Teen Vogue Volume 2 2017 PDF

The long way will
VOLUME II
become a theme in
your life, but a journey
you learn to love.
Solange
THE
SOUND
OF
MUSIC
HOPE
PROTEST
HEALING
STYLE
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WE JUST
HAPPEN
TO BETHE
GENERATION
THATMAKES THE
CHANGE.
CHANCETHERAPPER
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BROUGHT ME
COMFORT
WHEN I WAS
ALONE.
PARIS JACKSON
V O L U M E II
40 The Sound of a Movement

Pitchforks Jenn Pelly pays homage to the
defiant women who defined protest music.
42 The Sound of Silence

Make music great again.
style
45 The Get Down
New Yorks dancing queens take
hip-hop style underground.
48 Fine Tuned
Emerging pop darling Dua Lipa sounds off.
50 Bloc Party
The new aesthetic from the new East.
52 Whats the Tee?

Wear your fandom on your sleeve.
54 TLC Tip
Crazy. Sexy. Cool. #TBT
56 Backstage Pass
Introducing Teen Vogue merch.
p. 112
16 Masthead
18 Editors Letter
Editor of Teen Vogue Elaine Welteroth on the
importance of speaking out.
voices
21 Raise Your Voice
The future (of music) is female.
28 Book Report: Music Diaries

From top: Quentin de Briey; Petra Collins. Details, see teenvogue.com.
Take it from Solange: Miles by jazz legend

Miles Davis is a must-read.
30 Drama Kings
Meet the boys of Broadway.
34 Heart Beats
A Pulse nightclub shooting survivors
sonic healing.
36 Flying Sola
Say it loud: Camila Cabello and
Diane Guerrero are Latinx and proud.
38 Frame of Mind
p. 88
Cowrite a song with Leyla Blue.
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beauty features
59 Rock This Way 72 In Her Own Words
Beauty director Jessica Matlin reflects Solange writes a letter to her teenage self.
on her teenage obsession.
80 Sorry, Miss Jackson
62 Purple Reign Paris Jackson texts digital editorial director Phillip Picardi
Purple is the color of royalty, magic, and mysteryand in a one-of-a-kind interview.
the beloved legend Prince.
88 The Peoples Rapper
64 Love Loc Down Chance the Rapper and Jordan Peeles meeting of the minds.
The Metropolitan Museum of Arts Kimberly Drew
looks at the power and politics of locs. 96 Blonde on Blondie
wellness
Halsey in conversation with Debbie Harry.
98 Generation Anxiety
When its more than just nerves.
67 Bad Batch 102 Behind the Music

Party pills promise a next-level high, but what you dont Kesha breaks her silence.
know can kill you.
104 Band of Insiders
68 Hustle and Flow Alexander Wang loves music, and the
Turn up for downward dog. music world loves him right back.
68 The V Word 112 Free Spirits

Lets stop being weird about vaginas. By Tove Lo Lexi Boling and Selena Forrest channel Woodstock.
Matteo Montanari (2). Details, see teenvogue.com.
70 Your Brain on Music 120 Guitar Hero

