Plenty of fashion figures are multi-hyphenates, but it’s not often that a model begins a career in acting and music with quite the style or swagger of Ash Stymest. Kickstarting his career at 16 years old, when he was scouted while skateboarding on the streets of Camden, Stymest’s CV stretches far and wide, having worked…
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The multi-hyphenated Bella Thorne has taken several paths toward the “rebel” moniker. After landing her initial big break as CeCe Jones on Disney Channel's Shake It Up in 2010, Bella pursued a myriad of other roles, from more children’s entertainment to adult independent films further down the line. While it is unsurprising that she, like…
From her childhood days of singing songs from High School Musical and Hannah Montana, singer-songwriter Grace VanderWaal has always had a passion for performing. After being inspired by her Brazilian au pair to pick up the ukulele, VanderWaal hit it big at the age of 11 by competing on, and eventually winning, America's Got Talent. The ukulele,…
British actor Tom Glynn-Carney burst onto the scene with his breakthrough role as Peter Dawson in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk. He is keeping his winning streak alive with the recently released Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon. Following the House of Targaryen almost 200 years prior to the flagship series, we see Glynn-Carney…
“As a country, we don't treat women and people with wombs like they're human beings, and it’s difficult to film certain scenes when there are things happening in the country that so closely parallel them.” The passion with which Madeline Brewer, Emmy-nominated actress on Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, speaks to us about women’s rights makes…
Just as drag queen Sasha Velour’s style is dead-set on breaking the boundaries of gender identity, so too is her view on the concept of uprising incredibly nuanced. After starting out in the Brooklyn scene, Sasha’s growing profile gained enough traction to get her cast on RuPaul’s Drag Race’s ninth season, where she would claim…
Model Sophia Hadjipanteli stares intensely into the camera, her gorgeous, wavy brunette hair cascading down on one side, barely obscuring her right cheek. In her arm she holds a giant bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier’s Scandal perfume, her hands adorned with gorgeous, sharp, jet-black nails. Immediately her trademark voluptuous, thick eyebrows steal our gaze as…
Who more perfect to embody the "REBEL" Issue than an artist whose entire brand centers on it? Sizzy Rocket’s track “Rebel Revolution” tackles the current culture of musical homogeny head on, dedicating itself to the legion of musicians and other artists who, in the face of defiance and pressure to be homogeneous, live and create…
Photography by Yvonne Allaway @allawayphotographyinc Styling: Cole Clemens @curatedbycoley Models: Jackline Abbo, Isiah, Ajara, Roman, Lucy, Yanick, Ken @majormodelsny @vnymodels Make-up: Kevin McQueen @kevinmack42 Fashion Editor: Tony Jones @tony_jones81 Production by Tony Jones
Despite her current status as a rock star, The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen started her life in front of the camera. At only two-years-old, she was starring in commercials, and by the age of six became an internationally recognized talent for her role as Cindy Lou Who in the blockbuster How the Grinch Stole…
Nadya Tolokonnikova, one of the founding members of the art collective Pussy Riot, is a once-in-a-generation rebel. Following an anti-Putin protest that took place in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, an action now known as Pussy Riot’s “Punk Prayer,” Nadya and several fellow protesters were infamously sentenced to prison in 2012. Little did Nadya…
Trailblazing artist ko aka koala is riding a wave of acclaim with her exploratory, innovative pop music. Her latest single “hit & run” touches on personal experience and explores a rock-infused lesson in letting go. The multi-faceted artist oversees every aspect of her music production, from writing and directing, to producing, to visually executing her…
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin star Chandler Kinney saw her most recent role playing Tabby in the teen slasher series as the perfect opportunity for personal growth. Kinney is certainly no stranger to the world of PLL, having been absolutely “hooked” on the show as a teen. After growing up watching the series and being…
All pages: Francine wears nails by Christian Siriano x Impress Press-On Manicure. Photography by Indira Cesarine (@indiracesarine) Model: Francine Jacque (@thefrancinejacque) @ Official Models (@officialmodelsny) Styling by Indira Cesarine (@indiracesarine) Make-up and hair by Roberto Morelli (@robertomorelli1) Fashion Assistant: Magali Zoanetti (@maggiezoanetti) Photographed at The Untitled Space (@untitledspaceny)
Singer Tinashe wants every one of her songs to “inspire fans to love themselves, be confident, or continue on their own personal journey.” That goal is one Tinashe has gratifyingly met with the release of 333 Deluxe, a reissued version of her acclaimed fifth studio album (released in 2021). On that album, confidence is the…
At five years old, musician 347aidan only began taking piano lessons when he saw his sister getting free ice pops at her own lessons. Who would have guessed that such ambivalent beginnings in music would lead 347aidan to grow into the stream-sweeping phenomenon he has become? Perhaps known most for songs like “DANCING IN THE…
Photography by Indira Cesarine @indiracesarine Models: Madeleine & Diarra @fall.twins, Kiara Marshall @naturallykiara, Coral Johnson @coralkilll, Alex Rose Hall @thegoathag Styling: Ty-Ron Mayes @stylisttyronmayes Hair: Karen Miller @hairbykmiller, Roberto Morelli @robertomorelli1 Make-up: Roberto Morelli @robertomorelli1, Magdalena Major @magdalena.major Model Agency: We Speak @wespeakmodels
To say It’s a Sin, the miniseries on which actor Nathaniel Curtis made his breakthrough, was a massive hit would be an understatement. Playing the central figure of Ash Mukherjee, Curtis deftly maneuvered the role, embodying the rebellion of his character both on and off screen. The series sparked important conversations about the stigma that…
GIRLI’s power comes from speaking her mind, and she has a lot to say. “Vulnerability is rebellion” according to the artist, also known as Amelia Toomey. It is that kind of inward thinking that truly sets her apart as a rule-breaker. With the courage to admit she doesn’t have it all figured out when it…
Photography by Ezequiel De La Rosa @ezequieldelarosa Model: Coralie Jean-Francois @jf_coralie @vnymodels Production by Tony Jones Styling: Carlton Jones @carltonjonescollection Makeup: Greg Brockington @greggbrockingtonbeauty Assistant to Tony Jones: Khemet Hill