British actress Kathryn Drysdale is a quintessentially well-rounded performer. With acclaimed roles on the stage and screen in comedy and drama, Drysdale knows how vital it is to be versatile. Aside from her work opposite James McAvoy in the West End’s The Ruling Class and the hilarious royal family satire The Windsors, Drysdale is perhaps…
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Since her successful run on the 22nd cycle of America’s Next Top Model in 2015, Mamé Adjei has embodied so much more than just the title of model. The Ghanaian-American top model with Lipps LA has graced ad campaigns for heavy-hitter brands including Samsung, Intel, and Pandora Jewelry, and now has founded not one, but…
Singer Tiggi Hawke in part credits the help of her fans on social media for helping her get through lockdown. The pandemic has affected so many young artists, and completely changed the way many of them approached their own work, and Hawke is one such artist who successfully adapted. It makes sense, considering she has…
Hollywood actress Caitlin Carmichael really embodies the word philanthropist, with just about as much activist work under her belt as screen credits. Having recently starred in Lionsgate thriller Midnight in the Switchgrass opposite Megan Fox, Bruce Willis and Machine Gun Kelly, as well as a role earlier this year on an episode of NCIS: Los…
With the pandemic in its third year now, many Gen Z music artists like relative newcomer Au/Ra had to create an entirely new roadmap when it comes to innovation. All the unique challenges that lockdown brought to the world have made the success of Au/Ra’s singles like “Dead Girl!” all the more impressive. With dark…
At 85, if you could sit down to talk with your 25-year-old self, what would you say? That is the main idea behind actress and filmmaker Morgane Polanski’s latest short film, Through the Looking Glass. Starring Dame Siân Phillips, and with costumes done by Maria Grazia from Dior, the film is an introspective thriller that…
Portuguese actress Daniela Melchior made her major English-language and global film debut last year in DC’s The Suicide Squad. The now 25-year-old breakout star, who already enjoyed success in Portugal with nominations for two CinEuphoria Awards and one Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Award, became a new fan favorite for her role as Ratcatcher 2 in…
Skip Marley sits zen like the airy expanse of the chic M5 Showroom in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood. On this early Spring day, his longtime hair-stylist Nedjetti Harvey sheens his glorious mane of dreadlocks as the iconic tunes from his grandfather, Bob Marley, waft through the famous fashion showroom where he is being photographed…
As a young British actress, Mimi Keene has already done it all. First hitting the scene with her Royal Court Theatre debut in 2010 at the age of 12, Keene followed this up with stints across British television, most notably on soap stalwart EastEnders, before making her Netflix debut in the hit show Sex Education.…
Very few bands have been able to achieve quite the same level of success as British band Wolf Alice, let alone with only three albums under their belt. They have headlined festivals, won the prestigious Mercury Prize and numerous other awards, and recently added more accolades to their shelf with their first ever UK number…
Rebecca Black was one of the first true stars of the internet. The singer went viral back in 2011 at the age of 13 for her song “Friday,” an innocent celebration of end-of-week joy that saw her shot into the public eye and heavily scrutinized at such a young age. 10 years later, Rebecca Black…
The Netflix hit drama Outer Banks really hit the ground running with its second season last year. The chemistry between its cast members on an off-screen — they are a notoriously tight-knit group — is to behold, and season two newcomer Carlacia Grant, aka Cleo on the show, seamlessly fit into that well-oiled machine. Cleo’s…
Not many artists are able to garner the same clout Nessa Barrett did before their first EP release. After drumming up a multi-million follower audience on social media, Barrett felt as though she was putting on a facade, and decided to show a more authentic side of herself. Her first single “Pain,” released in 2020,…
The pioneering world of NFT art has found its first true Gen Z success in the form of teenage artist Victor Langlois, aka FEWOCiOUS. After making a name for himself across the online NFT space, particularly as part of the growing number of queer crypto artists, Langlois became the youngest artist ever to be featured…
It is truly difficult to come up with a name in fashion more synonymous with innovation than Asher Levine. After launching his eponymous label in 2009, Levine went from a leather jacket line to making a huge name for himself with elaborate, larger-than-life, high technology-infused, and most of all time-consuming costumes for the world’s biggest…