The Archive

Since fashion signals status and power, and power manifests as an influence, then fashion is influence. Now, what societal role satisfies both the ego and soul? Politics.

Body-conscious styles went mainstream, and white women popularized them in the media. “It girls” boasted an aesthetic that was skinny, blonde, and luxurious, one that young women aspired to.

However, as thrifting becomes a trend among upper- and middle-class shoppers, it runs the risk of gentrifying the shops that low-income communities rely on.

Every family has unique stories that changed who they are and who they would become. These are some of mine.

It wasn’t a decision based solely on love, on being ready for that next step in the relationship and being committed to each other. That was definitely an aspect to it, but not the only reason.

The misconception that race and love are negatively intertwined is so deeply embedded by traditional Americans that it puts suffocating, unnecessary pressure onto mixed-race couples.

As teens and young people are still facing the crisis of finding themselves during political and social unrest, Derry Girls proves itself to be more than relatable, but timeless.

Skins was revolutionary in its full-steam approach to taboo subjects like sex, teen drug use, and mental illness, but it often failed to avoid glamorizing the topics it attempted to call attention to.

Milkshakes, friends, and a comfort show that is as odd and entertaining as Riverdale is a combo that promises a fun night-in filled with laughter, because of how cuckoo bananas the show is.