became bored with my appearance once …
The Art of Travel… at Home
I am known to buy books with every intent of reading them without ever actually getting to the actual “reading” part. Books have been piling up in my room for months going untouched, however I finally got around to clearing up my reading list and found a book that has had such an influential role …
Prince Gyashi
One thing that I’ve found comforting to me in times of uncertainty and darkness is bright coloured photography. I first found Prince Gyashi’s work when I was exploring the topic of afrofuturism on Pinterest. His photographs instantly stunned me with the dark skin of the models contrasting with the vibrant colors in the background and …
Michaela Stark
I discovered Michaela Stark’s lingerie when scrolling through the Dazed Magazine Instagram feed. Her lingerie was featured in Beyoncé’s “Black is King” video on Disney Plus. Her work highlights the beauty of lingerie and different body sizes which each of her designs being modelled around her body specifically. As each piece is custom specifically to …
Collage Practice
This summer has been especially hard to do things that keep my mind focused on fashion, when time feels non-existent, it is easy to let it just pass you by. In an effort to make sure I wasn’t letting my brain completely rot with the mundaneness of our current reality, I started to do collages …
It’s Time to Pay Attention
I am honestly struggling to come up with the words to best express how I am feeling right now. For the past 24 hours I have been refreshing my social media feeds as I try to grasp what is going on. Black men, women, and children continue to be murdered by people put in positions …
Separation Connects Us
I first heard about the concept “six degrees of separation” when I was in high school, and it was brought up exclusively to show how closely connected with celebrities everyone in my friend group was. The conversation actually blew my mind, the idea that all 7.8 billion of us on this planet are so closely …
The Best Instagram Account You Haven’t Heard of
Instagram is generally one of my least favourite social media platforms. In recent years it seems to have evolved into a very competitive platform driven by followers and looks, and while I can appreciate people posting about their lives, Instagram wholly just doesn’t make me very happy. I have curated a feed that primarily consists …
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High Fashion Twitter’s Met Gala
About a month ago, I sent a message to Twitter user @pughatory asking if she would be willing to answer a couple questions about the High Fashion Twitter Met Gala (HFTMG). She responded quickly and we chatted for a bit about what the HFTMG is, but I never got around to writing a blog post …
Expanding My Passions
Despite a plethora of ideas running through my head and multiple movies, tv shows, and books to pull inspiration from, I am left feeling uninspired. Halfway through fashion month with dozens of shows down, and very few have actually sparked a relevant reaction. Right now, I just feel dull and a bit lifeless. Without anything …
Mia Leff 