January/February 2019

LAGOSPHX

LAGOSPHX

BY CHIC DAILY MAGAZINE EDITORAL
STAFF

LagosPhx is a brand dedicated to celebrating the union between
African Fashion, Culture, Music and Arts. Inspired by the rich
African culture, we use our platform to showcase Africa and its
people from our perspective. LagosPhx was founded by Emeka
Njoku @princeemeka in 2018 with the vision of showcasing the
beauty and rich African culture often neglected by the media and
Hollywood. LagosPhx has an ongoing partnerships and
collaboration with many local brands both here in Phoenix and in
African. Our 2019 goal is to open a Creative Support Center here
in Phoenix and in Lagos.

LAGOSPHX 2ND ANNUAL
FASHION SHOW WEEK:
AUGUST 23RD - 25TH 2019



80's FASHION

ASHLEY PAIGE
COLLECTIVE

MELISSA'S

LOW-KEY CHIC

A fashion movement is underway with
its perpetrators favoring to mix the
likes of Cartier with Converse.

Having a sophisticated and classy style means
that you can learn how to style your outfits all
year. A simple, dressy up can also transform a
casual look, as well as a chic handbag or
stretchy knit. This can low key chic
appropriate attire to wear during daytime
or low-key activities.

Between the extremes of fast fashion and
high-end design, there’s a subtle, but
massive, industry shift happening toward
accessible luxury items. It’s largely thanks
to the tastes and conscientious shopping
habits of millennials. But what is accessible
luxury exactly? The definition is open to
interpretation depending on your
disposable income. But in general, it’s
offerings that aren’t as lavish or expensive
as those from traditional fashion houses
such as Chloé and Gucci.

Yet, they tend to include nicer materials
and craftsmanship than what you’d find at
the mall. Think buttery leather jackets and
French-seamed denim. While the concept
itself isn’t new (Kate Spade and Coach have
become billion-dollar brands by selling
$300 handbags in this space) the way it
looks now is rapidly evolving.

Accessible
luxury is
about more
than “stuff”

First things first: “accessible” luxury doesn’t
mean that prices are cheap. For most
American women, a $400 bag or a $500
dress is a prohibitively expensive price
point. But for a growing number of
consumers who value owning fewer, well-
made products over lots of disposable,
cheap items, the investment is worthwhile.

That’s partly because a flurry of young
labels and cool-kid designers,
like Rouje, Anine Bing, Sandro,
and Ganni (really, the list is too extensive
to include here), haven’t just created
clothes and bags. They’ve created an
aspirational, beautiful, nearly all-
encompassing world that includes on-point
social media feeds, in-the-know messaging,
and fresh points of view. Crucially, they
speak the language of women in their 20s
and 30s, partly because so many of these
brands are helmed by millennials.

“They paint an overall landscape of that The level of quality and craftsmanship
picture-perfect life—or lifestyle,” says Alyssa within accessible luxury is, unsurprisingly,
Coscarelli, a fashion writer and style better than what you’d find in fast fashion.
influencer in New York City. “Aside from However, the finishes and techniques often
making a pretty product, they create approach, if not meet, levels typically found
imagery that’s save-worthy on Instagram, among the most exclusive designer names.
stores that beg to be photographed, a For instance, Cuyana and Everlane use
brand name you dream of adding to your Grade-A cashmere, and shoe
arsenal.” It’s an incredibly attractive brand M.Gemi makes its footwear in Italian
universe, she adds. factories that also produce for high-end
brands. Direct-to-consumer
Low-key brand AYR (which stands for All Year
luxurious Round) is among those aiming to put high-
end touches and luxe details within reach.
“Starting AYR, we very clearly saw a divide
in the market between exceptional quality
at unattainable price points or throwaway,
high-trend fashion,” says Max Bonbrest, a
co-founder. “From the beginning, we made
the choice to align ourselves with truly
premium partners from the mill to the
production stage.” The brand’s $595 Italian
camel-hair coat, for example, is made in a
factory in Portugal that also manufactures
garments for top-tier lines. So what’s the
difference between these two categories
other than pricepoint? According to
handbag designer Aimee Kestenberg,
traditional luxury brands usually have high
prices because of branding. Thanks to her
apprenticeships, she learned that when it
comes to ultra-spendy bags, unless the raw
materials are expensive (e.g., real precious
metals or exotic skins), you’re paying for
prestige.
“From that point on, I just couldn’t justify
breaking the bank knowing that three-
fourths of what I was spending was for the
name and not for the quality of the
product,” she says. That knowledge inspired
her to create a high-quality bag for her
thesis, which ultimately became the $228
Tamitha backpack that launched her
accessories company.

The new In the past, people may have saved up for a
aspiration $2,500 handbag. Today, though, they’re now
happy to tote a less-expensive (but still quality)
purse and earmark the rest of their money for
the types of status symbols by which millennials
measure their lives these days.
“People are feeling less connected to ‘things,'”
says Kestenberg. “They are more connected to
the idea of self-care, experiences, travel, and
other non-tangible elements like having an
amazing dinner with friends.”
It’s helping to put the mindfulness back into
consumption—one attainable, well-crafted item
at a time.

