April Diaz Dreams of a Girl’s World
Young April Diaz, who sported short hair, a unibrow, and a mustache (claiming her mom felt waxing was unnecessary), was inspired by muses that brought out her inner child: Lizzie McGuire, Zoey 101, That's So Raven, and Tumblr. They never failed to remind her of the glitter and pink and slumber parties she was missing out on. After growing up as an outsider and being raised in a
strict Hispanic family, April created Girlsworld512 to rejuvenate the teenage nostalgia she never had, for she believed that you don't need to look a certain way to feel girly or like the color pink. Everyone is welcome at Girlsworld512. Except for boys, of course.
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Video: Moises Zanabria
Photo: Rachel Lazatin Aquino
Model: Chizaram Ajiwe
HMUA: Jaycee Jamison
Styling: Gabi Vergara & Kathleen Segovia
Photo: Rachel Lazatin Aquino
Model: Chizaram Ajiwe
HMUA: Jaycee Jamison
Styling: Gabi Vergara & Kathleen Segovia
November Mix
“In November, the earth is growing quiet. It is making its bed, a winter bed for flowers and small creatures.” — Cynthia Rylan
Wearing: All black, athleisure, sweaters even though it isn't quite cold enough, costumes consisting of sparkles and tights and gloves galore, long skirts & graphic tees. A lot of bell bottoms and black, variations of my favorite white and cream pieces of loungewear, smokey eyes and long sleeves that reach my fingertips.
Doing: Ballet, drinking hot coffee again, watching the leaves slowly change, looking forward to the holidays, volunteering at the farm again, eating produce grown by friends. Going to Barre classes, drinking too much caffeine. Studying, yoga, watching drag race, and living. Writing, writing, and more re-writing of Chinese characters, sipping lots of green tea, and hosting French Film nights. Pulling all-nighters partying and essay-writing, and playing dress-up.
Reading: Mary Oliver poems, Rayne Fisher Quann’s Substack “Internet Princess,” Lots of poetry collections, “Never Let Me Go” by Ishiguro Kazuo, “Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf
Feeling: A little stuck in between — in the middle of being a child and being an adult, in the middle of summerfallwinter. Tired, but grateful and fulfilled. Exhausted but so excited for this semester to be finished. Like there’s simply not enough time in the day to complete all that I want, but coping by enjoying the last remnants of October warmth before true autumn begins to usher itself in. Buzzing with happiness and stress at once, like I’m speeding at 120 through the month.
Feeling: A little stuck in between — in the middle of being a child and being an adult, in the middle of summerfallwinter. Tired, but grateful and fulfilled. Exhausted but so excited for this semester to be finished. Like there’s simply not enough time in the day to complete all that I want, but coping by enjoying the last remnants of October warmth before true autumn begins to usher itself in. Buzzing with happiness and stress at once, like I’m speeding at 120 through the month.
Contributors: Katlynn Fox, Olivia Ring, Anastacia Chu, Xavier Ruiz, Emily Nunez
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