In this gallery, you will find a variety of articles that I have written for various publications, brands, and fashion houses in recent years including VICE Magazine, Live FAST Mag, Milk Studios, Dossier Journal, PETRIe Magazine, The Recorder, The New York Times T Magazine, Nike, adidas, Columbia Sportswear, Milk Studios, Spring Studios, and more.
Feature for VICE Magazine
Deborah Reed and I sat down a few weeks ago to discuss her childhood, the richness of Florida, how she learned to say “vaginal bleeding” in German, why her pseudonym lets her write thrillers without giving a shit, and the reasons her latest novel, Things We Set on Fire, took sixteen years to write.
Feature for Live FAST Mag
Both men and women alike are quick to call pretty women promiscuous, to be in a state of disbelief that an attractive woman can also be smart and achieve great things. I want to make clear that a woman who is sexy does not mean that she is or wants to be sexualized. If a woman is wearing a short dress, that does not mean she “wants it.” If a woman is wearing a long dress, that does not mean she “wants it” either. A woman’s looks have no bearing on her internal thoughts. Women are not objects.
Feature for Milk Studios
Milk Made’s Erin Kelleher sat down with James Franco for an interview at JF Chen in Los Angeles, the gallery which will housed his Rebel exhibition. We talked about his fascination with James Dean, his recollections about how the idea for the exhibition developed two years ago, time management and how he is able to work on a number of large projects at once (and, yes, he does both eat and sleep regularly), his experience as a professor at NYU, the texts that he assigns for his students, and the details surrounding his recent book, Actors Anonymous.
Feature for PETRIe Magazine
Alice Lancaster is a 29-year-old artist living and working in New York City. She has been an illustrator for Nylon Magazine, designed a limited edition t-shirt for American Apparel and has shown her work in various group shows, including Miami Art Basel’s NO CLASS, the National Arts Club’s It’s an Invasion, and Gynolandscape. Alongside features in i-D, Oyster, and Paper Magazine, Lancaster has also collaborated with the likes of Nasty Gal, StyleLikeU and Opening Ceremony. PETRIe contributor Erin Kelleher spoke with Lancaster to uncover her creative process.
Feature for The Recorder in conjunction with Law.com
A California federal judge has thrown out artist Estevan Oriol’s copyright infringement lawsuit against clothing retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz L.P., ruling that there are significant differences between Oriol’s “LA Fingers” photograph and the image on a T-shirt sold at H&M. In a four-page order issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Manuel real determined that there were not enough similarities in the camera angle, lighting, background, film, and placement and sizes of rings in the two photos.
Feature for Live FAST Mag
Rhuigi Villasenor is the brains behind RHUDE, the budding L.A. menswear line. You’ve probably heard some of the hype surrounding the brand—his all over paisley print T-shirt blew up after Kendrick Lamar sported it during his performance at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards. As the hip-hop world has a certain proclivity for all things paisley (see: Tupac and Snoop Lion, who, although he gave up his old name, will never give up his favorite print), and as soon as Kendrick wore that shirt, Rhuigi was suddenly thrust into the spotlight and his name became synonymous with the rap rag trade.
Appearing across women’s running apparel and footwear, Atlanta-based artist Eva Magill-Oliver's earth-y, fluid brushstrokes channel plant life, the flow of water and the horizon.
“Running is the time when I can focus my ideas and decompress while connecting with nature,” she says. “I wanted my designs to demonstrate that feeling.”
A four-female footwear collective, made up of a designer, engineer, developer and product manager, is responsible for the expressive new Nike Air Max Dia.
The design (which was completed on an accelerated timeline) of the women’s exclusive silhouette began by prioritizing the last, working diligently to achieve a tapered (but democratic) toe-box. The result was a shoe with beautiful proportion — a nod to both craft and utility.