LAUNDRY ROOM
DETOX: CLEANING
METHODS THAT
ARE BETTER FOR
YOUR CLOTHES,
THE PLANET, AND
YOU

By Chamberlain, Jess | Photography By: Chic CLEAN CLOTHES, it turns out, are about a lot
Daily Magazine more than stain removal. White whites and

3 EASY STEPS TO ECO- bright colors are all well and good, but what
FRIENDLY LAUNDRY about energy efficiency, water use, and those

pesky chemical residues?

SiSi Aduke 21
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SiSi Aduke is an Afro-fusion women's fashion brand
showcasing beauty in color.

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Jummy Salami is a Nigerian born fashion designed based in Chandler Arizona.
She started designing as a hobby in 2014 and then launched the Sisi Aduke brand
in June 2018 as an Emerging Designer at Phoenix Fashion Week. Her aesthetic is
in the creative fusion of African prints with a variety of fabrics from around the
world.
Jummy's vision for Sisi Aduke is to be known as a world renowned fashion house
and an advocate of women empowerment across the globe.

1.) New habits You may have heard
it before, but it bears repeating:
Wash full loads, using cold water
when possible (heating water uses
energy) and resisting the
temptation to use more detergent
than instructions recommend
(extra just washes down the drain,
increasing the amount of
undesirable chemicals ending up in
wastewater). And line-dry whatever
you can. Not only does air-drying
save energy, but it also saves your
clothes. And the sun-kissed smell--
yum!

2.) New products News flash: Eco-
friendly detergents are not
necessarily more expensive (see
"We Tested Them!" on page 58).
Choose detergents and other
products that are plant-based,
concentrated, and biodegradable.
Go for oxygen bleach instead of
chlorine bleach to get whites
bright, and try white vinegar in
place of fabric softener.

3.) New appliances Matt Golden of
San Francisco-based Sustainable
Spaces, which advises homeowners
on greening their homes,
recommends upgrading to an
energy-efficient washer--even if
your current machine still works.
"The amount of water consumed in
older machines is significant. And
energy-efficient washers remove
more water, which makes for less
dryer time," Golden says. Look for
models with Energy Star
certification (not just front-loaders);
these models save 7,000 gallons of
water each year per household and
use one-third less energy than
conventional machines. The up-
front cost is higher, but the savings
over the appliance's lifetime make
up for it. Visit energy star.gov for a
list of qualified washers.

SU CHUNZI

EXECUTIVE VICE
PRESIDENT/PARTNER,
FLOWERPLUS

BY: FORBES MAGAZINE

WHILE WORKING as a Shanghaibased
venture capitalist in 2015, Su Chunzi
met executives from Flowerplus to
discuss a possible investment in the
subscription-bouquet startup.
Flowerplus clearly had potential, Su
realized, much of which lay in its
simple model: Customers pick from
four plans (1, 3, 6 or 12 months; prices
range from roughly $20 to $700) and
receive arrangements weekly. Those
blooms come mostly from farms in
China and include rarer plants, like
pink lisianthus, not readily found
elsewhere.
Su was won over so completely by
Flowerplus that she ditched her job at
Guanghe VC and became a partner at
the startup, which has since
expanded to 5 million users and over
$100 million in sales.
“As people’s disposable income grows
in China, they are spending more on
things that will improve life quality,”
says Su, one of the 300 young
innovators and entrepreneurs on
ForbesÕ third annual 30 Under 30
Asia list. Next, Su wants to apply
Flowerplus’ strategy to her new
startup, Rouralism, a subscription
service for daily necessities
(underwear, toilet paper) that will
target the growing number of white-
collar Chinese women too busy to
shop.

Meet The Uber
Pitch Winners Who
Took Home Over
$200,000

THE 14-YEAR VETERAN EDUCATOR AND 2016 THAT’S THE KIND OF SHAKE-THINGS-UP
KENTUCKY TEACHER OF THE YEAR SAYS HER ATTITUDE THAT UBER AND GIRLBOSS
MOTTO, “TEACH LIKE A REBEL,” IS NOT SUPPORT. AND THAT’S WHY LAMB-
ABOUT REBELLION FOR ITS OWN SAKE. SINCLAIR IS THE WINNER OF UBER PITCH,
“INSTEAD, IT’S ABOUT OWNING YOUR TAKING $95,000 IN FUNDING PLUS
POWER OF INFLUENCE AND EXPERTISE AS AN ACCESS TO INCREDIBLE MENTORS TO
EDUCATOR IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DEVELOP HER STARTUP CURIO LEARNING,
DECISIONS FOR THE STUDENTS IN FRONT OF A SOCIAL IMPACT AND MISSION-DRIVEN
YOU, EVEN IF THAT IS COUNTER TO THE FOR-PROFIT EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
STATUS QUO OR WHAT IS BEING ASKED OF COMPANY. “CURIO’S MISSION IS TO HELP
YOU FROM THE POWERS THAT BE,” SAYS
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SINCLAIR.

