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by Lily Moskowitz
A mini-narrative of visual poetry.
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SWAN GIRL PHOTO DIARY: MARCH
By Autumn Giselle Kidd
Birthday meals, crying in the darkroom and praying at the Vatican: Autumn Kidd shares her first moments for spring in photos for this months Swan Girl.
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SWAN GIRL: A PHOTO DIARY
By Autumn Giselle Kidd
Autumn Kidd documents her moments spent abroad. “February in Rome felt like a dream—some days unfolding slowly in golden light, others slipping by in a blur.”
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CONSUMERISM AND THE DEATH OF LOVE
Words by Haleigh Branstetter
A critique of overconsumption and a love letter to monogamy, this piece explores the harmful ways consumer tendencies have permeated our interpersonal relationships.
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FASCINATION AND THE TEENAGE DREAM
Words by Destiny Montoya
We all try to live in the world’s we build for ourselves in our heads. Our dreams are our realities and our fantasies are what keeps us dreaming. You are my dream, and I am fascinated by you. I find myself by looking through you, then writing it down. These poems are an insight into my teenage heart and all that was chosen to fill it, break it, and pick it back up again. Chosen by the dream, I invite you inside dear reader. - anaya elise spears.
A RESTAURANT REVIEW: THAI OCHA
Words by Marc BasilTaking the phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words” a bit literally, Basil creates poetic verses based on his favorite childhood Thai food restaurant accompanied by an informal restaurant review that romanticizes cultural dynamics.
INS AND OUTS
Words by Justine LavillaHere’s my beefy list of Ins and Outs for this year of the Dragon — from enjoying butt sex to rejecting male podcasters!
FROM THE DESK OF THE ENVY TEAM
By the ENVY TeamA glimpse inside the brains (and journals) of the ENVY world! Read our diaries: snippets of unfinished thought, in-progress project pitches & unfiltered word vomit. Scribbles, doodles, and juicy secrets await...
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BIMBO BOOK CLUB: ON FASHION
Words by Lily Moskowitz
For this edition of recommended readings, ENVY tackles a conversation at the forefront of social, artistic and environmental discourse: the scorched earth and heavily mined terrain of the fashion landscape.
LOVELOCK: ON EMBODIED DESIRE
Words by Lily MoskowitzDo you want to BE them or BE WITH them? Probably both. In this think-piece on desire as physical mimicry, we breakdown the phenomenon of couples dressing alike and explain the philosophical meaning behind I <3 MOM tattoos, name-plate necklaces, blood vial pendants & jewelry made from human hair.
A PROPOSED PERSPECTIVE ON ART CURATION
Words by Destiny MontoyaOftentimes art created by women is lumped together with other art created by women and tied pristinely with a vague, pink string of feminism.
WHAT IS YOURS IS MINE AND OURS
Words by Destiny MontoyaHow many photos are on your own personal Instagram account? How about in your camera roll? I, for example, have twenty-seven thousand, five hundred and twenty-nine photos in my camera roll and sixty photos on my personal Instagram profile. You may have a different number of images than myself that represent your life and who you are. However ultimately, we exist on this platform through the images we share.
REI KAWAKUBO & A LOOK INTO HER SARTORIAL PHILOSOPHY
Words by Justin LavillaThis long form writing discusses three of the designer’s collections, spanning over decades, that explore her influence and design ethos. It’s about forms being lumpy and bumpy, “lace sweaters” but it's actually just a disheveled sweater with colossal holes, and biker stained jackets paired with bright pink tutus.
WRITINGS ON DEFINITIVE MEANINGS
Words by Marc BasilThe Oxford English Dictionary defines Definition as - A precise statement of the essential nature of a thing; a statement or form of words by which anything is defined. “Writings on Definitive Meaning” acts in a similar mode that expresses definitions of a word using narrative elements and imagery. The definitions provided are written in a personalized experience and recontextualization of what a word can represent outside the limits of its original definition.
The Evolution of the “It Girl”
By Nina DagaevTaking a look at the rise and evolution of the "It Girl" and whether their cultural influence is waning.
HAVE A HAPPY HORNY DAY
Images by Saint Sissy, Interview with HauteFaggHere’s to wrapping up BRAT summer and welcoming FREAK fall!
As Christopher Sherman would say, have a happy horny day!
Thinness is Back in Fashion, but it Never Left
Words by Audrey TreonExploring the roots and implications of fatphobia in the fashion industry and paving a more inclusive, more authentic path forward.
SWAN GIRL PHOTO DIARY: APRIL
By Autumn Giselle KiddFrom the Roman catacombs to Palestinian mutual aid, Autumn Kidd extends the interiority of visual journaling to a new level.
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WHAT’S IN MY BAG
The ENVY team
ENVY dropped its purse. Snoop in our stuff. It’s mostly meds and lip gloss.
A GUTTED PURSE
Words by Lily MoskowitzOn the sentimentality of objects. Making meaning of material
belongings. Tracing the history of the ‘what’s in my bag’ trend. Ticket stubs and mortal dust.
A RESTAURANT REVIEW: AYCE GOGI
Words by Marc BasilTaking the phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words” a bit literally, Basil recounts the intense emotion and anxiety of acquiring a most desired dessert accompanied by a restaurant review on the intimate nature of the restaurant experience.
CHARTREUSE: A FORECAST
Words by Lily MoskowitzA color and a spirit. Part manifesto & part trend prediction, this is chartreuse. Read now to saturate yourself in yellow-green prose.
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
By the ENVY TeamBrowse the listicle of our most coveted wishes so U can buy everything we can’t afford. Happy holidays to those who celebrate & happy shopping for those who don’t!
INRI
Words by Marc basilA Critical Analysis of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Targeting a probing question on the gathering of this event the dissection of reason, presence, and interrelationship is inspected from the understanding of our modern world. Theatrics of our modern world is used as a way to navigate this article while critiquing the theatrics of the event of The Last Supper.
WHAT IS UR LITMUS?
Words by Lily MoskowitzFrom Tabis, Oat Milk Lattes & Marlboro Reds to Sambas, Green Tea & American Spirits: who are you? In this thinkpiece, ENVY tackles the cliché of asking someone’s astrological sign and instead presents alternative methods to quickly evaluate new personalities.
BIMBO BOOK CLUB: FEMINIST EDITION
Words and images by Lily MoskowitzWorried your brain is smoothing over? Tired of trolling Tik Tok & terrorizing Twitter? Check out our monthly column of reading recommendations, brought to you by a literature student fully disillusioned with the elitism and inaccessibility of the liberal arts. Presenting: 9 reads on feminism, sexuality & identity (complete with linked PDFs so you can keep rotting in bed).
BOW UP OR BOW DOWN!
Words by Lily MoskowitzHey girl! Ever wondered why you are really into your womanhood right now? In the era of silk & satin, ruffles & ribbons, florals & fragility, longing & lace… ENVY is here to unpack the political underpinnings of the hyperfemme aesthetic. Deconstructing the female gaze, we analyze the socioeconomic circumstances that are contributing to the current wave of universal girlhood.