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FASHION, ART & LIFESTYLE
JAN 2024 VOLUME43 ISSUE 1
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COLORS EDITION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PASTEL 03
Adding pastels color swatch to your wardrode
Flamingo 12
Hot pink and reds
Dip me in yellows & blues 20
Gray 29
Capturing a foggy east coast on 70mph Amtrak train
Chocolate 37
The brown candy treat
Not black & white 48
Great story of what creepiness that happens behind the scenes in fashion
We greet you with a happy and prosperous 2024. In this issue which is labeled COLORS we will be
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talking about adding certain colors to your palate when it comes to your closet. These colors can be a little adventurous as well, as extremely creative
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S o j ust to help u s o u t , g i v e u s a b r i e f b a c k ground of w h o y o u a r e a n d h o w y o u g o t into modelin g ? M y n ame is Ter i k o a n d I w a s b o r n a n d ra i s ed in Baltim o r e M D . I g r e w u p i n a la r g e house with m y m o m , d a d a n d p a t e rnal grandpa r e n t s . I a m v er y c l o s e w i t h my family a n d t h e y a r e my b i g g e s t s u p p orters. I wa s a l w a y s a d r am a t i c a n d a r t s y child, I lov e d m e m o r i z i n g m o v i e s a n d b o o ks and re-ena c t i n g t h e m . I l o v e d fa s h ion and clot h e s , I l o v e d t he m s o m u c h I wo uld cut all my c l o t h e s t o m a k e “ n e w d e s i gns'' which g o t m y s c i s s or s t a k e n
a w a y from me f o r a l m o s t 1 0 y e a r s . I w a s a v e ry skinny an d t a l l k i d w h o a l w a y s g o t to l d “you need t o m o d e l ! ” b y ev e r y s t r a nger I encou n t e r e d b u t I t ho u g h t m o d eling was s t u p i d . I w a n t e d t o b e a d o c t or. There wa s n o o t h e r o pt i o n f o r m e , p e r i od. Until I re a c h e d t h e f i f t h g r a d e a n d m y s chool was h a v i n g t h e i r a n n u a l fa s h ion show. I s u c k e d i t u p an d a s k e d m y m om to buy m e a p a i r o f h e e l s ( t h e y w e r e only 3 inch e s t a l l b t w ) a nd a f t e r s c h o ol one Frida y I t r i e d o u t f or m y f i r s t fa s h ion show. I s t i l l s e e i t s o vi v i d l y , t h e a u d i torium light s , t h e s t a r e s fr o m e v e r yone, Black E y e d P e a s b l as t i n g o v e r th e speaker, and I t a k e m y f i r st s t e p . I t
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-w a s like someth i n g c a m e o v er m e a n d in my gut I k n e w t h i s w a s s o m ething I wa s b o r n t o d o . A n d a l m o st 15 years l a t e r I h a v e g r a c ed the cover s o f m a g a z i n es i n E u r o pe, walked r u n w a y s f o r d r e a m c l i e nts, and spe n t c o u n t l e s s ho u r s d o i n g what I tho u g h t w a s “ s t up i d ” W h a t is the visi o n t h a t y o u s e e f o r y o u r self in your m o d e l i n g c a r ee r ? I ha ve a love-ha t e r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h modeling. P a r t o f m e f e e ls fine with never m o d e l i n g a g a i n a n d another pa r t o f m e f e e l s l i k e g i v i ng up would b e a h o r r i b l e m i s t ake. Anyon e w h o s a y s m o d eling is poin t l e s s o r t o o ea s y h a s noooo idea w h a t w e g o th r o ugh. On the s u r f a c e , y e s , d r e s sing up and b e i n g “ p a m p er e d ” o n s et is pretty e a s y b u t w e a r in g a b i k i ni in 30 deg r e e w e a t h e r f or a s u m mer campa i g n a n d b e i n g to l d to “ think warm t h o u g h t s ” w h i l e y o u r toes are ab o u t t o f a l l o f f i s n o t easy. So whe n I t h i n k a b o ut w h a t I see for m y s e l f i n m y m o d eling caree r n o w I s e e b o u n daries and s t i c k i n g t o w h a t I fe e l I am comfor t a b l e w i t h . W he n I s a y that I mean d e s p i t e t h e m on e y a n d my agents, i f a b r a n d t h a t ’ s k n o w n for being p r o b l e m a t i c an d c o n t roversial wa n t s t o w o r k wi t h m e I ’ll simply d e c l i n e . O r i f a m a g azine wants m e t o s h o o t h e a v y winter coa t s i n 1 0 0 d e gr e e w e a ther in the m i d d l e o f N e w Y o r k C i t y , it’s a no fr o m m e . I f a n y o f th a t becomes a n i s s u e t h e n m e a n d my team ne e d t o w o r k t h a t o u t cause I will n o t s e t m y m or a l s THEME PAGE 50
a n d boundaries a s i d e s o t h a t o t h e r p e o p le can get 1 0 - 2 0 % o u t o f m e . I u s e d to aim for s u p e r m o d e l s ta t u s u n t i l I witnesse d f i r s t h a n d w ha t th a t lifestyle is l i k e a n d h o w y o u lo s e your autono m y . I ’ m n o t wi l l i n g to m ake that sac r i f i c e a n y m o re . I a m c urrently bac k i n c o l l e g e w o r k ing toward s m y b a c h e l o r s a n d a f t e r that my ma s t e r s a n d d o c t orates. And i f m o d e l i n g o p p o rtunities th a t a l i g n w i t h wh a t I a m c omfortable w i t h c o m e a l o n g th e n I will acce p t t h e m . B u t f or n o w I am enjoying an i n d u s t r y f r e e l i f e . .
