CLOSETS

Shannon Fitzgerald

Senior Vice President for Series Development at MTV

"I want to bring back the art of rebellion." Shannon Fitzgerald ...

S.P.

Lawyer

"The most democratic place in the world is the gym." -S. P. ...

Elle Dee

DJ, musician

"People don't believe it, but it is just as hard being the skinny girl, as it is the chubby one." El ...

Sarah Ellison

stylist

"I was a goth, a hippie, and then I mixed the goth and hippie with an indie rock twist. Next it was ...

Nelson Campbell

social director and representative for ROARK

"There is an oppression that makes men afraid to be beautiful." Nelson Campbell ...

Betony Vernon

jewelry designer

"I think that my responsibility is to better everyday life. We all make love, we all have sex and I ...

Jazzy de Lisser

actress

"My Mom has great style. You know when you're younger, you just kind of want to be like everything e ...

Galia Loupan

dilettante, translator

"19th Century French poetry and ideas resonate with me. It's the idea that you have to lose yourself ...

Kristin Gallegos

makeup artist

"Take my bangs away and I feel naked." Kristin Gallegos ...

Elinei Herrmann

fashion, costume and graphic designer

“Personally, I don’t feel comfortable exposing myself too much, and I think that’s fine. If an ...

Kevin Stewart

designer and visual artist

“Smell it, see it. That's all part of living for me. I want to see it. I don't want to miss anythi ...

Kayvon Zand

performance artist and singer

"Iranian women aren't allowed to sing, and men can't even wear short sleeves. I'm a man in a weddin ...

Mary Lee

fashion editor of CCP Games, blogger

“Fashion for me is my art and my expression, but what goes on in the world is what drives me.” M ...

Kenyon Phillips

singer

“When I was twenty-two I began to lose my hair. I felt a lot of shame and self-loathing from being ...

Bliss Lau

jewelry and accessories designer

“I’m so connected to making things; it’s special to be able to make jewelry. It feels so good ...

Lindsay Luv

DJ, producer and blogger

"You want people to be inspired by you, and you're not going to be remembered if you play the same t ...

Nina Stotler

jewelry designer, freelance editor, writer and consultant

“As humans, the most difficult thing we are faced with is honest communication. If we can achieve ...

NC Shuva

musician in the band PUi

"I'm loud in terms of what I stand for and that loudness comes from lyrics, that loudness comes from ...

Sam Quartin

musician

"I don't look down on anyone for anything that they do. For me as a person, I just won't use [my loo ...

Eden Thrillz

make up artist

"Even if you have clown makeup on I still think it’s some part of yourself that you get to exude. ...

Eri Wakiyama

designer and illustrator

"[New York City] reveals more and more of who I am. I feel like I'm this hardboiled egg and the shel ...

Robbie Baauw

freelance photographer

"I create things how I want life to be. I take the snapshots so I can believe them myself. My pictur ...

Lyz Olko

Designer and Founder of Obesity and Speed

"You can look at a garment and see how the sleeve was made, or see a new technique that you've come ...

May Kwok

pr consultant

"There are worse things than being alone, but it often takes decades to realize this and most often, ...

Malcolm Harris

designer and activist

"Keith [Haring] was one of those guys that believed we should all love each other. He never looked a ...

Ashton Michael

designer

"Always remember that a big slice of humble pie is best with a shot of whiskey, sarcastic smurk, and ...

Christina Mannatt

cultural editor for Stylesight

"I think it's more interesting to see someone who doesn't have millions of dollars create their own ...

Ansoni

composer and artist

"As an artist there will always be a moment where my attention is interrupted by something around me ...

Max Hurd

student and model

"I love history, especially the French and Russian revolutions, seeing how people struggled through ...

Shaun Ross

model

"It was amazing that I was the only African American male used for the ...