Pitchforks Stacey Anderson talks about the power of sound. Free your inner Ziggy Stardust.
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V O L U M E II
THE SOUND OF
RESISTANCE
M
y entire family was blessed with the musical
geneexcept me. My mom is a soul-stirring
gospel singer. My dad is a guitar-strumming
classic rocker. And my punk rock brother
basically came out of the womb with a Mohawk and an
electric guitar. Somehow I even ended up engaged to a
techie who quit his day job to pursue his musical passions
full time. (Meanwhile, the closest I ever got to a stage was
flunking out of my choir auditions in high school.)
For my people, and many others, music is so much more
than just entertainment. Throughout history, its colored our
world and brought people togethereven across party
lines. During this fraught political time, when resistance has
become a daily practice, music gives power back to the
people. As my dear friend Bozoma Saint John (queen B
over at Apple Music) once said, Music connects us to our
shared passions, hurts, cares, and dreams.
This is the mantra that helped power our first-ever music
issue, a unique collaboration with Apple Music that culminates
in Raise Your Voice, on page 21. Our teams handpicked Pulse shooting survivors testimony of sonic healing, its hard
the next generation of musics empowering female forces to to pick what Im proudest of. I may not be able to carry a note
shine a light on. Sprinkled throughout the issue, you will also to save my life, but this collectors edition of Teen Vogue
see musical footnotes that bring the stories on our pages to life. brought me back to my roots and reminded me that we were
(Catch our Volume II soundtrack on Apple Music.) all given a voice to use it. Because in the words of our political
Between intimate cover stories with three of the most columnist Lauren Duca on page 42, Whether you are a
provocative, culture-shifting names in music (Solanges letter student or a superstar, one thing has proved unequivocally
to her teenage self on page 72 will give you chills!), brainy clear: Staying silent has
music features penned by Pitchforks finest, and one brave never seemed quite so loud.
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SOLANGE
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VOICES
GET CULTURED
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RAISE
YOUR
VOICE
The FUTURE of MUSIC is
definitely female. Handpicked in
collaboration with Apple Music,
these rising CREATIVE
POWERHOUSES are
changing the gameone
empowering song at a time.
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VOICES
THE INDIE-POP DARLING
Previous page: Sigrid Music has given me a platform to speak
wears an Herms jacket
and pants. Linder tank up in my own way, says Norwegian
top, $210. Tuleste rings, newcomer Sigrid, 20, whose hit sin-
$50 for two. This page:
Laura (left) wears an gle Dont Kill My Vibe is all about
Acne Studios jacket you doing you. With a brand-new EP
and pants. The Frye
Company shoes, $258. and upcoming U.S. tour dates, the
Callie wears an
A.W.A.K.E. coat. Kenzo sparkling vocalist is poised for a very
jacket and pants, $345. big year. Songs have the power to
R13 shoes. Details, see
teenvogue.com. connect people, she says. Its never
been more important to be tolerant.
Sigrid is part of Apple Music Up Next,
a program that spotlights the next gen-
eration of artists. You can learn more
and check out a new featured artist ev-
ery month at applemusic.com/upnext.
THE STAR SONGWRITER

You might already know Bibi Bourelly
for writing Rihannas Higher and
Bitch Better Have My Money when she
was 19. Now shes becoming an R&B
queen in her own right. I hope to
convey the truth through what I write,
says the now 23-year-old, who has
released two EPs to date. Whether its
a song like Ballin, which is about being
a struggling musician, or Ego, which is
about my big-ass ego, I always want to
be honest.
Laura and Callie: Jerome Corpuz. Fashion editor: Kirby Marzec. Hair: Neil Grupp at The Wall Group. Makeup: Aya Komatsu using Chanel. Bibi:
THE SOUND SCIENTIST
At only 26 years old, Laura Sisk won a
Grammy for her engineering work on
Taylor Swifts 1989, which won the
2015 Album of the Year award. People
dont usually assume Im an engineer,
reveals the Bay Area native. Ive even
been asked if Im in the studio because
Im someones girlfriend! Having
signed on for Lorde and Bleachers
sophomore albums, wed say shes
more than proven her chops.
THE TURNTABLE TEEN

Music turns down the noise of the
world and causes you to feel, love,
and breathe, says New York City DJ,
producer, and drummer Callie Reiff,
whos opened for dance-music greats
such as Skrillex and Zeds Dead. The
kicker? Shes only 17. I want to see
women and nonbinary artists being
treated equally in the music industry, Bibi wears a Fenty x
Puma by Rihanna parka
she reveals. I want to inspire people and hoodie (worn
by proving they can do anything they underneath), $200.
MarquesAlmeida
put their minds to. earrings. R13 boots.
Jerome Corpuz. Fashion editor: Kirby Marzec. Hair: Neil Grupp at The Wall Group. Makeup: Aya Komatsu using Chanel.
THE ALT-CLASS HERO

