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
September Mix
“Outside the leaves on the trees constricted slightly; they were the deep done green of the beginning of autumn. It was a Sunday in September.” — Ali Smith
Wearing: Pink bikinis, pink ponchos, and my mother’s vintage bags. Flip flops and sneakers for walking. Sheer cropped shirts with long float dresses or mini skirts — no inbetween.
Reading: Endless poems and my summer journal entries from summers past. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, A Place in the World by Frances Mayes, and Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey.
Doing: Dancing alone, in class, at clubs. Prioritizing artistic pursuits as much as academics ones. Working, walking to class in the heat, sipping on cold Diet Coke. Making time for concerts, girls nights, and practicing French.
Feeling: Finding comfort in the hustle and bustle, it’s a welcomed distraction. Frazzled and electrified, brimming with so much excitement that it overwhelms me. Hopeful as I begin to uncover tales of an intense summer.
Feeling: Finding comfort in the hustle and bustle, it’s a welcomed distraction. Frazzled and electrified, brimming with so much excitement that it overwhelms me. Hopeful as I begin to uncover tales of an intense summer.
Contributors: Katlynn Fox, Olivia Ring, Anastacia Chu, Xavier Ruiz, Emily Nunez
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