![]() “I think Kamala and Michelle definitely had a message behind wearing Black designers at the Inauguration. ![]() Some people attribute her fashion inspiration to Oliver Forslin, Brent Faiyaz, Simon Decker, and Pharrell Williams. Some of her favorite clothing items stretch from handbags, beanies, and handkerchiefs, to glasses, bracelets, and anklets. Caty’s least favorite trends are skinny jeans, bootcut pants, and “people who cannot balance out an outfit by wearing a fitted shirt with baggy pants or a complete fitted outfit”. Right now, her favorite fashion trends would be described as streetwear and formal, including button-downs, leather jackets, sweats and slacks, with some of her favorite brands being Puma, Nike, Jordans, and Dr. Nadia Caty is the junior class vice president this year. “To me, fashion and style are ways to find people with similar interests and feel extra comfortable in your skin.” Eventually, I came to the conclusion that my Blackness and culture does not just disappear when I wear a certain style, I am still Naima, and I am still Black.” In other words, if you dress alternatively and you’re a POC some people think you’re “trying to be white.” However, I also want people to know that BIPOC folks started MANY of the alternative fashion subcultures. I want people to see my Blackness but I also want to dress in alternative fashion, however, the fashion I love is seen by many as incredibly white. I also like to express myself through fashion, and I understand that clothes are racialized (I don’t mean “traditionally” cultural clothes, but how one is read according to how they dress). I’m multiracial – Black, Desi (Indian), and white – and that can make figuring out identity hard. “Race has been talked about daily in my household forever, and my racial identity plays a huge part in how I have thought about what to wear. How do your race and identity play a part in your clothing and fashion? “I thought that it was great that Black designers such as Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson are being showcased, especially at an event as big as a presidential inauguration, and I think it is a responsibility to represent your people’ in a way, and that was exactly how to do it.” Joseph gets most of their style inspiration from Melanie Martinez and their friend Andrew, whose style can be described as “trad goth”. ![]() Alternatively, Joseph does not have a particular fashion trend that they like the least, however, they’re not a fan of shoulder pads and tucking pants into shoes. Currently, Joseph’s favorite trends are petticoats, adding that they can accentuate an outfit, as well as plushie/stuffed animal backpacks. They would describ e their style as falling into the “emo and lolita subcultures of alternative fashion”. Naima Joseph is a freshman at Garfield this year.
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