Chances are you first heard of Maggie
Rogers when a video of her playing a
recording of her song Alaska for an
emotional Pharrell during a master
class at NYU Tischs Clive Davis
Institute of Recorded Music went viral.
But Maggie is so much more than
Internet famous. As her recent EP,
Now That the Light Is Fading, proves,
the musician, who plays the banjo and
guitar, has a gift for creating songs that
rest between ethereal dream pop and
electro-tinged folk. I feel like my job
is to be a fulcrum for energyto take in
everything from the crowd, filter it
through my work, and then reflect all
that same energy and goodness back
on them, says the 23-year-old.
Theres so much power in completely
Maggie wears a
committing to be your full, weird self. Kenzo dress.

VOICES
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THE YOUNG GUN

Although she grew up playing the
ukulele and piano and singing in the
Los Angeles Childrens Chorus, Billie
Eilish, 15, never dreamed she could
make a music career a reality. That is,
until she and her older brother,
Finneas OConnell, created a track for
Billies dance teacher to choreograph
to that went viral. We uploaded
Ocean Eyes to SoundCloud, and it
started getting a lot of plays pretty
much immediately, recalls Billie,
whose unearthly voice doesnt sound
like it could possibly come from a teen.
Now, a year and a half after her initial
hit, the songstress is working on both
a debut EP and an album and is about
to embark on a fall tour across the U.S.
I dont know how to function without
music, she says. When Im not
making it, Im listening to it. It gives me
courage and takes control of my mind.

VOICES
THE FUTURE OF R&B
Raised in Miami, Sabrina Claudio was
into salsa and merengue dancing long
before she considered a music career.
A cover song I uploaded to YouTube
my freshman year went viral at my high
school, says the 20-year-old. Thats
what pushed me to pursue singing.
Released last year, her debut EP,
Confidently Lost, recalls iconic 90s
R&B anthems but with dreamy, sultry
vocals that are all her own. I like being
carelessly but cautiously creative,
reveals Sabrina. I love the endless
amounts of places that you can take
music and that music can take you.
THE NEW NASHVILLE

Feminism is a huge part of my music.
Everything I write has an empowering
tilt to it, says 22-year-old country art-
ist Kalie Shorr, whose hit single Fight
Like a Girl encourages women to
face their problems with confidence
and strength. The Portland, Maine,
native moved to Nashville when she
was 18 and became involved with an
all-female singer-songwriter commu-
nity called Song Suffragettes. I want to
change how women treat each other,
she says. We are wild, multidimen-
sional creatureswhy does society say
we have to be in competition?
Sabrina (left) wears a
Cosabella bodysuit,
Tanya and Zhenya Posternak. Fashion editor: Kirby Marzec. Hair: Whitney Schield using Oribe. Makeup, Dina Gregg using Glossier.
$106. Rosamosario bra,
Jay Som wears a $241. Alberta Ferretti
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Dtacher hoodie dress. Details, see
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$395. Double Disco
earrings, $260.
THE INSTRUMENTALIST
Melina Duterte, who is known pro-
fessionally as Jay Som, is a musi-
cal wunderkind. Not only does the
23-year-old write, sing, record, and
produce all of her own music (her
soundproofed bedroom doubles as
a studio), but she is also responsible
for all of the instrumentals featured
on her tracks; she plays the guitar,
bass, drums, keyboard, and trumpet.
Music has given me the confidence
to showcase my vulnerability to oth-
ers who might feel the same wayits
cathartic, says Jay Som, who is a bit
of an anomaly in the indie-pop scene
as a queer Asian-American artist. I fit
many boxes of marginalized groups
who dont have the opportunity to
have their stories heard, she contin-
ues. There needs to be more women,
people of color, LGBTQ, and more in
the music industry.
Princess Nokia wears
an Alexander Wang
jacket. Off-White c/o
Virgil Abloh jacket
and pants.
Jerome Corpuz. Fashion editor, Kirby Marzec. Hair, Neil Grupp at The Wall Group. Makeup: Aya Komatsu using Chanel.
THE RAPPERS DELIGHT