“CURIO’S MISSION IS TO HELP MANY OTHERS LOVED DRAMA, SO
EDUCATORS DISCOVER NEW IDEAS WE ACTED OUT STORIES AND
FOR THE CLASSROOM CREATED AND PRODUCED THE FIRST SCHOOL PLAY.
CURATED BY OTHER TEACHERS,” SAYS MY STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED AND
LAMB-SINCLAIR. WERE IMPROVING AS READERS AND
THINKERS.
IN CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO, “I WAS PRESSURED FROM CERTAIN
LAMB-SINCLAIR HAS FACED DISTRICT LEADERS ALL YEAR TO GET
OPPOSITION. ONE EXAMPLE COMES WITH THE PROGRAM, BUT I NEVER
FROM WHEN SHE TAUGHT 7TH GRADE DID. I PUSHED BACK.”
IN A DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL WITH “EVERY YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO
HIGH POVERTY. RETHINK MY APPROACH BASED ON
“MANY OF MY STUDENTS WERE THE HUMAN BEINGS IN FRONT OF ME
STRUGGLING READERS, AND AS A AND WHAT THEY NEED. AND MANY
REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE TEACHERS DO THIS EVERY DAY.
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AT THE TIME THAT’S WHY I CAME UP WITH CURIO:
PURCHASED AN AUTOMATED READING BECAUSE I SAW THE INVISIBLE
PROGRAM,” SHE SAID. CREATIVE WORK I AND MY
“THE ARTICLES WERE OUTDATED AND COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN DOING,
UNINTERESTING. THE BOOKS WERE AND I WANTED TO MAKE IT VISIBLE.”
MOLDY, DIRTY, AND FALLING APART. LAMB-SINCLAIR SAYS THAT
I WAS TOLD THAT I ABSOLUTELY HAD WINNING UBER PITCH “WILL BE THE
TO TEACH FROM THE BOOK AND MOMENT WE LOOK BACK ON AND
FOLLOW THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THE SEE AS A TURNING POINT” FOR
DISTRICT SPENT MONEY ON IT, AND IT CURIO LEARNING.
WAS PROVEN TO WORK, THEY SAID. “I WILL KEEP HUSTLING NO MATTER
“BUT IT DIDN’T WORK. NOT AT ALL. THE OUTCOME AND CURIO WILL
WHAT DID WORK WAS WHEN I CHANGE THE WAY EDUCATORS ARE
CREATED LESSONS DESIGNED WITH VIEWED, BUT SEED FUNDING FROM
MY STUDENTS IN MIND. GIRLBOSS AND UBER HAS PROPELLED
“SOME OF MY STUDENTS LOVED US FORWARD IN A WAY THAT LETS
FISHING, SO WE READ ELIZABETH US KEEP MOVING TOWARD A LARGER
BISHOP’S POEM, ‘THE FISH’, AND HAD RAISE IN THE COMING MONTHS TO
A MASTER FISHERMAN FROM THE GROW AND THRIVE OVER THE
LOCAL SPORTS STORE COME COMING YEAR.”
ANALYZE THE POEM WITH THEM.
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Shoes that
are *actually*
nude

