Linked In: History Lessons in Fashion, Literature and The Caribbean

Zadie Smith ph: Tyler Mitchell — Zadie Smith photographed by Tyler Mitchell for British Vogue, September 2023

Linked In is in no relation to that other one, but consider this the better version of it. Articles we have read or just fascinating, joyous things happening in pop culture that we want to share. Mostly spotlighting artists and other creative people, places and things.

Love affair of fashion and liTerature 💘

In this Washington Post style feature written by Rachel Tashjian, she dissects the longstanding history of beloved literary writers and how they’ve blended into the fashion world. Starting as early with the late Joan Didion, a former Vogue columnist to romance novelist Danielle Steele and within the last twenty years, Zadie Smith. Read the full feature.

PHOTO COLLAGES TELL THE HISTORY OF BLACK PANAMA

Panama based artist Giana De Dier works with mixed media portraits to visually narrate the history of her Caribbean ancestry. In her new series, she used found photographs and archival materials to collage together early 20th century Panamese history, one that is so complex to her culture. View the series.