It’s five days after our breakup. My cheeks and eyes are bleeding colors, matching pinks, indistinguishable from the other. I pull my hair back to keep the tears away from it, and since my bedroom has become suffocatingly hot. In these last few days, we fought every night, each argument ending with his pleas for reconciliation. I feel as if my bed will remember my shape better than he ever will, and I realize that my hair has lost its shape as well.
Let me take you back in time. It’s 2012. Barack Obama’s in office. The iPhone 5 just hit the market. One Direction’s “Live While We’re Young” might be playing on the car radio. Many believe the world will end before the end of the year. Yet, this dystopia isn’t too hard to fathom…
With the release of Sam Levinson and The Weeknd’s controversial series The Idol in June 2023, the cultural obsession with the “bad” pop girl came into sharp focus. Despite the backlash for its overt sexualization and glamorization of destructive behaviors, the show reflects a deeper truth…
I’m not sure when I first conceptualized the color purple. It might have been raining, I could have had my eyes closed, it may have been accidental…
Clothing defines us—if it didn’t we wouldn’t invest in it. With styles being recycled from decades prior, the idea of individuality becomes narrower with every cycle. Everything that once was is repackaged into the mundane, watering down one’s genuine style. ..
Cosmos “Cosmos” is a conceptual project focusing on the constrictive beauty standards present in the genre of old Hollywood, specifically within glamour photoshoots. Working with our model, we used styling,…
Heart On Your Sleeve The bittersweet curse of wearing your heart on your sleeve, depicts the act of opening your emotions to vulnerability, yet suffering the repercussions. This shoot captures…
“Spiraling” aims to depict feelings of anxiety and hopelessness when battling against your own mind. The imagery of a spiral staircase inspired this shoot, as the visual serves as a…
Directed by Julia Magdziak Photographed by Anna Khachatryan Styled by Julia Magdziak Modeled by Julia Magdziak and Kyth Chen