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE WORD “THE SHOES ARE PART OF A LARGER MESSAGE ON THE
“NUDE?” IS IT AN ACTUAL COLOR? A SYNONYM FOR IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY, REPRESENTATION, AND
BEIGE? AFTER SEARCHING FOR NUDE PRODUCTS FOR INCLUSION,” SAYS KAHMUNE. “TEN SHADES, ONE
HERSELF, JAMELA ACHEAMPONG CONCLUDED THAT MISSION.”
“THE CONCEPT OF NUDE, OR SKIN TONE APPAREL AND “AS A DARK-SKINNED WOMAN I COUNT MYSELF
MAKEUP, WAS DESIGNED BY A PERSON THAT HAD A PRETTY LUCKY BECAUSE I’VE ALWAYS BEEN
BEIGE/TAN SKIN TONE.” A LITTLE LOUDER FOR THOSE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE THAT HAVE MADE ME FEEL
IN THE BACK! THAT’S ALL CHANGING NOW, THANKS COMFORTABLE WITH WHO I AM. I CAN GENUINELY
IN NO SMALL WAY TO ACHEAMPONG. HER STARTUP, SAY THAT FOR THE MOST PART I’VE ALWAYS BEEN
KAHMUNE, IS THE WORLD’S FIRST LUXURY ABLE TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND FIND A REASON
MARKETPLACE FOR SKIN TONE FOOTWEAR AND
ACCESSORIES, OFFERING ALL ITS PRODUCTS IN 10 T O L I K E W H A T I S E E1.23-456-7890
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“THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TIMES “IT’S A SHAME THAT SO MANY WOMEN
WHERE I’VE BEEN IN STORES AND NOT FEEL INADEQUATE BECAUSE THEY
BEEN ABLE TO FIND MY FOUNDATION DON’T SEE THEMSELVES
SHADE EITHER BECAUSE IT’S NOT REPRESENTED IN BRANDS AND
CARRIED OR THE STORE ONLY HAS CAMPAIGNS. NO ONE’S GOING TO TELL
BRANDS THAT DON’T EVEN MAKE THEM ME NOT TO BE PROUD OF WHO I AM
FOR MY SKIN! I CAN REMEMBER AND WHAT I LOOK LIKE.”
NOTICING HOW TIGHTS WORKED FOR UBER AND GIRLBOSS THINK
MY WHITE FRIENDS BUT MADE MY LEGS KAHMUNE IS A GAME-CHANGER FOR
LOOK LIKE THEY BELONGED TO FASHION. THAT’S WHY IT’S A
SOMEONE ELSE’S BODY, HOW TAN WINNER OF UBER PITCH, TAKING
BRAS AND PANTIES WERE EXPECTED $55,000 IN FUNDING.
AND ACCEPTED AS ONE SHADE FITS “THIS WIN IS HUGE FOR ME,” SAYS
ALL. I’VE WONDERED FOR A LONG TIME ACHEAMPONG. “I’VE BEEN
ABOUT WHY BAND-AIDS, WHICH ARE BOOTSTRAPPING FOR THE LAST TWO
SUPPOSED TO BLEND IN WITH THE YEARS WHILE I’VE BEEN WORKING
SKIN, STILL ONLY COME IN ONE COLOR. AS A CONTRACTOR IN ACCOUNTING.
“EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN’T LET THESE THIS WIN HAS ALLOWED ME TO
EXPERIENCES HOLD ME BACK I’D BE OFFICIALLY WORK ON THE BRAND
LYING IF I SAID THEY DIDN’T SEND A FULL-TIME!
CLEAR MESSAGE TO ME FROM A VERY “THE RECOGNITION AND NEW EYES
EARLY AGE. FOR THE FASHION ON THE BRAND HAS BEEN HUGE BUT
INDUSTRY TO BE ABLE TO DICTATE THE FUNDS WILL ALLOW ME TO
WHAT’S BEAUTIFUL AND PREFERRED SCALE THE BUSINESS THE WAY I’VE
BASED OFF OF THE OPINIONS OF A IMAGINED FOR SO LONG. I HOPE TO
FEW DESIGNERS AND EXECUTIVES IS CREATE MY FIRST FORMAL
MIND-BOGGLING. THEY DON’T GET TO CAMPAIGN AND GET MY FIRST
DECIDE WHAT SIZES ARE BETTER OR TEMPORARY RETAIL/POP-UP
WHAT SKIN TONES ARE MORE LOCATION, AS WELL AS AN OFFICE!”
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FASHION’S #METOO
MOVEMENT IS LOUDEST
ON INSTAGRAM MODELS

ARE SHARING
DEVASTATING STORIES

OF ABUSE IN DMS.

#METOO
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In early January, the Instagram
account @ShitModelMgmt, which has a
following of 145,000 for memes about
working in fashion, posted a story requesting
some “gossip.”
“Honestly, I was just bored,” the account’s
moderator, a 20-year-old anonymous former
model, said over the phone a few weeks later.
She didn’t anticipate that in digging for petty
dirt, she would soon find herself buried in
hundreds of direct messages containing
serious allegations of sexual harassment and
rape.
Overwhelmed and upset by the nature and
volume of these stories, @ShitModelMgmt
decided to use her platform to start publicly
naming the photographers, stylists, agents,
and other industry professionals who’d
allegedly acted sexually inappropriately
toward models. She posted screenshots of the
direct messages she received in her stories
(with the permission of the accusers), writing
down all the perpetrators in her phone in an
attempt to keep a more permanent record —
a process that took her many hours over the
span of a few days. In the end, she received
approximately 300 different names from
around the world.

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#METOO

As more stories surfaced, patterns of
bad behavior began to emerge. There
were stories of modeling agents turning
a blind eye when their clients reported
harassment, tales of late-night photo
shoots in photographers’ apartments,
nonconsensual nudes, underage
bookings, unwanted touching, and
promises of fame. Some names were
mentioned more than once;
@ShitModelMgmt noted that in her
phone as well.

@ShitModelMgmt says she was
triggered by many of these stories and
was motivated to share them partly by
her own experiences with harassment. “I
know how easy it is to be taken
advantage of in this industry and not
know what’s happening; you think it’s
your job,” she added, declining to go into
more detail. “I want all these agencies
and photographers to know: You cannot
get away with this anymore. It’s 2018,
and I’m so tired of it.”

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#METOO

@ShitModelMgmt is not the first Instagram
account to use its platform as a space to
share stories of sexual harassment and
abuse, nor is it likely to be the last. Over the
past six months, the app has become a hub
for fashion’s “whisper network,” the back-
channel method men and women use to
warn each other about predatory behavior.
The results have been disruptive,
highlighting the flaws in traditional methods
of reporting abuse, as well as those of
reporting on social media. But the biggest
result is that some of the alleged predators
have been been exposed, prompting brands,
agencies, and companies to take action as
well.

In February of last year, casting agent James
Scully used Instagram to call out specific
instances of abuse against models. Armed
with a litany of allegations in his direct
messages, LVMH and Kering — two of
fashion’s biggest, most powerful
conglomerates — agreed to sit at the table
with him and ultimately write the “Charter
on Working Relations With Fashion Models
and Their Well-Being,” which was published
in September.

