Holiday calendar: meet the Dazed Club creative community

31 Dec

From Liv Tendlarz’s surreal reimagining of Harmony Korine’s Gummo, to Ana Tanase’s beautifully irregular jewellery designs – we highlight some amazing work from our Dazed Club members This month Dazed Club has been sharing a few of our members’ work, as a highlight reel of 2022, and our gift to… ourselves. The Dazed Club Holiday Calendar is a project running for 25 days in December, celebrating club members’ work in every day emails and platforming recent voices in weekly round-ups right here. Below, try a number of the entrants, including Liv Tendlarz’s collection, inspired by one in all our favourite movies, Gummo, Ana Tanase, who makes irregular jewellery by hand, and Blanca Espinoso’s...

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24 Nov

Beauty on the margins: photos of Nigeria’s gender non-conforming

by Beauty Tips

Beauty, Featured

Beauty on the margins Beauty on the margins A recent exhibition in Lagos titled UnCommon Beauty champions brave individuals who actualising themselves within the face of oppression Lagos in October is hot, stifling, exhausting. But town has a magic of reviving itself when fashion, art and design weeks come around. In considered one of town’s affluent suburbs, an exhibition unfolds, the massive frames of photographs pegged to lean strings of ropes. In several portraits, star subjects wear gravity-defying gowns, knitted dresses, perch-feathered corsetry, sequinned silhouettes, with faces fully glammed-up; hair, nails and neck all accessorised. Happening October 22, the exhibition, titled UnCommon Beauty, shared a glimpse into the truth and exquisite existence of trans women, drag artists and cross-dressers living in Nigeria – in a...

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28 Oct

The Beauty Of Pride Month: Brands That Give Back

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Photo Courtesy of Betzy Arosemena for Unsplash We support the LGBTQIA+ community at Essence all yr, but during Pride Month, we make an additional effort to disrupt the conversation about gender, identity, and freedom. We, as a people, will now not accept society’s antiquated ideals of traditional constructs, but as a substitute will enable people to search out strength wherever they will. This Pride Month, Essence is recognizing beauty businesses which might be supporting the LBGTQIA+ community by donating to charities that help queer folx throughout their journey to self-discovery, providing them with the support they need. The sweetness brands listed ahead are doing the work, showing up and showing love as allies to the LGBTQIA+ community, ensuring all of us stand in harmony...

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12 Sep

Achieving Success Through Community Empowerment

by Beautifaire101

Beauty

The Wealth & Power experience throughout the 2022 ESSENCE Festival of Culture saw a panel of esteemed leaders take the stage for an enlightening discussion about achieving success through community empowerment presented by Geico....

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