Category Archive: Fashion

Zac Clark: Unapologetic Streetwear

In 2011, administrators at Culver City High School in Los Angeles warned students that wearing FuckThePopulation clothing to class would result in confiscated merchandise or suspension. Zac Clark along with his business partners; Yamen Sanders and Maurice Myles were all seniors who attended the LA high school and founded the streetwear clothing line as a way to counter the oppression due to the norms and standards society has put in place. Although they ran the name under KCUFTHEPOPULATION to avoid these problems at their high school, administrators still sent out an automated phone message to students informing them that wearing any FTP would result in consequences. 

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Sohee Park: Bringing Floral Fantasies to Design Realities

Social media possesses the unique ability to garner major clientele that normally wouldn’t have access to up-and-coming designers. The digital sphere has proved that it can be an integral tool for creatives to share their work. All it takes is one celebrity to see, love, and share a breakout designer's work for the new designer to reach stardom.

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Maximilian Davis: Designing Elegance

Some fashion designers like Maximillian Davis took the COVID-19 lockdown as an opportunity to create something unique to send the world a message of unity, strength, and solidarity. 

Davis is a fashion star in London who highlights Black elegance by making his fashion debut in 2020. Davis said that a lot of his designs are inspired by his Trinidadian roots, in his grandmother and their connection to the Carnival as well as inspiration drawn from a family friend who was his tailor for over a decade—which led to his SS21 Breakout Collection.  

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Thom Browne: Fashion Revolution in Uniformity

American Fashion Designer Thom Browne has made a name for himself in menswear and womenswear and uniform-esque designs; he has had celebrities and influential figures such as actress Kristen Stewart and former First Lady Michelle Obama wear his label to events from the red carpet to presidential inaugurations. Although he has been known for his lines for adults, he has recently come out with a new clothing line for children, composed of uniforms —not the usual choice for kids’ fashion.

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Benny Blanco: Music Industry Mogul

Despite their obvious differences, Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream,” Maroon 5’s “Payphone,” Britney Spears’s “Circus,” and Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok” all have one person in common: Benny Blanco. The Virginia native has created a name for himself within the music industry as a producer and writer. Blanco’s affinity for the music industry began early, with him loving music as a child and wanting to become a rapper. This dream shifted, as Blanco explains in an NPR interview. “I realized no one wanted to hear a chubby Jewish kid rap, so I was like, ‘Oh I guess I’ll make all my own music, and I’ll write songs for other people.” 

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