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#METOO

In October, eight days after the Times published its explosive
report on Harvey Weinstein, model Cameron Russell started
the hashtag #MyJobShouldNotIncludeAbuse for those in the
fashion industry to share their stories of harassment. Unlike
@ShitModelMgmt, Russell shared screenshots of stories she
received in over 75 permanent posts, blurring out names and
calling upon others in the industry like James Scully to help
share as well. Russell posted that she and others were
sharing the stories they received with “well-resourced
reporters.” In early January, about a week after
@ShitModelMmgt started publishing names on Instagram,
the Times broke a story detailing accusations of sexual
exploitation against Mario Testino and Bruce Weber — two
photographers that @ShitModelMmgt also named.

In February, the Instagram account @FashionAssistants,
which had a similar meme bent to @ShitModelMgmt’s,
started posting direct messages detailing stories of abuse —
particularly emotional abuse from higher-ups in the industry.
“We are not here to ruin people’s careers, but to highlight the
fact that each assistant and intern is a human being just
trying to get experience,” the account’s moderator told the
Cut. Meanwhile, as of March, the
account @DietMadisonAve has publicly named 17 alleged
harassers in the advertising industry — all of which were
shared with the account via direct messages. According to an
interview with @DietMadisonAve in the Times, eight of the 17
men named have since lost their jobs.

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Serious subjects such as sexual harassment and assault
may seem at odds with the rest of Instagram’s content,
but because it is the social network of choice for the
visually oriented fashion industry, it makes sense for
those with large followings to use it as a soap box as well.
If #MeToo has proven anything, it’s that there is power in
numbers. Clearly, Instagram has become a way to
harness said power, and multiply it tenfold.

Technically speaking, Instagram is well suited for
spreading sensitive information. Direct messages feel
somehow safer and more intimate than emails or texts,
allowing survivors to speak among themselves in private.
And because Instagram Stories in particular disappear
after 24 hours, the stakes feel lower, too.

@ShitModelMgmt, for example, feared that naming
names in permanent posts would get her account
suspended. “I saw what happened with Rose McGowan on
Twitter,” she said, referring to the fact that the actress’s
account was temporarily locked after she posted about
Harvey Weinstein.

Things get messy, though, when the lines between public
and private are blurred. Moira Donegan saw this with
her Shitty Media Men Google spreadsheet, which she
started at the end of last year, only to have it quickly
grow into something much larger and more fraught than
any one person could regulate.

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But what would such a third party look like? Since 2012, the
Model Alliance has tried to fill this obvious hole in the industry.
Many of the stories that have appeared on Instagram are likely
also being shared behind the scenes with the Model Alliance’s
24-hour reporting service, which helps put models in touch
with lawyers and organizations like RAINN. But when the
#MeToo movement really picked up steam, the Model Alliance
received more complaints than it could handle, underscoring
the need for help from the industry at large.

In January, the Model Alliance put forth its “Proposal for
Sexual Respect in the Fashion, Entertainment and Media
Industries.” In it, they argued for creating a code of conduct, as
well as a “neutral non-profit arbitrating entity that will
guarantee accountability.” Essentially, this entity would
function as an HR department for the entire fashion industry
— a place where models, many of whom are freelancers, could
take their claims in confidence, knowing that something would
be done.

“If you have the fox guarding the henhouse, then often people
don’t feel empowered to file a complaint because they don’t
necessarily trust that it’s going to be dealt with impartially,”
explained Sara Ziff, founder of the Model Alliance and a former
model herself. “I think it’s really important that there is a
centralized resource, not only so that there’s a transparent and
trustworthy process in place, but also so that there’s a
coordinated effort. We need to have proper channels of
communications with publications, agencies, and brands, so
that they can be made aware of what’s happening on their
watch.”

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It’s a large ask, but it’s clear that the distribution of power
in fashion needs to shift in order for real, large-scale
institutional change to occur. And that communication
needs to take place beyond Instagram DMs as well. There’s
already talk of what agencies, brands, and corporations are
doing in-house to clean up the mess they’ve made. But how
will we ensure that these actions aren’t just Band-Aids?
Who will check up on them in six months? A year?

In the meantime, a culture of silence in the fashion industry
seems to have been broken. Because of what’s happening
on Instagram and behind the scenes, people are speaking to
each other and to the public. They’re sharing names,
information, and holding people accountable.

More models know the definitions of sexually inappropriate
behavior and that it is not, in fact, a part of the job. They
know their rights. They know who to look out for; what to
do if they witness said behavior, or experience it
themselves; and they know they are not alone. A “lid has
been lifted,” said supermodel Karen Elson at a Model
Alliance event on on Wednesday night to celebrate her
joining the board. “There’s been this huge weight of silence
in the fashion business where, for 20 years, I’ve witnessed a
lot of negative things. And a lot of positive — but the
negative stuff never gets talked about. It gets brushed
under the carpet. No one is formally held accountable. For
me, personally, I think it’s high time that it was.”
@ShitModelMgmt has resumed posting memes. But it’s safe
to say things have changed.

