INGÉNUS: NERIAH
The bedazzle-obsessed, noodle- loving singer-songwriter discusses heartache and her debut album
Many people would prefer their exes stay buried in the past, preferably with no chance of a resurfacing. Neriah, however, prefers to face those ghosts head on. The 23-year- old singer-songwriter isn’t scared of tapping into her past and present emotions, especially when she can channel them into art.
“My parents always say that I started singing before I started to talk,” says Neriah, who wrote her first song at just five years old. With the recent release of her debut album Cause of Death, the singer channeled her past breakups and toxic exes into an 18-track project that takes listeners through every stage of splitting up.
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V Girls: Paloma Mami
The international mami maintains her many personas
As a Chilean native growing up in Manhattan, English and Spanish are the two central languages in your life. Those two languages are often mixed and intertwined, creating the widely known dialect that is ‘Spanglish’— a hybrid language that combines expressions and words from both English and Spanish. Much like Spanglish, Paloma Mami blends both her Chilean and American cultures to inspire and create her music, with Spanglish at the center of all her songs. “Spanglish definitely influenced my personality,” says Paloma, “In the family, that’s how it is.” Paloma says she hadn’t thought about the fact that her songs were in both languages, “It’s literally just how it flowed.”
A true born and bred New Yorker, Paloma has always been connected to her Chilean roots. But at 16, the family moved back to Chile, where she then decided to pursue music. Her stage name “Paloma Mami,” is inspired by the nickname her NYC friends had for her. “People would just always call me ‘mami mami mami’ and I thought it was so annoying,” says Paloma. “But Paloma Mami is just what I am.” At just 18, Paloma Mami’s moody single “Not Steady” boosted her to fame, and at 22, she made Billboard’s list of 25 Best Latin Albums of 2021 with her debut album Sueños de Dalí, alongside more established artists like Karol G and Wisin. “It kind of changed my world overnight,” says Paloma about her success.
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DON’T WALK’s Charity Runway Show Steps Into Its 23rd Year
Titled Ascent, the annual charity fashion show celebrates the liberation of creative expression.
On a chilly evening in Scotland, DON’T WALK hosted its annual charity fashion show at Bowhouse Anstruther in the countryside of Fife in support of Families First and WaterAid. Titled “Ascent,” this year’s show featured an all-female team composed of directors, musicians, and artists. “DON’T WALK has always prioritized creative expression and pushing boundaries,” said DONT WALK’s Creative Director Allegra Tenenbaum.
With 860 guests in attendance, the show was a massive success after heavy anticipation. A year in the making, the committee of 63 students ensured the entire night was one to remember with live music, light displays, dance performances, and a runway of 20 student models. The runway featured works done by St. Andrews University students for brands such as Alice + Olivia, Altuzarra, and Eres—the central piece being the Altuzarra dress that was used everywhere for the show’s promos…
Inside Saint Laurent’s Pre-Oscars Party With Jennifer Coolidge, Zoë Kravitz, and More
Ahead of the 95th Academy Awards this Sunday, Saint Laurent has touched down in Los Angeles to ring in Oscars weekend with their annual pre-Oscars Party. hosted their annual Pre-Oscars party—and the guest list did not disappoint.
Following a dinner with friends of the Maison, host and Creative Director Anthony Vaccarello gathered celebrities at a private residence in the City of Angels where guests sipped champagne and danced into the late hours. Taking place at a private residence in Los Angeles, the party was hosted by the French brand’s Creative Director Anthony Vacarello. Among the guests were Zoë Kravitz, Jennifer Coolidge, Salma Hayek, and Lenny Kravitz—who all donned head-to-toe Saint Laurent looks.
Burberry’s Collectable New Book Charts The House’s History
It all begins with an idea.
After 165 years, Burberry and its Creative Director Daniel Lee commemorate the house’s history with its first-ever book aptly titled Burberry. In collaboration with French luxury publishing brand Assouline, Burberry is filled with images and illustrations from the brand’s archive and highlight the rich history behind its unique—and oh-so British—identity. “Burberry is a story of creativity, exploration, innovation and community,” says Carly Eck, Burberry’s Brand Curator, in their press release,“all of which continue to be at the heart of the brand.”
With 200 illustrations, five chapters, and 252 pages, the book details the brand’s journey, from its creation in 1856 to present day. The book’s sleeve dons the house’s trench coat which can be removed to reveal the iconic Burberry Check print on the front and back covers. Originally founded by Thomas Burberry as an outdoors attire band, Burberry chronicles the house’s small beginnings as a family-run company to a global luxury brand. Burberry shows how the brand, which was once a family-run company, is now a global luxury brand that spans close to two centuries. Using notable events and key turning points in the brand’s history, the book illustrates how the past has formed the brand’s present and future.
Neighborhood Needles
The Upper East Side is home to many luxurious fashion labels and stores selling exotic fabrics and intricate designs. It also houses the city’s largest community of needlepoint and knitting in the city.
For those that prefer a craftier and more personal take on fashion than top brands like Chanel and Dior found on Madison Avenue, there are knitting and yarn stores, fabric stores and needlepoint stores to fulfill anyone’s personal take on design…