Natalie Alcantara – Blog #4

Natalie Alcantara – Blog #4

Trying to find statistical evidence of the industry’s lack of diversity was worse than trying to find a needle in a haystack. If it does not pertain to models or designers, then there is rarely any information on the way the industry alienates other creatives. It only...
Natalie Alcantara – Blog #3

Natalie Alcantara – Blog #3

Trying to remain motivated through a worldwide pandemic proved to be far more challenging than I anticipated. I feel as though this circumstance put me through the five stages of grief. At first I was in deep, and I mean DEEP denial. I could not believe that all I...
Natalie Alcantara – Blog #2

Natalie Alcantara – Blog #2

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I genuinely believe there is beauty in everyone. However, I find the most allure in difference. There is nothing more powerful than embracing diversity and what makes each individual person, even culture, unique. The fashion...
Kate Jock – Blog #5

Kate Jock – Blog #5

I don’t quite know who I’m writing this to. Maybe it’s for me. I’m not sure. I’ve been thinking, as I’ve concluded my thesis work in my childhood home, about how badly I wanted to go to college. It seemed like I was watching the...
Allie Nye – Blog #4

Allie Nye – Blog #4

I attempted to write this blog last Friday, the 24th, and couldn’t bring myself to write more than a sentence or two. That Friday was a particularly hard day for me. Originally, that was supposed to be our thesis day. I’ve had an especially hard time...