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CLUIFLETSUTYRLAEL

Talk of diversity in fashion usually focuses on the outward-facing stuff: The people
featured on runways, magazine covers, and ad campaigns. There’s good reason for

that. Models are the visible faces of brands. Customers are demanding that the
brands they support reflect their own diversity.

The Latest Street Style
From Paris Fashion Week

By Chic Daily Magazine Editoral Staff Paris is known for a lot
of things: carbs, the
Eiffel Tower, iconic
designers like Chanel
and Dior and Saint
Laurent. Still, when it
comes to style, Parisians
get boxed in. But
fashion there isn't
limited to that whole
French Girl thing. And, if
there's any time of year
that really shows Paris'
range, it's Fashion Week.
Despite it being
day...well, we've lost
count...of shows and
outfits, the street style
crowd has (thankfully!)
yet to run out of ideas.
Here's every look we're
loving from the streets
of Paris.

SERENA WILLIAMS BOSS
BUSINESS

"The customer is a girl or a woman who believes in herself, or wants to
believe in herself; maybe she’s feeling unconfident that day," Williams
told WWD. "And someone that is unapologetically themselves, and that
maybe they stand out; maybe they stand out because they are strong
or they’re beautiful or they want to not be the norm. Our woman is
someone who looks at fashion as a compass to show who they are, to
show what they are."

Serena Williams Brings
Affordable Luxury to All Sizes

With the Great Collection

by JANELLE OKWODU

Serena Williams doesn’t do things by halves. When she
unveiled her namesake clothing line, Serena, back in May,
the tennis legend realized there was one important
element missing from the range: options for sizes over XL.
Rather than rush and risk bringing a subpar product to
market, Williams decided to take the time to pursue
perfection. “We wanted to do this the right way,” said
Williams speaking over the phone from Miami, where she
was hosting her first pop-up at Art Basel. “We started from
scratch and went back to the drawing board. We wanted to
use plus-size fit models and for those models to feel like
the clothes were made just for them, and not [merely]
extended.” That extra effort resulted in her newly launched
collection, Great, a lineup of all occasion pieces that can
take the wearer from the gym to date night in luxurious
style.
Eschewing the word “plus” in favor of a more uplifting
adjective, Williams is seeking to make her customers look
and feel their absolute best. Offered up to a 3X, the line—
which will be available from today at Dallas-based concept
shop Neighborhood Goods—joins the new wave of
premium design geared toward consumers who wear
larger sizes. As a fashion icon whose outfits make
headlines on and off the court, Williams was passionate
about having the best in materials and fit. “When I want a
quality shirt, I go to a higher-end department store and it’s
going to be, like, $495,” says Williams. “So it was important
for us to have that exact same quality but to keep
everything under $200.”

If quality serves as the line’s guiding principle, then ease of
wear is a close second. With leggings aplenty and dressed-
up essentials including a lace tracksuit, the offerings skew
comfortable, a must for new mom Williams.
Since welcoming her daughter, Alexis Olympia, into the
world last year, she admits her style priorities have shifted.
“I’m not wearing shirts as tight as I used to,” she says with a
laugh. “Your body changes as a mom, and I absolutely love
my body and I’m happy to embrace it, but also, I definitely
feel like my fashions have changed.” The evolution means
she’s now more likely to reach for relaxed pieces, though
Williams still likes to nurture her inner glamour puss. “I
want to be the mom who kind of walks around just looking
fabulous,” she says. That sense of confidence is something
she hopes the women who wear Great will also feel.
Sweaters and tops emblazoned with the slogans such as “I
am strong, I am beautiful” and “be seen, be heard” speak to
Williams’s empowering vision. “There are different
statements throughout [and] they’re really just about being
yourself, and being proud of that, and being
unapologetically you,” she says. “[As women,] I think it’s
important to give ourselves a pat on the back, because we
don’t do that enough. We’re always a little critical, but it’s
crucial to not only lift each other up, but also look in the
mirror and lift yourself up.”

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Misi Is Much More
Than a Pasta
Restaurant

WRITTEN BY PETE WELLS

ALMOST EVERYBODY IS CALLING MISI, THE
LATEST ENDEAVOR FROM THE CHEF MISSY
ROBBINS, A PASTA RESTAURANT. THAT’S NOT
QUITE RIGHT.

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Yes, Ms. Robbins has given half of her
menu over to long noodles and short
ones; strands of linguine with chopped
garlic and a double dose of fish in the
form of chopped anchovies and drizzled
colatura; circles filled with ricotta
whipped until it is as soft as cream;
pinched rings of tortelli stuffed with
mascarpone and spinach; the deeply
ridged Sardinian shells known as
malloreddus; and other Italian marvels
of starch formation.
True, anybody who has been to Ms.
Robbins’s other restaurant, Lilia, also
located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, knows
that the pasta there reliably steals the
show from everything else on the table.
When those people show up at Misi,
odds are good that they will not have
chosen that day to start a keto diet.

