Barbara Chase-Riboud: A Lifetime of Success

With a lifetime of achievements under her belt, artist, sculptor, writer, and fashion connoisseur Barbara Chase-Riboud started her impactful and passionate career at the age of fifteen years old, selling her first novel titled “Reba" in 1955 to the Museum of Modern Art. At the age of 83, Chase-Riboud’s work is celebrated as she is named one of the very few Black Americans awarded France’s highest order of merit, the Légion d’honneur. This is an award Chase-Riboud dreamed about since she was young and dreaming of a life within the art world. 

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Symba: Rise and Grind

Conquering the hip-hop music world has never been an easy feat. However, hip-hop has come a long way from the days when Kurtis Blow became the first rapper to sign a deal with a major record label. Since its 1970s New York roots, hip-hop has gone on a worldwide journey, leaving its undeniable stamp in regions across the globe. From the west coast, we know Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s Death Row slang when we hear it. Down south, Outkast and Goodie MOB’s Dungeon Family twang is unmistakable. 

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Chloe Flower: A Symphony of Flower Power

Her hair is as black as the keys on which her elegant fingers produce masterpieces. Her facial expression means charisma, expressiveness and willpower. She confidently poses herself in extraordinary fashion styles, wherever you see her, she is bubbling with enthusiasm. Chloe Flower has brought to life the connection between classical music and rap music from artists like Cardi B with her independently created music genre Popsical. 

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Aliétte: An Ode to Uplifting Women

When we think of flowers, we often think of the sweet, elegant drapes of petals wrapped around a stem, each one uniquely displaying a hint of what nature has to offer. For Jason Rembert and his fashion brand Aliétte, the flowers in his designs are a representation of the flowers he presents to the women in his life, both the ones still on this earth and the ones that are here in spirit.

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