Volume three V O L. 3
A letter from our Editor.
Growing together is a uniquely special experience. I love watching & helping this magazine grow. Thank you for also supporting us! This issue is dedicated to those effected by the California wildfires, especially in Topanga and Malibu. Our sisters, Wombyin, have their headquarters there. We’re sending you love. Our heart cries for the wildfires that continue to burn, bringing destruction that has become an all too familiar reality. We love you! Enjoy VOL 3! Don’t forget to tag @eyesandedge on IG - we will help support you & your dreams. xx, Holly
Madison Rose
Artist: Madison Rose @iammadisonrose Creative Director / Stylist: Stephanie Swango @stephswangsta Producer: Holly Hoover @hollyhoover_ Photographer: Jake Southard @jakesouthardvisuals
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Part of ROJAK: a Malaysian exhibition for Merdeka at APW Bangsar, Malaysia. Emma Khoo (FYi Photography) IG: @fyi.photography / @fyi.khoo
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Created and Curated by: Dina Lockridge & Jessy Covets @dinalockridge @jessycovets Photographer: Olivia North @olivianorthstar Producer: Holly Hoover @hollyhoover_
ChiiChii
Talent: Michelle / ChiiChii (Founder and CEO of Stiletto Janes) Photographer: Jason Kent @jasonkentx Wardrobe: Daisy Natives @daisynatives Stylist: Whitney Brielle @whittybrielle Producer: Holly Hoover @hollyhoover_ Special Thanks to Ladies Of Pardise @ladiesofparadise Graphic Designer: Astrid Angell @astridangellmay
Madison Rose
Rainbow girl against a storm cloud world.
Interviewed by Stephanie Swango Fashion Editor
EYES&EDGE: So how’d you get into music? Tell me you
Madison Rose: I’ve been singing since I could talk. So like 3. I was the
would perform for anyone who was willing to watch. Singing, dancin putting on a show. I’m from Ohio, so when I was really young, like 7 o to a modeling agency. Then when I was 9 we went to this massive co Texas where you got to perform for all of these LA based agents and really good feedback, but they told me that I wasn’t going to be able unless I moved to a major city. So on the flight back from that trip I w have to move to LA. We just have to”. My mom is the most supportive so two years later, and a ton of garage sales and intense savings late LA.
all i wanted to do was make music
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E&E: So
clearly we’re obsessed with your style. But what’s your style inspiration?
Madison Rose:
Color for me in general is super important in everything I do including my style. I attach certain feelings and emotions to color. And I feel like that’s why I’ve always been really drawn to color, because it brings me back to certain times in my life. Like I’m feeling really pink today. I’ll feel a certain way and I’ll want to attach that to a certain outfit. When I was younger I had to thrift because we didn’t
have enough money to do otherw creatively to be able to put piece express myself and mix and matc patterns and textures because it available to me.
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tell us about your erience in NewYork!
Rose: I was in New York
different meetings and with Tidal. I went in and I e vibe, they really support we talked about (well the k about) was what I was furry coat. And I was also I never wear the same
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matched earrings or only one. People often tell me that I lost an called fashion. ‘It’s called fashion. I just think life is too short ngs and or both. I showed it to him and he was like ‘yo you are have your own thing going’. I really love when people can see so see that I synthesize it in my own way. Because I worked and figure out what that meant to me. And he was like ‘I want g’ and they put a lot of care into new artists and their rising I t to wear the same earrings and or both. Certain things being nervous. I like when things are off kilter. And I was like it would if I showed you my music video. I showed it to him and he was ope’ ‘you really have your own thing going’. I really love when spires me but also see that I synthesize it in my own way. y hard to find that and figure out what that meant to me. And ut this on Tidal rising’ and they put a lot of care into new artists have asked me ‘Why put out Diamonds first?’ and I always say tant to me to have my first song be about really strong female
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ombyin is a nonprofit organization empowering + inspiring the world of all women. We believe music art, poetry + photography is the universal way of compassion + the path which empowers ourselves + others for equality, justice + love. Creating a world that thwarts + eliminates inequality, violence, bullying, sexual assault + misogyny against girls, women +the LGBTQI community one creative event at a time by giving back through our Empowerment Education program.
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E&E: When and how did you start Wombyin?
DINA: I’ve had this idea for years, but it actually tarted to come into fruition in February of 2017. As n artist my whole life, I’ve always wanted to build a reative community and collaborate with ther emerging and established artists. Coming from YC and travelling around the world I’ve witnessed large part of the art world as so competitive and xclusive rather than communal and supportive and wanted to change that a bit, especially for women. I wanted to create a virtual portal where artists, poets, musicians, and photographers could inspire each ther and for a good cause. A creative nonprofit nspiring and empowering all women.
ESSY: Dina, myself and a couple of girlfriends got ogether for a moon ceremony/art night about a year go. While we were creating she started telling me bout her idea to bring women in the artistic ommunity together. I was so enthralled by her assion and vision, so I offered my web design skills o help her create the website.
E&E: Why are you called towards his work? Why is it mportant for the current ulture?
