
Front-row access. Backstage chaos. Slow-burn cultural critiques and brutally honest hot takes. Penned by stylist and former Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson. This is your brain on fashion.
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At some point we’re going to have to talk about the robots but if I can be frank with you… I just don’t have the strength. We are on DAY THREE OF MILAN. A critical juncture where fatigue begins to hit, and one becomes increasingly susceptib...
Warning: This week’s letter def gives “I ain’t reading all that” but I haven’t rambled in a while, and I literally just discovered Olivia Rodrigo.
I attended Daisy Chain Festival three weeks ago and have been typing away since, interrupted...
There’s BTS and then there’s this… how to make a shoe campaign coming right up!!
As far as clients go, Stuart Weitzman has been as regular in my professional life as any.
There used to be a time when you could make a living styling for a...
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This groovy bonus letter is brought to you by JCPenney <3
For fashion folks, that means it’s BACK TO SCHOOL, y’all.
And yes, you should think of that in literal terms. There is...
This morning’s Brain Matter, Monday, August 31, 10:11am: I am ricocheting between two realms of disappointment and disbelief. And not the kind you might think...
I believe in forgiveness. I believe in redemption. I believe John Galliano is...
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Gabriella Karefa-Johnson is a New York-based stylist, fashion editor, and visual storyteller redefining who gets seen and how.
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