Destiny Frasqueri, aka Princess Nokia, is
the artist the world needs right now. The
24-year-old rapper, who has lectured at
Harvard University about her views on
urban feminism, champions in her lyrics
body positivity, universal acceptance,
and honoring your ethnicity. Music has
empowered me through poverty, abuse,
and mental-health issues, says Princess
Nokia, who spent part of her childhood
in foster care. At 16, she began hosting
parties in her native New York City, and
she released her first album, Metallic
Butterfly, in 2014. Now, with a second
album, 1992, as well as two campaigns
for Calvin Klein under her belt, theres
no doubt about it: Shes earned her
throne. Music gives me a focused
purpose. It saves my life every day.
ARIANA MARSH
MUSIC FROM ALL OF THE ARTISTS FEATURED IN THE RAISE YOUR VOICE
PORTFOLIO, NOW PLAYING ON

VOICES
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BOOK REPORT
MUSIC DIARIES
Take it from Solange: Jazz legend Miles Daviss memoir is a must-read.
MILES GIVES A SOMETIMES BRUTALLY HONEST, ALWAYS
INSIGHTFUL LOOK AT THE GENIUS THAT WAS MILES DAVIS AND
AT HOW HIS TRUST IN HIMSELF AS AN ARTIST AND IN HIS
PROCESS NEVER LET HIM DOWN. SOLANGE
VOICES
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outside of Minetta
Tavern in NYC, wears
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and pants, $395. PS
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DRAMA KINGS
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Meet the boys behind Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen, the Broadway
hits that are raising the worlds consciousness with every curtain drop.
M
usical theater has always been progressive. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with messages of
Whether celebrating female sexuality in Chicago, inclusivity, diversity, and resistance against oppression
addressing Americas AIDS epidemic in Rent, or woven throughout; Dear Evan Hansen recounts the story of
tackling consent and censorship in Spring a boy with social anxiety who rises in popularity by
Awakening, Broadway in particular has a defiant history of pretending to have been friends with a classmate who
putting sensitive subjects in the spotlight. committed suicide. Considering depression and anxiety
Two of the buzziest hits right now are no exceptions. levels among teens are alarmingly high, its a timely ticket.
Hamilton, which has been lauded for its cast composed Here, the stars sound off on scoring the roles of a lifetime and
largely of people of color, tells the life story of American the impact they hope to have. ARIANA MARSH
NOW PLAYING ON My Shot by Lin-Manuel Miranda and

the original Broadway cast of Hamilton

VOICES
JORDAN FISHER, 23 MIKE FAIST, 25
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA GAHANNA, OHIO
ROLE: John Laurens/Philip Hamilton in Hamilton ROLE: Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen
ON HIS FLYING START: ON HUSTLING FOR HIS DREAM:
Getting on Broadway has been my goal since I joined drama I graduated high school a year early and moved to New York
club in fifth grade. When I was 13, I moved to Los Angeles to when I was 17 to attend the American Musical and Dramatic
pursue television and film roles. I Academy. I dropped out after two semesters and
booked shows like The Secret Life started selling tickets in Times Square for off-
of the American Teenager, Liv Broadway plays while auditioning on the side.
and Maddie, and Teen Wolf. After a few nonunion shows, I got booked as the
Being on Grease: Live was a understudy for the lead of Newsies. I was in the
massive mile marker. It ultimately original Broadway cast for about a year and a half.
led me to Hamilton. It was a dream come true.
ON HAMILTONS IMPORTANCE: ON FINDING HIS CALLING:
Being a part of Hamilton is I wanted to sink my teeth into something
remarkably special. Its a very complicated and really say something with my
powerful show that has next role. I went to India for a month and did an
spectacular emotional and off-Broadway play, Appropriate, and a Spike Lee
political relevance. Regardless of film, Touched With Fire. I got really into the
how old you are, where you came development stages of new plays and started
from, your shade, your creed, or doing readings and workshops. One
your orientation, you can go see of the projects just happened to be
Hamilton and expect one thing and leave with Dear Evan Hansen.
something else entirely. The show turns ON CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:
historical figures into human beings with Now, three years later, Ive really
personalities and flaws. It challenges you to be gotten to grow with the role of
more understanding and empathetic toward Connor, who commits suicide in the
everybody. And thats my favorite thing about play. In order to formulate who
being part of it. Connor would be, I read stories by
ON MAKING MUSIC: real suicide-attempt survivors on a
In 2015, I signed with Hollywood Records. Im website, livethroughthis.org. I
currently working on my debut album and also realized that there seems to be a
have a song, Id Love to Change the World, on general lack of self-love and empathy
the soundtrack for When We Rise, a miniseries in our society. I hope that when
about LGBTQ rights. When I get the opportu- people see the show, theyll say, Oh,
nity to do what I love while also taking a stance I am loved. Im exactly who I am, and
on things I believe in, its a very beautiful thing. I am enough.
From top: courtesy of Jordan Fisher; Matthew Murphy; Tim Barber
Mike wears a Louis