Moreover, Misi has a greater variety of
pasta than Lilia, so many that the
architecture makes space for them. Misi
is across the street from the old Domino
refinery on the East River, where the
cranes used to unload sugar from
barges in the open air so that on days
when the wind was right you could taste
it on your tongue a mile away. Next to
the dining room, facing the factory’s
remains, is a separate, glassed-in
workshop where the temperature and
humidity are kept at consistent dough-
friendly levels. There, the long noodles,
etc., are rolled out and cut long before
5:30 each night, when Misi’s front door
is unlocked and the crowd waiting in line
for walk-in seats begins to snake
eagerly forward.

And to be sure, if you watch Ms.
Robbins and her kitchen crew at the end
of one of two long dining counters, you’ll
see the same quick motion over and
over: an almost surreptitiously quick trip
of hand to mouth, a sharp bite and an
appraising chew to decide if that batch
of pasta is ready to be pulled from the
water.

Yes, Ms. Robbins has given half of her menu over to long
noodles and short ones; strands of linguine with chopped
garlic and a double dose of fish in the form of chopped
anchovies and drizzled colatura; circles filled with ricotta
whipped until it is as soft as cream; pinched rings of tortelli
stuffed with mascarpone and spinach; the deeply ridged
Sardinian shells known as malloreddus; and other Italian
marvels of starch formation.
True, anybody who has been to Ms. Robbins’s other
restaurant, Lilia, also located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,
knows that the pasta there reliably steals the show from
everything else on the table. When those people show up
at Misi, odds are good that they will not have chosen that
day to start a keto diet.

Moreover, Misi has a greater variety of pasta than Lilia, so
many that the architecture makes space for them. Misi is
across the street from the old Domino refinery on the East
River, where the cranes used to unload sugar from barges
in the open air so that on days when the wind was right
you could taste it on your tongue a mile away. Next to the
dining room, facing the factory’s remains, is a separate,
glassed-in workshop where the temperature and humidity
are kept at consistent dough-friendly levels. There, the
long noodles, etc., are rolled out and cut long before 5:30
each night, when Misi’s front door is unlocked and the
crowd waiting in line for walk-in seats begins to snake
eagerly forward.

And to be sure, if you watch Ms. Robbins and her kitchen
crew at the end of one of two long dining counters, you’ll
see the same quick motion over and over: an almost
surreptitiously quick trip of hand to mouth, a sharp bite and
an appraising chew to decide if that batch of pasta is
ready to be pulled from the water.

But to call Misi a pasta restaurant would be to overlook its
highly impressive work with vegetables. They are the
subject of the menu’s other half, sneakily headlined
“antipasti.”
This is where you will find a globe eggplant roasted until it
is as soft and easy to spread as cream cheese; the cut
surfaces are dressed with Calabrian chiles, and the taste
of lemon juice seems to have found its way to the center of
the eggplant. There are fleshy and firm chanterelles, too,
lightly pickled and preserved in olive oil until they’re
brought to the table crisscrossed with rosemary needles.
Grilled runner beans with garlic and chiles have been
around lately, too, in a big heap that I would have enjoyed
more if a few stringy, leathery beans had not gotten past
the inspectors in the kitchen.

Like the pastas, Misi’s vegetables tend to bring together only a few
ingredients, often applied in ways you don’t quite expect. I don’t know
where else you will taste pistachios and anchovies combined with
skinny, leaf-bud-green leeks marinated in vinegar, or a kind of
panzanella made with grilled bread, capers, fresh oregano and chunks
of zucchini that are still tender after a quick poaching in olive oil. And
though the gently roasted tomatoes won’t come back to the menu until
next summer, you can try imagining how their dusting of fennel seeds
and cracked coriander seeds responds to a last-minute squirt of spicy
honey.

There are enough of these vegetables, and enough meatless pastas,
that a vegetarian could eat extremely well at Misi just by watching out
for things like bottarga and staying away entirely from the creamy
pork sugo tossed with strangozzi. (Meat eaters, on the other hand,
may find the sugo helps restore chafed nerves.)
Although Misi doesn’t let its kitchen range as widely as Lilia’s, it is a
more successful restaurant in several ways. The menu has been
distilled down to essentials, and the whole enterprise seems more
carefully thought through.
The restaurant is on the ground floor of a new apartment
building by SHoP Architects, who chose to leave a hole in the middle
that you could fly a helicopter through. The developer, Two Trees,
recruited Ms. Robbins and her business partner, Sean Feeney, and
gave them a chance to build the virgin space to their needs. The
acoustics are better than at Lilia, and traffic between tables flows
more smoothly. The interior is unusually good, with narrow horizontal
wall tiles in white and nooks for stacked plates that make them part of
the décor.

