BLUEPRINT

What is art?

Does art bring you joy?

Or does it send shivers up your spine?

Maybe it makes you uncomfortable; or maybe it’s the very thing that comforts you. ‌Can art be defined?

Art. Beauty. Sexuality.

All explored in this first installment of Blueprint. Thank you to the models, photographers, stylists, and all of the Maroon Tiger staff who aided me in bringing this vision to life. It was a lot of work and a lot of fun, and ultimately exceeded expectations, given the circumstances. This is the first ever fashion magazine to be produced by The Maroon Tiger and I couldn’t be more proud. This is just the beginning of many more artistic endeavors to come.

- Michael A. Martin

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FASHION ISSUE STAFF Michael Martin Creative Director Ahmad Barber Photographer/Layout Editor Kenneth Greenwood Photographer Dominick Jackson Styling Contributor Fennella Miller Styling Contributor Jayson Overby Stylist Nicholas Martin Stylist Kristen Harris Internal Relations Amber Johnson Public Relations Brianna Gaulding Public Relations Chelsea Gibson Public Relations FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS Curtis Tyger Spelhouse Watches (“Accent,” pg. 18) Charlie Wiley Cynosure Apparel (“Androgyny,” pg. 39) Karon Smith Raggs Boutique (“Dark Sides,” pg. 32)

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Beauty comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors.

It’s not always about what’s pretty; we also find beauty in the strange and unordinary.

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Photography: Kenny Greenwood | Model: Courtnie Mack and Brittany ‘Reeci’ Botts Hair: Alliyah Francis | Makeup: Jimeria Williams, Jessica Bryson | Styling: Michael Martin

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Photography: Kenny Greenwood Models: Cynee Carpin, Imani Parker, Armani Owens, Jason Perry, Kristyn Goodwin Makeup: Sunserae Alexander, Jimeria Williams Styling: Fennella Miller, Donovan Whitaker, Michael Martin

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Photography: Ahmad Barber | Model: Emma Jackson Hair: Alliyah Francis | Styling: Michael Martin

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Photography: Michael Martin | Models:Robert Martin, Jason Perry, Aaron Spainbey | Styling: Jayson Overby, Dominick Jackson

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Photography: Kenny Greenwood Models: Annisah Medinah, Layilah Nasser, Ryann Tucker, Kristyn Goodwin Hair: Alliyah Francis Makeup: Sunserae Alexander, Lauren Ross, Jessica Bryson Styling: Fennella Miller

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DARKSIDES Photography: Ahmad Barber Models: Xandria Parker, Zariah Perkins, Tishun Peebles, Annisah Medinah Hair: Alliyah Francis Makeup: Sunserae Alexander, Lauren Ross Styling: Ahmad Barber, Michael Martin

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Fluid and mutable like a stream.

It flows hard and strong. Fast, and then slow.

Gentle and calming.

Unable to be contained, unable to be boxed in by man.

Unable to be defined.

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Photography: Ahmad Barber Models: Shareef Phillips, Howard Pritchett, Janelle McGregory Hair: AlliyahMakeup: Sunserae Alexander, Lauren Ross Styling: Charlie Wiley (Cynosure Apparel), Michael Martin, Ahmad Barber

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COOL SWEAT Photography: Ahmad Barber Models: Jason Perry, Robert Martin, Corbin Sanders, Nicole Thomas, Ryann Tucker, Layilah Nasser Hair: Jala James, Brianna Davis-Haney Makeup: Lauren Ross, Sunserae Alexander Styling: Nick Martin

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