Braided Issue 2 Part 2

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Bra i de d

issue 2 par t 2 Dur a gs and bonnets

Erika East IG: @ Colorsandar rows
Johari Par ris IG: @Hellomedia606 @Johari.xvi

Aiden Fer r ell IG: @unbalanced_photog r aphy

MALIK SIMS

IG: @MARIKUSHIMUZU @MXLIKTHEKIDD

1. W her e do you get inspir ation? Top thr ee things that inspir e you?

I pull inspiration from my everyday experiences with perception. Sometimes I be tweaking, other times it’s intentional. But I’m inspired by the way I perceive things both literally and metaphorically. For example, I’m inspired by textures of random items, reactions of people caused by some normalized stimuli, or like anything that can be experienced differently than how it is traditionally.

2. W hat tips do you have for networ king and such for people just star ting out?

Get your own body of work, something solid that you’re content with being recognized for. Then, networking will be a breeze when you have something to show for.

3. Other hobbies or inter ests? W hat else would you possibl y be doing right in life if you had not followed this path? -

nomena, exploring conspiracy theories, building things out of contemporary items, boxing and debate. I’d probably be a boxer or defense attorney.

4. Top song on your playlist right now?

Absolutely Going Brazy - Future

5. How do you dr ess and w hat do you think it says about you and such? W hat’s your per sonal style?

I wear whatever I want/feel like wearing, and I think it is

I want. I know that sounds cliche as hell.

6. Your astr ological sign

I’m a cancer.

PC:@Igobyvincent Styled : @ameer ahvania

DIEGO AUDIFFRED

IG:@Audio.boy @die go_studio

1. W her e do you get inspir ation? Top thr ee things that inspir e you? -

ing up old videos of all types of art in general, so I am always looking at the legends from the past work. I also get inspiration from my culture and people from Mexico. The culture is so deep so I am currently planning a drop all based on it. I look at my past too like my childhood, I used my kindergarten worksheets for inspiration as to how I make my drops.

2. W hat tips do you have for networ king and such for people just star ting out?

I would say be genuine in all relationships that you make, be true to them and yourself, but if it’s not genuine then move on. You literally never know who can help you in life, there are people in my past who connected me with some of my current partners, but I would have never expected the link to happen but from that small true relationship I had with them, they are willing to help me link. Also, be open to of art because we can all help one another.

3. Other hobbies or inter ests? W hat else would you possibl y be doing right in life if you had not followed this path?

I loved graphic design and that’s what I was studying in school so I probably would have been a strict graphic designer. I also liked screen printing so id probably do some prints as an artist but I still plan on doing so.

4. Top song on your playlist right now?

To be honest, I’ve been listening to nothing but Keed this whole month so I would say “Its Up Freestyle”.

5. How do you dr ess and w hat do you think it says about you and such? W hat’s your per sonal style?

I thrifted damn near my whole life so most of my shit comes from the thrift so now I really not sure how to describe it though. I just rock what I like.

6. Your astr ological sign?

Pieces

PC: @_mintmade

DARIUS JONES

IG: @tr uth_or_darius @g r eenhoodtusla

1. W her e do you get inspir ation? Top thr ee things that inspi you?

I g r ab inspir ation fr om ever ything I experience! I r eall y come up with things at the most r andom times. I like to take new things I encounter or lear n on an ever yday bases and look at them in a new light. W hen I see something that inter ests me, my mind almost instantl y star ts cr eating things. Most of the time that ener g y tr ansfer s onto a shoe or a hoodie or something else cr azy.

2. W hat tips do you have for networ king and such for people just star ting out?

Shoot your shot. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. You never know who you are standing next to or walking past so SPEAK :)

3. Other hobbies or inter ests? W hat else would you possibl y be doing right in life if you had not followed this path?

I would still be in the Dirty D entering my Junior year in the College of Business. And if that doesn’t work Ball will always be life.

4. Top song on your playlist right now? Doo-wop - JID “ everywhere you are is for you”

5. How do you dr ess and w hat do you think it says about you and such? W hat’s your per sonal style?

I just put on whatever feels right and I always like to throw in something hand made if at all possible. I honestly asked myself the same question but I never

6. Your astr ological sign Pisces - GANG

PC:vashon_photo Models:@T hemyajay @ther ealjer r elljohnson

Quintrell taylor

Where do you get inspiration? Top three things that inspire you?

I get inspiration from things like nature, music, and my fellow peers. I can draw inspiration from almost any thing. My top three inspirations are things like movies, he likes a lot of 90s movies like belly, paid in full, and t ypical movies like that . People like Kid Cudi and Kanye, just simply how they think and create what they envision. Music, like Vince Staples he has been listening to a lot .

IG: @Society.que @society.lovesyou PC:woahgur u

What tips do you have for net wor king and such for people just star ting out?

Push as much as possible and be completely genuine, you can’t net work with a fake vibe, be just hand out 50 shir ts for free.

Other hobbies or interests? What else would you possibly be doing r ight in li fe i f you had not followed this path?

I would have got ten into photography or stuck with music as far as engineering. Top song on your playlist r ight now ? RIP- Playboy Car ti

How do you dress and what do you think it says about you and such? What ’s your personal st yle?

I dress comfor table and a mat ter of feeling comfor table about what he wears, why wear clothing you don’t feel comfor table in? It ’s about comfor t and feeling natural.

Your astrological sign

Leo

PC:ever ythingsoncamer a
models: @a l yssia.deanne @_j.blunt

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