DINA: I was raised by a very empowered matriarch and many strong women in my sphere, so creativity, courage, and activism have always been paramount in my world. With the current social and political climate, I have never before in my life been called so strongly to create a community of empowered women to inspire and be inspired by. There is always a breakdown before there is a breakthrough and I like to be one of the one’s kicking down the door --to have strength and power as a woman, a voice, a creator. I’m also a mother to two small daughters whom are my world and I do it for them, to witness their own matriarch boldly representing feminist ideals through art and culture. JESSY: I am a musician and creative so naturally I am drawn to the arts but what drew me to Wombyin was my undeniable humanitarian nature. I’ve always wanted to give back in a way that could transcend beyond my music. Wombyin being a non-profit mission serves my life purpose in a way no other project has before. I truly believe music and art has a way about bringing the freedom of our hearts together, the world will never stop desiring or needing this.
E&E: How do you use social media in a mindful way to promote Wombyin? DINA: We curate and create posts that we feel will inspire others. There are so many incredibly talented artists, poets, musicians, and photographers that we’re always looking to add to our tribe and when we find them and feel aligned we add them to our website and share on our social media outlets to spread their art and about them for our audience. It’s been so beautiful to receive so many messages of support and enthusiasm for WOMBYIN and the community we’re building. We are so proud to have women and the LGBTQIA community represented from over 27 countries and growing. E&E: How important is collaboration to your brand? DINA: It is everything. WOMBYIN is a diverse community representing all women and all the amazing differences we embody. There is an artistic exchange that occurs when our worlds meet and with all the current planning and future events on the horizon we embark on a journey with our artists, musicians, poets, and photographers. JESSY: Beyond our brand, I believe Dina and I as people enjoy expanding our knowledge and being humbled by other creative beings. Collaboration is another form of expression for me and I believe we continue to learn and grow by connecting with others. It’s incredible to be able to see all the women’s reactions to what we do! This really goes to show how many of us truly love being a part of an uplifting forward thinking community.
E&E: You both are artists, what inspires you to create? DINA: When I was in my adolescent years it was definitely the themes of that time—love, heartbreak, loss, pain, and the myriad of existential questions I had (and will always have curiosity about). My 20s was in the landscape of love, travel, exploration, sex, and dreaming of what I want my future to be like. My 30s, most definitely motherhood. The symbolism of the womb mixed with my studies of feminism, and philosophy of religion inspired the name WOMBYIN. I also wanted to create a word that contained magic and mystery, that everyone could relate to. With all the world feeling so separate and against itself and each other, the fact that we’re all born from one was felt so beautiful and connective. Nothing has inspired me more creatively than giving birth. JESSY: Everything inspires me to create. From the guitar to walking down the street, I am constantly being filled with new colorful ideas and life’s melodies. I am and always will be an open portal of creative endeavors, I constantly wander to gracefully stumble upon my next artistic mystery.
Magic Magic and Magic and Mystery.
E&E: Where do you see Wombyin going in the next few years? 10 years?
a legacy. a community.
DINA: Great question. As an Aquarius I live in the future. I envision by that time a decade behind us of a legacy as an inspiration for female artists, a community, a movement towards inspiring one another. I see the success of our large-scale music festival, and charitable events that bring people closer through creativity. I was raised in a family of philanthropists, I wanted to make it something that excited my soul and evokes conscious conversations and giving back in a joyful collaborative way. I see WOMBYIN and our philanthropic work empowering many young girl’s, women, and the LGBTQIA community in years to come and that makes me proud.
JESSY: There is no cap on where this could go as an uplifting creative community. Our main goal is to have a festival that continues to grow out of Los Angeles to locations all around the world. In 10 years I would like to see the strength of our mission develop beyond our festival. Bringing awareness, peace & love to the world is the most valuable mutual goal Dina and I share.
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E&E: How would you like to see the music industry grow in the next decade? (particularly in regard to women and equality) DINA: I would like to see an influx of talented women in management, producing roles, and running more music related events, companies, and organizations. My contribution to this will be with WOMBYIN FEST, where all women perform for a common cause supporting each other and having our Men for WOMBYIN musicians perform as well supporting our movement.
a movement. a celebration.
JESSY: I can and will manifest that in 10 years or less the inequalities of the world dissipate, and we learn to coexist as one in all aspects. Showcasing the wonder of women will only bring light to these incredible talents and unlock the potentials of all women. The goal is to bring confidence and exposure to all women, something I was never offered (in my experience) during the latest decade of the music community.
presents, Basel Ball 2018, which is to take place December 8th at 7:30 pm. The event is sure to amount to one of the best Canna events of this year. Black tie, five courses from SJ’s Chef Mark Skeleton ( former executive chef at the Ritz Carlton St. Thomas), breath taking views of one of Miami’s premier south beach hotels, and sponsors such as Blazyn Susan and The Flower Daddy taking this event over the top. The team over at Stiletto Jane’s has told us to brace however, that’s not all. The event isn’t just about the food and fits, no, as the title states this is Basel. Therefore the event will display 3 local artists installations as well as a live performance to blow you away. Taking it a step further, Stiletto Jane’s made thisa community networking event by opening it up to local vendors. And as always, sticking to the educational side of things, Stiletto Jane’s will unveil their new unique Non-profit and all information on how to get involved!
