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The 12th season of
RuPaul’s Drag Race offered us all a weekly (albeit brief) respite from 2020’s unending chaos. The latest season wrapped in May, with Milwaukee-based queen Jaida Essence Hall (pictured above) snatching the crown. “I hope I can inspire so many young, Black people like myself who never feel like they’re special or that what they offer the world isn’t important,” a tearful Hall told
Entertainment Weekly after the season finale. “Hopefully, they see this and realize, ’What I am and who I am is enough, I matter, and I have something special to offer to the world. ”
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WHO: A shapeshifting New York songwriter accessing new zones between folk, drone, and club music.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING: Since 2009, Alexandra Drewchin aka Eartheater has - over four solo albums, a mixtape, and a collaborative release with the duo LEYA - mapped out a sprawling soundworld equal parts psychedelic folk, experimental noise, cloud rap, and techno. In the process, she has secured her spot as one of the most compelling new musical figures to explode out of New York’s underground. Across
When it comes to fashion, we are all inspired by what we see; whether it be a well-dressed celebrity, a blow-your-mind catwalk presentation or even a super stylish every-day passerby.
As fashion editors, we re moved by all of the above, and then some. We re exposed to under-the-radar labels; we get a first-hand look at collections months before they hit stores; we re tapped into brands with chic-yet-cheap offerings and we shop a lot.
To share our knowledge, FEMAIL brings you Style Swoon, a weekly series of the latest, greatest and on the verge. We hope this Friday series will serve as a buying guide and point of inspiration for the clotheshorses and fashion fanatics alike.
“Passion & Purpose” With Rosa Li
Passion & Purpose: There’s a lot of grind involved in building a business. You have to love and find meaning in what you do.Product: Building the right product at the right time is key. Many things are important here: great taste, great positioning, and riding a great trend.Persistence: The entrepreneurial journey is a rollercoaster ride, […]
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