When opening the pages of a fashion magazine, what’s the first thing that you notice? Is it the outfit? You might look at an outfit and wonder who designed it. Aesthetically pleasing attire has character, which has aided LA-based fashion designer Sergio Hudson to success. In a world that now aptly depends on trends, it’s imperative now more than ever to be effortlessly original.

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“If you’re trying to live forever, you’ve got to make things that are going to last. The way to do that is with love and feeling.” These words come from an upcoming music artist that has proclaimed the statement, “Modus Vivendi,” aptly her “way of living.” Vulnerability, honesty, and eccentricity are some of the bold characteristics that can make or break an artist in the music business. To be able to possess these three characteristics effectively takes real character and perseverance. This is what has helped catapult the career of Danielle Balbuena, aka 070 Shake.

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In today’s society, the term “woke” is often regarded as a term of endearment to individuals that are extremely honest and vocal about the world’s atrocities that occur as they happen. It isn't often that we mention actual artists of that same caliber. One of the hidden trail-blazers that utilizes the term artistically is Ethiopian-American artist, Julie Mehretu. Mehretu is from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She migrated with her parents to Michigan in 1977.

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