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Stills from Hamilton
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VOICES
Praying 4 Orlando will
soon be released via
YouTube and will be
featured on Patiences
upcoming EP.
HEART BEATS
One year after the Pulse nightclub shooting, survivor Patience Carter
recounts the attack and attests to the healing powers of music.
L
ast summer, after my sophomore year of college, my people point-blank before shooting the person directly
best friend, Akyra Murray, invited me on vacation to behind me. Tiara says she saw hima boy I now know to be
Orlando, Florida. On our first night there, Akyra, her Jason Josaphatcover my body with his to save me. A second
cousin Tiara Parker, and I decided to go to Pulse. It was later, the bathroom wall came crashing in.
supposed to be a really lit club that was 18 and over. Debris was covering my face, and all I could see were sparks.
At other clubs wed been to, people would keep to The police had infiltrated the building and were exchanging
themselves unless they were dancing. But at Pulse, everyone fire with the gunman. Then it was silent. I sat up and saw
was smiling and talking to one another. We were feeling it. people everywhere, lifeless. A police officer helped me to an
We spent most of the night vibing to hip-hop before ambulance. At the hospital, I went straight into surgery to have
deciding to leave around 2 in the morning. As Tiara was my shattered right femur repaired with screws and rods.
ordering an Uber, a noise ripped through the club. The next day, Tiara and her mom visited me in the
Everybody started screaming and running. I scooted out of hospital. They told me Akyra didnt make it. It felt like a ton
an exit, and Akyra ran out the door with of bricks was crashing down on me.
me, but when we saw Tiara wasnt with
us, we went back in and located her.
I WROTE A We started sobbing, and the nurses
started crying, too.
The noises, which were gunshots, were
getting louder, so the three of us rushed POEM ABOUT In the hospital, I wrote a poem about
the guilt I had for being alive. What if Id
THE GUILT I
into a bathroom with a crowd of people told Akyra to wait outside when I went
and hid in the handicap stall. back for Tiara? Putting those feelings
HAD FOR
Under a minute later, we heard into words allowed my healing process
footsteps. The gunman, Omar Mateen, to begin.
had entered the room and started firing When I got home to Pennsylvania, I
toward the stalls with a machine gun.We
were right by the door, and his bullets BEING ALIVE. turned to songwriting. The hook of a
song in honor of Akyra and Jason just
were coming directly at us. Miraculously, his gun jammed. came to me. Akyras brother, Alex, wrote a poem and rap
Thats when I realized Id been shot in both of my legs. verse to complete the track, called Praying 4 Orlando.
I looked over and saw that Akyra and Tiara were both Im still working on a degree in media, culture, and
bleeding as well. The shooter then left the bathroom. When communications at NYU, but even now, a year later, holding
he returned he asked, Are there black people in here? I dont it together takes a lot. I have to suppress images and quell
Mark Leibowitz for Well Souled
have a problem with black people; Im doing this for my emotions. I can walk again, but my legs still ache. Its important
country. Tell America to stop bombing it. for me to put my feelings into songs and turn negative energy
After three hours of him pacing and clicking a handgun, into something positive. Other survivors will listen to what I
which hed also brought, we heard what sounded like create and feel inspired to keep going. I want to make the
bombs start to go off. He came into our stall and shot two soundtrack of their healing. AS TOLD TO ARIANA MARSH
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VOICES
FLYING SOLA IN CONVERSATION

