FRAY MAGAZINE - DENOUEMENT

cover shot by Lauren Horowitz

After the Storm

By: Adi Lurvey

Photographer: Frances Kilgore

Models:

Sachiko Sarena

Jingling Liu

Noa Koffman-Adsit

Emmanuel Chery

A hairstyle has its story to end. When you stand in front of the mirror, every inch of newly grown hair heralds the approach of its

As the straight hair grows out and flattens on their head, one may still make the last effort, using hair gel to fix their hair into the previous Afro shape.

At the end of the day, when the natural straight hair grows wild like weeds all over your head, and the tiny afro curls have all fallen out with time, it's time to gather your courage, walk into a barbershop, and welcome that easy punk you've dreamt for so long. It’s the day when DENOUEMENT finally comes.

Permed hair, dyed hair, straightened hair -- nothing lasts forever. However, the other side of DENOUEMENT is the start of a new story. The day we say goodbye to the old hairstyle is the same as when we are ready to embrace a new one.

BUS is the youngest child of three. They’ve been wearing cleats from their elder siblings until they got this pair of their own.

These cleats have carried BUS through numerous tournaments,- big and small, important and trivial, from humble practice fields to grand National stages -until they become the GREAT frisbee player as they are today.

Or maybe, not yet. Instead of embracing a new pair of cleats, BUS decided to give the old, broken, wornout ones another life, by taping them up.

Everything has its life cycle, and so do these cleats. At a tryout, they finally started falling apart. The upper part had ripped open, and it seemed BUS’s first pair of cleats was ready to greet their

However, nothing lasts forever. Some day, the cleats will fall silent, and their last act will unfold.

“When that destined DENOUEMENT comes, you should give them a funeral,” I said to BUS.

by Eliza bryson cecilia Dondorful-amos norman slate

ollie hoffman-paul

rey alvarez

lily goldfine

A Love Letter to Liberty

Since Tr*mp’s war on women has reignited, dreary neutrals have replaced colorful, unique pieces in everyday life. As women say goodbye to their rights, self-expression fades into the background. What’s left behind? An America of colorful tights, animal print, multicolored skirts, glittery makeup, polka dots, and eccentric personal style.