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FASHION, ART & LIFESTYLE

JAN 2024 VOLUME43 ISSUE 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PASTEL 03

Adding pastels color swatch to your wardrode

Flamingo 12

Hot pink and reds

Dip me in yellows & blues 20

Gray 29

Capturing a foggy east coast on 70mph Amtrak train

Chocolate 37

The brown candy treat

Not black & white 48

Great story of what creepiness that happens behind the scenes in fashion

We greet you with a happy and prosperous 2024.

In this issue which is labeled COLORS we will be

brave enough to tell her story, which is none other than Hello Teriko.

talking about adding certain colors to your palate when it comes to your closet. These colors can be a little adventurous as well, as extremely creative

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S o j ust to help u s o u t , g i v e u s a b r i e f b a c k ground of w h o y o u a r e a n d h o w y o u g o t into modelin g ?

M y n ame is Ter i k o a n d I w a s b o r n a n d ra i s ed in Baltim o r e M D . I g r e w u p i n a la r g e house with m y m o m , d a d a n d p a t e rnal grandpa r e n t s . I a m v er y c l o s e w i t h my family a n d t h e y a r e my b i g g e s t s u p p orters. I wa s a l w a y s a d r am a t i c a n d a r t s y child, I lov e d m e m o r i z i n g m o v i e s a n d b o o ks and re-ena c t i n g t h e m . I l o v e d fa s h ion and clot h e s , I l o v e d t he m s o m u c h I wo uld cut all my c l o t h e s t o m a k e “ n e w d e s i gns'' which g o t m y s c i s s or s t a k e n

a w a y from me f o r a l m o s t 1 0 y e a r s . I w a s a v e ry skinny an d t a l l k i d w h o a l w a y s g o t to l d “you need t o m o d e l ! ” b y ev e r y s t r a nger I encou n t e r e d b u t I t ho u g h t m o d eling was s t u p i d . I w a n t e d t o b e a d o c t or. There wa s n o o t h e r o pt i o n f o r m e , p e r i od. Until I re a c h e d t h e f i f t h g r a d e a n d m y s chool was h a v i n g t h e i r a n n u a l fa s h ion show. I s u c k e d i t u p an d a s k e d m y m om to buy m e a p a i r o f h e e l s ( t h e y w e r e only 3 inch e s t a l l b t w ) a nd a f t e r s c h o ol one Frida y I t r i e d o u t f or m y f i r s t fa s h ion show. I s t i l l s e e i t s o vi v i d l y , t h e a u d i torium light s , t h e s t a r e s fr o m e v e r yone, Black E y e d P e a s b l as t i n g o v e r th e speaker, and I t a k e m y f i r st s t e p . I t

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-w a s like someth i n g c a m e o v er m e a n d in my gut I k n e w t h i s w a s s o m ething I wa s b o r n t o d o . A n d a l m o st 15 years l a t e r I h a v e g r a c ed the cover s o f m a g a z i n es i n E u r o pe, walked r u n w a y s f o r d r e a m c l i e nts, and spe n t c o u n t l e s s ho u r s d o i n g what I tho u g h t w a s “ s t up i d ” W h a t is the visi o n t h a t y o u s e e f o r y o u r self in your m o d e l i n g c a r ee r ?

I ha ve a love-ha t e r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h modeling. P a r t o f m e f e e ls fine with never m o d e l i n g a g a i n a n d another pa r t o f m e f e e l s l i k e g i v i ng up would b e a h o r r i b l e m i s t ake. Anyon e w h o s a y s m o d eling is poin t l e s s o r t o o ea s y h a s noooo idea w h a t w e g o th r o ugh. On the s u r f a c e , y e s , d r e s sing up and b e i n g “ p a m p er e d ” o n s et is pretty e a s y b u t w e a r in g a b i k i ni in 30 deg r e e w e a t h e r f or a s u m mer campa i g n a n d b e i n g to l d to “ think warm t h o u g h t s ” w h i l e y o u r toes are ab o u t t o f a l l o f f i s n o t easy. So whe n I t h i n k a b o ut w h a t I see for m y s e l f i n m y m o d eling caree r n o w I s e e b o u n daries and s t i c k i n g t o w h a t I fe e l I am comfor t a b l e w i t h . W he n I s a y that I mean d e s p i t e t h e m on e y a n d my agents, i f a b r a n d t h a t ’ s k n o w n for being p r o b l e m a t i c an d c o n t roversial wa n t s t o w o r k wi t h m e I ’ll simply d e c l i n e . O r i f a m a g azine wants m e t o s h o o t h e a v y winter coa t s i n 1 0 0 d e gr e e w e a ther in the m i d d l e o f N e w Y o r k C i t y , it’s a no fr o m m e . I f a n y o f th a t becomes a n i s s u e t h e n m e a n d my team ne e d t o w o r k t h a t o u t cause I will n o t s e t m y m or a l s THEME PAGE 50

a n d boundaries a s i d e s o t h a t o t h e r p e o p le can get 1 0 - 2 0 % o u t o f m e . I u s e d to aim for s u p e r m o d e l s ta t u s u n t i l I witnesse d f i r s t h a n d w ha t th a t lifestyle is l i k e a n d h o w y o u lo s e your autono m y . I ’ m n o t wi l l i n g to m ake that sac r i f i c e a n y m o re . I a m c urrently bac k i n c o l l e g e w o r k ing toward s m y b a c h e l o r s a n d a f t e r that my ma s t e r s a n d d o c t orates. And i f m o d e l i n g o p p o rtunities th a t a l i g n w i t h wh a t I a m c omfortable w i t h c o m e a l o n g th e n I will acce p t t h e m . B u t f or n o w I am enjoying an i n d u s t r y f r e e l i f e . .