Former Fifth Harmony songstress Camila Cabello is on the brink of a
megawatt career. She and Orange Is the New Blacks Diane Guerrero
discuss what it means to be Latinx stars going it alone in the spotlight.
C
amila Cabello has a platform, and she isnt culture are such a big part of who I am. Ive just been trying
afraid to use it. In her five years of fame since to incorporate it into my musicIm actually in the process
coming into the public eye with Fifth Har- of finishing a song that is about my story and how my family
mony, the singer has amassed millions of fans, came here. A lot of people didnt even know that I was Latina
and shes been known to fave their tweets and reply to before I started talking so openly about it.
their Instagram posts. Now separated from her former DG: Thats the power of music. The audience and fans
girl group, Camila is gearing up to tell her own story on dont create these social constructs and bubbles like
her debut solo album. She talks to Diane Guerrero, who Hollywood executives do. In my experience, because Im
made waves playing inmate Maritza Ramos on OITNB an actor, I havent been able to really escape the fact that I
and publishing a haunting account of her parents depor- am a Latina. I dont think weve really seen many Latinos
tation, about how theyre using their experiences as in this industry be that outspoken. I think that weve
Latinx people to fuel their art and how your identity can always been afraid for our jobs. Weve always been very
be one of your biggest assets. ELLA CERON Oh, thank you, thank you so much, Im so grateful, and
DIANE GUERRERO: Oh, honey, I am such a fan of you. its like, those days are gone.
Youre such a good example for our community. I remem- CC: I feel like it probably must be even more obvious in
ber reading when you first talked about your parents as acting. Being vocal about it is important. I think a lot of the
immigrants, and you just shut people down. Is there any- times people just kind of choose to ignore things because
thing that you have noticed, either from fans or the industry, theyre not directly affected, which is privilege for a lot of
about the opportunities given to you as an artist because you people. Theyre like, Oh, it will be fine. A lot of my fans are
have been open about your experiences? Latin so I definitely treat it like a special responsibility to
CAMILA CABELLO: I think for me, the best part is when you them to speak up for them. I honestly had never planned to
hear from fans. I know one fan specifically who came from be so active politically, but the Trump administration hit so
Mexico, and I always saw her in New York working to get close to home. I saw so much hatred when it came to talking
extra money for her family. I love how proud she was, espe- about immigrants. I was like, I need to speak up because
cially to be Mexican and this is bigger than me.
Diane to be somebody thats DG: If you think about it, all of us minorities combined, we
Guerrero
trying to create a better are the majority. Were not the minority. And if we start look-
future for themselves in ing at things that way, then things are going to start
the States. I thought that changing. Its not about exclusion; its about explaining
was really special. whats been going on in history for years, and how weve
DG: Its really hard to been failing each other by not being open with these con-
share your story. Right versations and demanding representation.
now, were experienc- CC: Our coming together and uniting is really important.
ing this silencing of who If everybodyartists, writers, actorsembraced who they
we are. I grew up in a are and made the dialogue even more open, thats what we
place where politics need. Unity.
wasnt super normal to DG: We have such a large [Latinx] community. And
talk about. If I was a little if we decided that we didnt want to see this movie
too outspoken in col- anymore because we dont see ourselves represented,
lege, I remember my believe me, we could shut stuff down. If little Latino boys
JoJo Whilden/Netix
girlfriends being like, and girls saw themselves as lawyers and doctors and
You are so intense or teachers and activists on television, then maybe it would
Why do you always help promote change and advancement in our
have to talk about race? community.
CC: My heritage and my CC: Honestly, you couldnt have said it better.

