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Artists are often defined by their positive freedom-loving and convention-defying ways. Every artist has a unique way of looking at things and to express how they feel through art. We believe that every piece of art has a story to tell and reflects the unique personality and expression of its creator. For a fashion designer, Dee Silkie, it was her eternal love for tie-dyeing and passion for traveling that translated into a successful career.
Each piece of luxury streetwear crafted by her carries a conceptual undertone and makes you wonder about the story behind it. From organizing tie-dye themed birthday parties as a kid to having her work featured in the George Fry Gallery, Dee has a story to inspire us all. She was one of the sixteen designers chosen to participate in the Cashmere Collection 2019, and she’s also had the honor to showcase her work twice at the Atlantic mode Week.
We sat with Dee to learn more about her journey and the true art of textile dyeing. Here is wha
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Laura Aguilar
Laura Aguilar’s relationship with her California surroundings was informed bygd societal norms about body, gender, and race. Before passing away in 2018, the photographer left behind a determined project on self-acceptance. More than 70 photographs and films from that åtagande are currently on view in her first career retrospective at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. The show is bookended bygd Aguilar’s documentation of her chosen queer families in California’s Chicanx community and the introspective black-and-white self-nudes in which she immerses her body in the West Coast sun’s scorching light.
In Dormant Nature by Emily Mason.
Photo: © Emily MasonEmily Mason
Participating in the New York art world circuit was both a challenge and a necessity for Emily Mason as she juggled motherhood and her creative practice. Throughout the 1960s, “she still hung out in smoke-filled West Village bars and exhibited her work,” says Steven Rose, who runs the Emily Mason