Angelo Baque Is Waking Up New York’s Streetwear Scene
Angelo Baque Is Waking Up New York’s Streetwear Scene
By the time you read this Angelo Baque will be chillin' on a boat somewhere on the Mediterranean coast. “Ideally Sardinia,” he jokes over email. The Queens-born streetwear titan is taking a well-deserved break after the recent opening of his Awake NY brick-and-mortar store. The brand’s aim has always been [...]
The World is Going Coconuts for Jessica Wild for Good Reason
The World is Going Coconuts for Jessica Wild for Good Reason
One of the brilliant and striking outfits that Jessica Wild packed to compete a second time on RuPaul’s Drag Race was inspired by the Spanish transgender singer and television personality Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez, also known as “La Veneno.” During her now revered lip sync performance, Wild wore a sequined red [...]
Butter Roll: For a New Generation of Roller Skaters
Butter Roll: For a New Generation of Roller Skaters
Founder Amy Collado giggles as she recalls the mission statement she wrote six years ago for the first Butter Roll skate event: “To maintain the overall well-being of New Yorkers through roller skating, art and social justice politics.” Looking back she admits she had no idea how it would all [...]
‘With Love’ Star Emeraude Toubia Brings Heart and Drive to Roles On and Off the Screen
‘With Love’ Star Emeraude Toubia Brings Heart and Drive to Roles On and Off the Screen
Growing up, Mexican-Lebanese actress Emeraude Toubia looked up to the likes of Rita Moreno, Jennifer Lopez and other Latina actresses in the film industry, and she dreamt of one day becoming an actress herself. Her parents raised her in Brownsville, Texas, a predominantly Latino border town where Toubia saw countless [...]
The Supreme Beingz Train NYC’s Next Generation of Breakdancers
The Supreme Beingz Train NYC’s Next Generation of Breakdancers
This four-part series spotlights generations of New York City Latine hip hop artists, each of them trailblazers in their respective elements. Featured artists: Kid Freeze, a b-boy pioneer who got his start in the 1970s and the inventor of continuous headspins and a range of power moves; Lady Pink, a [...]
La Nueva Generación de Diseñadoras Mexicanas
La Nueva Generación de Diseñadoras Mexicanas
Read in English La escena del diseño de interiores y mobiliario en México ha tenido fuertes proponentes femeninos desde principios del siglo veinte. La llegada de inmigrantes que desarrollaron su carrera en México, como la diseñadora de mobiliario cubana Clara Porset en 1938, o la diseñadora textil Cynthia Sargent, de [...]
The New Generation of Diseñadoras Mexicanas
The New Generation of Diseñadoras Mexicanas
Leer en español Since the early twentieth century, the interior and furniture design scene in Mexico has been led by influential women. Immigrants who arrived to develop their professional careers in Mexico, such as the textile designer Cynthia Sargent in 1951, or the Cuban furniture designer Clara Porset in 1938, [...]