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THE SOUND OF
A MOVEMENT
What does our POLITICAL HISTORY sound like? PITCHFORKs Jenn Pelly glances back at the major
intersections of MUSIC and SOCIAL MOVEMENTSand the styles that defined themthroughout
time. Everything is political in 2017but in music now, there is an urgency to make it explicit. RADICAL
SOUNDTRACKS have been crucial to all social movements. THEY GALVANIZE US and help us feel the
promise of change in our bones. Like protest itself, the SOUNDS OF RESISTANCE have taken many shapes.
THE FEMALE ARTISTS here woke audiences up. They dissected their surroundings and persevered, but more to the
point: This is the SOUND of people really saying something. We are all born with a voice. Their legacy teaches us to let it out.
1920s1930s 1940s1950s
Bruta shirt,
$162; bruta.eu.
ROCK N ROLL
Rock n roll was invented in part by a queer
black woman. Her name was Sister Rosetta
Tharpe, and she was a bona fide gospel
music star in her day. Her fiery electric guitar
shredding influenced Elvis and Chuck Berry.
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JAZZ
Billie Holidays music
1960s1970s
channeled dignity and grace
New York Vintage in an oppressive world. Her
dress; newyork elegant keys and piercing
vintage.com. soul delivered songs of
upheaval, like Strange
Fruit, a meditation on
racism and the lynching
of black Americans.
1960s1970s
REGGAE & RASTAFARI
In 1977, the Jamaican teen duo Althea & Alice + Olivia by
Donna had a huge hit with Uptown Top Stacey Bendet jeans;
Ranking. But within the sunstruck sway of aliceandolivia.com.
deep cuts like The West, their indictment of
the powers that be was merciless, and it feels
pertinent today: The West is gonna perish.
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COUNTERCULTURE
Amid the psychedelia of the Haight-Ashbury hippies, Janis
Joplins bluesy spirit protested conformity. Meanwhile,
Black Power and antiracism manifested in the songs of
onetime Black Panther Charlotte ONeal (aka Mama C)
and the inimitable Nina Simone, whose To Be Young,
Gifted and Black remains a North Star for justice.
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DISCO
The dance floor
has always been
radically inclusive.
On galactic synth
classics like I Feel
Love, Donna Summer
and groundbreaking
1970s
Italian producer Marc
Giorgio Moroder Jacobs boots;
shaped the sound of marcjacobs.com.
the future. In the free
space of the club,
fans could imagine a
better one.
1970s
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Dr. Martens
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PUNK ROCK R
RAP
Queens-born Roxanne
oxanne
Poly Styrene (left) was Shant (right) is iconic; she
British punks sharpest had her first hit as a teen with
lyricistover her band X-Ray Roxannes Revenge, exuding
Spexs joyful noise, she strong-willed girl power over
railed against consumer scratched vinyl. The Compton
culture, genetic engineering, native YoYo shouted out
and female oppression. In intelligent black women in
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downtown NYC, Patti Smith her bars of female solidarity