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It’s no secret tha t t h e e n t e rtainment in d u s t r y i s h o me t o m a n y sexual pr e d a t o r s a n d u n f o rtunately th e r e a r e A L O T i n th e modeling ind u s t r y . I h a v e fa c e d a f e w situations t h a t w e r e h i gh l y in a p propriate an d I h a v e h e a r d m a n y stories fro m b o t h m a l e an d fe m ale models. W h e n I w a s i n L A I w a s connected w i t h a v e r y p o p u l a r d e s i gner, he wan t e d m e t o c o me i n fo r a fitting and I a g r e e d . W h e n h e w a l k ed in I coul d t e l l h e w a s ve r y a t t r acted to me. W e w e n t o n wi t h th e fitting and h e w a s i n t h e r oo m w i t h me and the s e a m s t r e s s an d h e l p ing me take m y t o p a n d b o t t oms off. M i n d y o u I ’ m p r a c tically nake d a n d I ’ v e d o ne a m i l l ion fittings b e f o r e w h e r e d e s i gners helped m e w i t h t h e c l o t hing but he d i d n ’ t a s k a n d h e a l s o touched m e i n a w a y t h a t f e l t m o re intimate th a n h e l p f u l . I di d n ’ t try t o think muc h o f i t b u t a s th e w e e ks went on h e c o n s t a n t l y m a d e p a s s es at me tha t I d e c l i n e d ev e r y time , another in c i d e n t h a p p e ne d a n d I wound up b l o c k i n g h i m a n d n o t too long aft e r t h a t h e w a s e x p o sed for be i n g a c r e e p t o y o u n g m o d els and pre y i n g o n t h e m . U n f o rtunately wh a t h a p p e n e d t o m e is v ery minor co m p a r e d t o t h e th i n gs I’ve hear d f r o m m o d e l s I ’ v e e n c o untered. S o m e o f t h e w o r s t s t o r ies I’ve hea r d h a v e a c t u a l ly c o m e from male m o d e l s . I t ’ s s a d th a t models' voi c e s a r e n ’ t a l wa y s h e a r d or respect e d b y t h o s e wh o h o l d power in th e i n d u s t r y . THEME PAGE 52
F o r any young mo d e l o u t t h e r e l o o k i n g t o g e t into this indu s t r y t h e b e s t a d v i c e I c a n g i v e you is to lis t e n t o y o u r s e l f . D o n ’ t b r u s h it o f f as being “p a r a n o i d ” o r “ a n x i o u s ” . W h e n you feel it i n y o u r g u t , l is t e n t o i t . T h a t goes for ev e r y t h i n g y o u do i n l i f e . I f th a t designer fe e l s o f f , d o n ’ t wo r k w i t h th e m . If that ag e n t f e e l s c r e e py , d o n ’ t s i g n w i t h them. If th e p e r s o n y o u j us t m e t a t t h e p a r t y feels off, d o n ’ t l e a v e w i t h t h e m . A n d if y o u are 20 an d u n d e r p l e a s e a l w a y s h a v e s o m eone you tr u s t w i t h y o u a t s h o o t s , m e e tings, castin g s , a n d r u n w ay s h o w s . A n d e v e n if you are o v e r 2 0 i f y o u w a n t t o b r i n g a f r iend or pare n t w i t h y o u p l ea s e d o , b e t t er to be saf e c a u s e y o u me e t a l o t o f ra n d om strange r s i n t h e n a m e o f c r e a t i n g a r t . They can’t a l l b e t r u s t e d . I ho nestly think t h e o n l y w a y to m a k e t h e in d u stry safer i s t o a c t u a l l y t ak e v i c t i m s s e r i ously and ge t r i d o f t h o s e a c c u s e d a n d / or proven of s e x u a l m i s c on d u c t . T h e r e is n o reason why b r a n d s w h o ar e r u n b y ra p i sts, child p r e d a t o r s a n d o th e r s e x u a l d e v i ants should h a v e t h e m o ne y a n d p o w e r th a t they do in t h e i n d u s t r y . An d w e n e e d t o h o l d celebrities a c c o u n t a b l e as w e l l . A f e w m i l l ion dollars s h o u l d n o t b e en o u g h f o r s o m eone to wor k w i t h a b r a n d w h o d i d a c a m paign sexua l i z i n g c h i l d r e n . A f t e r l i v i n g in L A and seeing f i r s t h a n d w ha t b e i n g a t th e top looks li k e a n d t h e t h i ng s t h o s e p e o p le did to ge t t h e r e I w a n t ed n o t h i n g t o d o w ith it. Bein g a s u p e r m o d el s o u n d e d l i k e a l o t of fun whe n I w a s i g n o r an t t o w h a t h a p p ens to tho s e a t t h e t o p w h o s p e a k o u t o n t hese injusti c e s a n d r e f u s e t o w o r k w i t h p e o p le who are a t r u e d a n g e r t o s o c i e t y . I f th e industry wan t s t o p r o t e c t vu l n e r a b l e a r t i sts, then it n e e d s t o k i c k t h o s e w h o p r e y on them O U T .
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