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It’s no secret tha t t h e e n t e rtainment in d u s t r y i s h o me t o m a n y sexual pr e d a t o r s a n d u n f o rtunately th e r e a r e A L O T i n th e modeling ind u s t r y . I h a v e fa c e d a f e w situations t h a t w e r e h i gh l y in a p propriate an d I h a v e h e a r d m a n y stories fro m b o t h m a l e an d fe m ale models. W h e n I w a s i n L A I w a s connected w i t h a v e r y p o p u l a r d e s i gner, he wan t e d m e t o c o me i n fo r a fitting and I a g r e e d . W h e n h e w a l k ed in I coul d t e l l h e w a s ve r y a t t r acted to me. W e w e n t o n wi t h th e fitting and h e w a s i n t h e r oo m w i t h me and the s e a m s t r e s s an d h e l p ing me take m y t o p a n d b o t t oms off. M i n d y o u I ’ m p r a c tically nake d a n d I ’ v e d o ne a m i l l ion fittings b e f o r e w h e r e d e s i gners helped m e w i t h t h e c l o t hing but he d i d n ’ t a s k a n d h e a l s o touched m e i n a w a y t h a t f e l t m o re intimate th a n h e l p f u l . I di d n ’ t try t o think muc h o f i t b u t a s th e w e e ks went on h e c o n s t a n t l y m a d e p a s s es at me tha t I d e c l i n e d ev e r y time , another in c i d e n t h a p p e ne d a n d I wound up b l o c k i n g h i m a n d n o t too long aft e r t h a t h e w a s e x p o sed for be i n g a c r e e p t o y o u n g m o d els and pre y i n g o n t h e m .

U n f o rtunately wh a t h a p p e n e d t o m e is v ery minor co m p a r e d t o t h e th i n gs I’ve hear d f r o m m o d e l s I ’ v e e n c o untered. S o m e o f t h e w o r s t s t o r ies I’ve hea r d h a v e a c t u a l ly c o m e from male m o d e l s . I t ’ s s a d th a t models' voi c e s a r e n ’ t a l wa y s h e a r d or respect e d b y t h o s e wh o h o l d power in th e i n d u s t r y .

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F o r any young mo d e l o u t t h e r e l o o k i n g t o g e t into this indu s t r y t h e b e s t a d v i c e I c a n g i v e you is to lis t e n t o y o u r s e l f . D o n ’ t b r u s h it o f f as being “p a r a n o i d ” o r “ a n x i o u s ” .

W h e n you feel it i n y o u r g u t , l is t e n t o i t .

T h a t goes for ev e r y t h i n g y o u do i n l i f e . I f th a t designer fe e l s o f f , d o n ’ t wo r k w i t h th e m . If that ag e n t f e e l s c r e e py , d o n ’ t s i g n w i t h them. If th e p e r s o n y o u j us t m e t a t t h e p a r t y feels off, d o n ’ t l e a v e w i t h t h e m . A n d if y o u are 20 an d u n d e r p l e a s e a l w a y s h a v e s o m eone you tr u s t w i t h y o u a t s h o o t s , m e e tings, castin g s , a n d r u n w ay s h o w s . A n d e v e n if you are o v e r 2 0 i f y o u w a n t t o b r i n g a f r iend or pare n t w i t h y o u p l ea s e d o , b e t t er to be saf e c a u s e y o u me e t a l o t o f ra n d om strange r s i n t h e n a m e o f c r e a t i n g a r t . They can’t a l l b e t r u s t e d .

I ho nestly think t h e o n l y w a y to m a k e t h e in d u stry safer i s t o a c t u a l l y t ak e v i c t i m s s e r i ously and ge t r i d o f t h o s e a c c u s e d a n d / or proven of s e x u a l m i s c on d u c t . T h e r e is n o reason why b r a n d s w h o ar e r u n b y ra p i sts, child p r e d a t o r s a n d o th e r s e x u a l d e v i ants should h a v e t h e m o ne y a n d p o w e r th a t they do in t h e i n d u s t r y . An d w e n e e d t o h o l d celebrities a c c o u n t a b l e as w e l l . A f e w m i l l ion dollars s h o u l d n o t b e en o u g h f o r s o m eone to wor k w i t h a b r a n d w h o d i d a c a m paign sexua l i z i n g c h i l d r e n . A f t e r l i v i n g in L A and seeing f i r s t h a n d w ha t b e i n g a t th e top looks li k e a n d t h e t h i ng s t h o s e p e o p le did to ge t t h e r e I w a n t ed n o t h i n g t o d o w ith it. Bein g a s u p e r m o d el s o u n d e d l i k e a l o t of fun whe n I w a s i g n o r an t t o w h a t h a p p ens to tho s e a t t h e t o p w h o s p e a k o u t o n t hese injusti c e s a n d r e f u s e t o w o r k w i t h p e o p le who are a t r u e d a n g e r t o s o c i e t y . I f th e industry wan t s t o p r o t e c t vu l n e r a b l e a r t i sts, then it n e e d s t o k i c k t h o s e w h o p r e y on them O U T .

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