As at Lilia, the wine list practically begs you to take something new for
a whirl: a catarratto from Sicily, a Corsican niellucciu, or a croatina-
ughetta blend from Lombardy softened with some uva rara. Of course,
you could stick to a $45 Lambrusco, or get a $250 Champagne from
David Léclapart, after which you can try flying through the hole in the
building yourself.
If we are striving for total accuracy, though, we need to call Misi a
pasta-vegetables-and-gelato restaurant. Its gelato is made in house;
there are about six kinds at any given moment. The flavors open up
right away, in part because Misi serves them just below the melting
point and in part because the ingredients are used prodigally. There
are a lot of almonds in the almond, and the espresso could keep you up
an extra hour. But even the unflavored fior di latte, made with milk,
cream and sugar, comes at you in a rush.
There are no desserts other than gelato. The only decision to make at
the end of the night is which one you’re going to have.

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becomes totally and utterly encompassed by it. back around again.

Much like the wardrobes of its residents, Paris Fashion It’s anticipated to be an emotional
Week balances couture heavyweights while nurturing season, with the Sonia Rykiel show
fresh young talent. Dior and Saint Laurent will be showing especially significant in light of her
their first seasons under new creative directors Maria recent passing; Paris Fashion
Grazia Chiuri and Anthony Vaccarello respectively, while Week here never fails to be dramatic
Chanel’s regular takeover of the Grand Palais is never as the city provides the ultimate
anything less than sensational. The front rows of Miu Miu backdrop to a week dedicated to
always herald a new era of Madame Prada’s intelligent dreamy aesthetics.
young designers, but smaller shows like Jacquemus and
Carven compete with whimsy and surprise.

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SHOP Walk in, stare up at the stained-
glass ceiling and think about
exactly what it is you are looking
for, or you could find yourself
in trouble in this classic Parisian
department store. The options are
endless, with
established designers
represented by their own in-store
boutique while the upper floors
play host to young designers. Just
around the corner from Stella
McCartney’s Fashion Week venue
is the beautiful Beaux-Arts opera
house Palais Garnier should you
need a quick fashion fix
for photographers. If sugar is
required, turn left where you can
gorge on eclairs at Fauchon.

ISABEL MARANT

Many a confidence/clothing
crises have been cured by the
ladies who run the Marias Marant
store. If you are looking for an
outfit that’s a little more ‘undone’
than others, an oversized cotton
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MOST DELICIOUS
PLACES TO EAT IN

PARIS

CAFÉ CHARLOT LES ENFANTS ROUGES

Sitting outside Café Charlot during Fashion Week Want something a bit more low-key after the
should always be factored into your schedule. glitz and glam of Fashion Week? Pull up a pew on
Rub shoulders with the new season Gucci- a metal bench at Paris’ oldest covered market,
adorned fashion editors with a glass of wine in don’t care about scuffing your shoes and eat
hand while you wait for your omelette and whatever the chefs in the Les Enfants Rogue
baguette (very, very good) and watch the real- Markets make.
life catwalk show.
LE MARY CELESTE
ROSE BAKERY
Oysters, oysters, more oysters and of course,
Time always feels a little slower inside the Paris champagne. That is the only thing you should
branch of the English institution. Behind the order at the very lovely Le Mary Celeste. That
long glass counter you’ll find good, simple food and working your way through the esteemed
such as carrot cake and a strong Earl Grey to cocktail list at the end of the evening.
help you reset after a busy day.

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SHOWS

OVER
DRINKS AT

HOLYBELLY LE BAR DU BRISTOL

In every city you need to know If you fancy bespoke cocktails THE BROKEN ARM
somewhere you can tell a taxi to take in an truly glamourous hotel
you which has consistently good coffee bar, Le Bar Du Bristol is If you need a moment to take a
in Paris, this is it. While a strong black perfect. Chat to the expert minute out of the chaos, the
coffee and croissant might get you mixologists, get your own café of the amazing boutique
through a normal midweek morning, signature drink and try and find The Broken Arm has a sunlight,
fashion week requires something to give the resident cat so you can flower-filled table waiting. Get
you a bit more stamina. Order eggs have your own Choupette a juice, a coffee or a properly
anyway you like with a side of ricotta moment. made cup of tea. A great spot
and dukkah – there are ‘holy’ bloody for an hour of drinking and
reading after shopping next
Marys for those in need. door.

LOCAL DUC DES LOMBARDS JAZZ CLUB
FLAVOR
Some of the world’s best jazz
PARTY gets played here, no matter
which night you go. Grab a
CANDELARIA martini, sit in the dark and get
away from the fashion
Candelaria is Paris’ answer to New York’s La crowd should you be in need of
Esquina. Out front you get great tacos and some headspace.
beer, but go through the concealed door and
down the stairs where you’ll emerge into one LE COMPTOIR GÉNÉRAL
of Paris’ best bars. Always full, elbow-to-
elbow DJs always get the mix right. Never a Full of both character and
fun time not had here. characters, go to Le Comptoir
General ready to dance. Hands
down, one of Paris’ best nights
out.

MAMA SHELTER ROOFTOP

The rooftop of great boutique
hotel Mama Shelter has some of
the best music playing around
town between DJs and live
acts. A proper let-your-hair-
down-fashion-week-is-over
kind of place.

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most dynamic destinations, hand-pick the best bits and
give them to you in one place. This is the kind of guide
that you don’t need to run by a local – it was written by
one. Eat your heart out, shop until you drop, drink like a
fish, dance your socks off, sleep – then repeat.