Published Articles
Each article published, takes a piece of me. My voice, my passion, and my heart go into each work. This is my art.
INGÉNUS: Sistine Stallone — Printed in the Pick Your Player Issue of Gen V Magazine
Sistine Stallone’s daring nature leads her to many different places, whether it’s jumping off towering cliffs or paving her way along creative career paths. Refusing to settle for the mundane, Stallone is determined to sample every slice of life, including the realm of reality TV, which she recently entered with The Family Stallone, a new docuseries about her family on Paramount+.
International Couture Takes Center Stage at Global Fashion Collective's NYFW Show
From Japanese Victorian ready-to-wear to couture wearable art, Global Fashion Collective showcased four designers for their evening wear NYFW show.
Hidden within a Brooklyn mall, the line to get into Global Fashion Collective’s (GFC) show crowded the front doors. GFC features designers from Japan, Indonesia, Mozambique, Mexico, China, France, and Korea at fashion weeks around the world. The runway, located within City Point BKLYN, was classic—one strip down the middle— and the room was overflowing with high-energy music. Spotlights bathed the front row in light. The young audience pulled their phones out as the lights dimmed and the third show of Global Fashion Collective, the evening wear collections, commenced.
Melke’s Juiciest Collection: “Peaches and Pests”
Melke’s 27-look collection brightened the NYFW line-up with an individualistic, juicy take on ready-to-wear.Melke’s Fall/Winter 2023 collection, titled “Peaches and Pests”, was inspired by the Roald Dahl classic James and the Giant Peach and Tim Burton’s 1996 film adaptation. Afterpay, the buy-now-pay-later financial service, partnered with IMG to sponsor eight emerging designers at Spring Studios; Melke was one of the eight designers selected.
Gen Z Representation Confuses Writing Rooms
As the youngest of Generation Z are reaching middle school and the oldest are in the workforce, many television shows have shifted their target audience from our parents to the new consumers. Gen Z, like every audience, is looking for shows that they can connect with—shows that portray people like them or characters that they can relate to on a deeper level.
Are these TV shows and movies successfully relating to Gen Z or are they creating caricatures of Gen Z values?
Fatal Flaws - Published in Primadonna Zine
Donna Tartt, author of The Secret History, begs the question, “Does such a thing as ‘the Fatal Flaw,' that showy, dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature?” Like a whisper, a Fatal Flaw lulls itself into the back of your mind. Over time the whisper gets louder. As the whisper becomes a chatter, and eventually a scream, the initial whisper has already constructed the ideology that will be used throughout adult life—all while you were blissfully unaware.
7 Archetypes of Women: The Maiden - Published in Primadonna Zine
Through The Maidens' vulnerable, curious, and powerful nature, she has all the tools to manifest the destiny she desires. By maximizing the attributes that The Maiden possesses, she can harness her creativity and handle any obstacle thrown her way. She allows herself to feel her emotions and guide others through shared experiences. Through her rebellious nature, she challenges the world around her. She will never let someone dull her magnetic, youthful aura and she adorns herself regularly. She is power; she is The Maiden.
Choose Your Character - Published in Primadonna
The monotonous day-to-day experience of picking out an outfit allows for the possibility of self-expression through modifications of your character. Clothes hold power; each entity of clothing draped onto a person's body has properties that allow for manifestations of the person they want to be. When a person curates an outfit, they channel a character or representation of an emotion they are feeling that day.
Sharing My Notion Set-Up That Boosts My Organization Skills
You bolt out of class, excited to finally head home to relax. Elation boils through you while you roll down the windows of your car and blast music on the way home. You walk inside and plop onto the couch. As you scroll through TikTok, a sharp, sinking feeling reaches the pit of your stomach. You forgot you had a club meeting—along with a million other things because you never wrote it down in your planner.
10 Fall Accessories That Are Wardrobe Musts This Year - Published in The Teen Magazine Online
Fall is finally upon us. Many are scrounging through their wardrobes of "core" aesthetics that have fallen to the graveyard, wanting to emulate the perfect fall aesthetic. If you are having trouble harnessing your inner fall, the easiest way to elevate any outfit is through accessories. After dissecting the outfits on all of our fall Pinterest boards, here are the ten fall accessories you will need to complete any look.
Canceled - Published in Primadonna Zine
Whether you are the canceler or the one being canceled, we have all taken part in this new age phenomenon. Is it easier for you to “cancel” those who have been put on a pedestal? Someone so far away from you that you won’t see the aftermath of the bandwagon? Many debate if cancel culture actually works or if cancel culture is just a hate club that gives the target more attention (and more money).
For You Page - Published in Primadonna Zine
POV: you just finished watching a TikTok video. Finally, after finding a trending sound, coming up with an enticing caption, editing the video, and using hashtags, you can finally post. You did everything right. You’re checking your notifications every 30 seconds. The likes are coming in slowly, but then someone comments “FYP (For You Page).” Your video is about to blow up! Until it doesn’t.