Whether it comes to food or fashion, a certain mindfulness and elegance marks all Alexis Badiyi touches — this is evidenced by the graceful photoshoots she’s styled for the likes of Marc Jacobs or Coveteur, or the thoughtfully arranged and deliciously appealing meals she’s captured for this interview. Naturally, as a stylist by trade, she’s often found on set, or otherwise, in her own space “shooting, shopping, styling, and creating decks.” To recharge and “refill [her] inspiration,” Alexis frequents museums, soaks up nature’s sun, and dines with friends. Here, she chats about slow mornings, the vibrant family for whom food was a love language, and more.
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Meet Crystal Moselle
Crystal Moselle is a filmmaker best known for her debut, Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary The Wolfpack, as well as her latest feature film Skate Kitchen. With a career defined by the unconventional and powered by social interactions, chance encounters and a dynamic editorial team, her life and travels routinely ask her to challenge her own perspective. Constantly in transit between reality and fantasy, she shares the habits and experiences that have brought her to her present.
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Born in Manhattan, Laura grew up in London before returning to New York to attend NYU. She is a fashion and cultural historian—working primarily as an exhibition curator, writer and design consultant.
Read MoreMeet Domino Kirke
Domino is a musician, mother, doula, and a co-founder of Carriage House Birth, a collective of doulas working in New York City and Los Angeles. Her forthcoming album, Beyond Waves, will be released on August 25.
Read MoreMeet Mo Mullen
Mo is an expert on retail and the localizing movement. She works as the Director of Business Development for West Elm LOCAL and lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
Read MoreMeet Melissa Flashman
Mel is a literary agent representing best-selling and award-winning authors including Stephanie Danler, Kristin Dombek, Kate Zambreno, and others. She’s prepping for a renovation of her Clinton Hill Apartment, in a building commissioned by the U.S. Navy to house workers and officers at their nearby Brooklyn Navy Yard during WW2.
Read MoreMeet Lisa Mayock
Lisa oversees design and product development at MONOGRAM, the graphic tee company she co-founded with her husband, Jeff. She has been recognized through numerous industry accolades for her design, and was previously the co-founder of Vena Cava. Lisa is a mother of two boys and lives in Clinton Hill.
Read MoreMeet Christina Andrew
Christina came to New York for an internship and never looked back. Represented by Muse Management, she has modelled for the likes of Forever21, Addition Elle by Ashley Graham, and more. Christina lives in Clinton Hill with her pug, Louie.
Read MoreMeet Julia Sherman
Julia Sherman was born and bred in New York City. Sherman runs "Salad for President," an evolving publishing project that draws a meaningful connection between food, art, and everyday obsessions.
Read MoreMeet Sue Williamson
Born in a small town outside of Memphis, Tennessee, Sue moved to New York over seven years ago to study Fashion Design and Art History at Pratt, interning for stylists and at places like NYLON and Refinery29 along the way. She is the digital editor at W, where she writes about fashion, beauty, and culture. In her free time she loves taking pictures with a cheap old film camera, drawing, watching tons of movies, and hanging out with her dog Owen.
Read MoreMeet Brianne Wills
Originally from Portland, Oregon, BriAnne has lived in Prague, Ukraine & Shanghai for the past few years. She moved to NYC last year with her husband, and is currently working as a fashion photographer. She is also the creator of Girls and Their Cats.
Read MoreMeet Helen Levi
Meet NYC Passerby and ceramist, Helen Levi. She left to go to Oberlin in Ohio where she studied photography, and then moved back home when she graduated. She now makes ceramics in her new studio in Red Hook.
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