Stiletto Janes
Art Basel December 2018
The makings of a magical evening.
C h i i C h i i
EYES & EDGE: What is your companies mission?
ChiiChii: Stiletto Jane’s aim is to bring people who like nice
and fine things to an elevated and beautiful experience. Because of our personal core values in pot, that is one of our niches. We curate unforgettable events.
Dont be a plain Jane. Dont be a plain Jane.
EYES & EDGE: What inspired you to create the company?
ChiiChii: Simply put, my love of cannabis. Once I started to venture
out to events and festivals I noticed something missing. My mind was always running with ideas so I decided to pioneer the FL market. Not to mention, I’ve always known how to throw and host a great party.
EYES & EDGE: Who are your biggest influencers and inspirations?
ChiiChii: Cliche, but, my parents
have always been my inspiration. I was first generation, my parents migrated here from Colombia. Every single thing we had they worked for, and all that they’ve built I saw them put their blood, sweat, and tears into.
EYES & EDGE: As a female entrepreneur, what is the biggest struggle?
ChiiChii: One of my
largest obstacles has been my age as opposed to being female. As someone so young the commonality has been to be undermined, under estimated, and treated as if my business is less than. I tell
myself, and I will share with you and others,keep going. No one who made it ever stopped, literally no matter what happened. It isn’t supposed to be easy, if it was everyone would be doing it.
EYES & EDGE: Where do you see yourself in three years?
ChiiChii: Hahaha, I will
put it this way. I have a lot in the works. Stiletto Janes will touch coast to coast, and then, internationally in due time. I can say in the next three months you will be seeing the launch of another brand I have been very hard at work on, Marijuanista.
Don't forget to eat your greens.
EYES & EDGE: We know you’re a canna queen—what’s your favorite way to consume?
ChiiChii: My absolute favorite way to medicate has to be patches, THC
patches rock my socks. Aside from that, dabs come a very close second. They’re both extremely different highs for me, so it also depends on what I’m looking for.
EYES & EDGE: Strand preference? Indica or Sativa?
ChiiChii: Indica,
I enjoy feeling higher and slow. With such a fast paced day-to-day life I find slowing down to be euphoric and the perfect reset at night. Or when I’m taking a break.
Indica or Sativa?
EYES & EDGE: How do you see the future of cannabis as a societal staple?
ChiiChii: The future looks bright in my opinion. I think people want to
come out of the shadows and consume socially, wear it proudly, and ask questions to become more informed consumers. We’re bridging the gap between closeted smoking and truly exquisite events.
EYES & EDGE: THC vs. CBD— what are your thoughts?
ChiiChii: I have to be honest my
knowledge on CBD is strictly limited to personal use. I’m a huge fan of some of the gummies & lotions I’ve tried. They have made an overall pain difference when used. But until further research I don’t think I am one to give comparison.
EYES & EDGE: Besides Kush how do you decompress?
ChiiChii: Never
underestimate the power of a super
lux bubble bath. Between us, I may have been inspired to book a vacation or two simply for the tub.
EYES & EDGE: Who’s your #1 partner in crime, or wingman?
ChiiChii: Mi-Chii, my
almost one year old toy schnauzer. She’s a world-class traveler and the best friend I didn’t
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know I needed. Also my mister A.
HC S. BD? GHTS?
EYES & EDGE: You’re super style savvy—-what are your favorite brands?
ChiiChii: My taste is
very diverse. I range from David Yurman, Yves Saint Laurent, and Chanel to Turlusa, For Love and Lemons, and Majorelle to name a few.
EYES & EDGE: Fashion uniform go to? Favorite thing to sport?
ChiiChii: A crisp white/black
button down, they are the perfect top for any bottom. I keep it fashion forward with see through, gauze and cold shouldered variations.
EYES & EDGE: Favorite meal?
ChiiChii: Steve’s pizza in North
Miami Beach. A slice of cheese, a side of they’re cold secret pizza sauce, and a Mountain Dew.
EYES & EDGE: Favorite place to travel?
ChiiChii: I haven’t been everywhere, yet. But I
will say one of the most memorable trips I’ve taken recently was to Port Antonio, Jamaica. Wildly beautiful and the people were magical.
EYES & EDGE: What are the next big moves to keep an eye out for?
ChiiChii: The next big thing to keep your eyes
peeled for will be our event at Art Basel Miami, details coming.
VV O O L. L. 33
bye. bye.
Editor, Holly Hoover @hollyhoover_ Fashion Editor, Stephanie Swango @stephswangsta Mindful Living Editor, Olivia North @olivianorthstar Managing Editor, Abbey Gregory @abigail_marie Graphic Designer, Astrid Angell @astridangellmay Dir. Brand & Stragetic Partnerships, Whitney Brielle @whittybrielle Music Production Manager, Jalen DeWitt @heyareyoujay