was punks poet laureate. like the brash, ecstatic Girl,
Dont Be No Fool.
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COUNTERCULTURE
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1980s1990s
RIOT GRRRL
Instigated by Olympia, Washington, bands such
as Bikini Killand their insurrectionist anthems
like Rebel Girl and Resist Psychic Death
these women fused third-wave feminism with the
raw language of DIY punk. They made space for
girls in music like nothing before.
Kathleen
1990s
Hanna
of Bikini Kill
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THE
SOUND OF
SILENCE
M
Lauren Duca on the intersection of pop and politics.
usic is expected to speak truth to power in
times of war. Bruce Springsteen belted Born
in the U.S.A. in repudiation of the
governments disregard for Vietnam vets,
Grammys was far bolder. Joining the group on stage,
Busta Rhymes made it clear that We the People. was
performed in proud spite of President Agent Orange.
Music is making a clear return to its role as a provocative
though apparently no one told Ronald Reagan before he undercurrent of pop culture. Soon after the inauguration,
tried to use it in a reelection campaign. The Dixie Chicks fashion designer Prabal Gurung staged a triumphant
condemned George W. Bushs plans to invade Iraq with show for New York Fashion Week. Models wearing
an uncoded declaration that risked career ruin. Now we T-shirts printed with messages such as I am an
are in the early stages of a cultural immigrant and We will not be
WE ARE IN
civil war . The rise of Donald silenced walked the runway to a
Trump has ushered in a modern heart-stopping cover of John
revival of the civil rights Lennons Imagine.
THE EARLY
movement that goes beyond In signaling their values, artists
policy battles to questions of are presented with a choice of
what we are willing to accept method. Activism can be
STAGES OF A
when it comes to matters of entwined with artas weve seen
racism, sexism, and, frankly, with the radiant radicalization of
common decency. As inclusion Beyoncs workor practiced on
itself becomes politicized ,
everyone is under pressure to
pick a sideour superstars at the
CULTURAL other platforms. Case in point:
Katy Perry seemed to have a part-
time job for the Hillary Clinton
highest decibel of all.
The sorting process has played
out at every mainstream event on
CIVIL WAR. campaign, but Chained to the
Rhythm is more catchy than
socially conscious. With each
the entertainment calendar. Depending on the sort of public demonstration, the polarization is cast in sharper
think pieces you read, Lady Gagas Super Bowl relief. There are those insisting on equality. And those
performance of Born This Way was either a victory for who are not. Whether you are a student or a superstar,
LGBTQ rights or a powerful statement about the one thing has proved unequivocally clear: Staying
delicious taste of Pepsi. A Tribe Called Quests set at the silent has never seemed quite so loud.
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STYLE GET READY
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Christopher (front left) wears

an Off-White c/o Virgil
Abloh jacket. Nike pants,
$100. Mical (center) wears
a Paco Rabanne jumpsuit.
Malcolm (front right) wears
a Gypsy Sport sweatshirt,
$195. Adidas Originals
pants, $65. Details, see
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THE GET DOWN

Thanks to the increasingly blurred lines between SPORTSWEAR and
STREETWEAR, athleisure has never looked better. A crew of New Yorks
coolest takes HIP-HOP-INFUSED STYLE for a test ride.
STYLE
OFF-WHITE
C/O VIRGIL
ABLOH
SPRING 2017
PUBLIC
SCHOOL
FALL 2017
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Y
ou need only to look to brands like Public
School and Fendi to realize athleisure isnt
FENDI
SPRING just a fad but a veritable style the fashion
2017
world is embracingfor good. And we have
hip-hop to thank. Born in the Bronx in the 70s, hip-hop
culture was defined by block parties and break dancing,
MCs and b-boys. Tracksuits and sneakers were the uniform
of choicethe relaxed styles complemented the ways the
culture expressed itself. As hip-hop grew in popularity,
brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Reebok began
incorporating streetwear elements into their designs and
catering their campaigns to previously overlooked inner-
city communities. Soon rappers became part of the
musical elite, and the sporty silhouettes and bold accessories
(think snapbacks and gold chains) that were synonymous
with their style found their way into the mainstream. So next
time you pair tearaway pants with a crisp button-down,
remember: Hip-hop made you do it. ARIANA MARSH
Cleirys (top left) wears a Dior jacket. Cleirys (center left) wears a Unif
top, $52. Kenzo pants. Mical (center right) wears a Unif top. Marni
pants. Details, see teenvogue.com.

STYLE
FINE
TUNED
Pop powerhouse Dua
Lipa draws inspiration
from her musical idols in
both style and sound.
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I
think people should wear whatever
the hell they want to, says Dua
Lipa, who, at 6 years old, got told
off by her teacher for hanging out
on the playground wearing only her
Barbie crop top and jeans. I was
inspired by the fashion in Destinys
Childs Survivor video, laughs the
21-year-old British songstress. It
was just so iconic!
Duas love for R&B and hip-hop
didnt end in grade school. Its been a
lifelong crush that ultimately infiltrated
her identity as an artist in more ways
than one. I describe my genre as dark
popI like the honesty and rawness
of hip-hop and definitely incorporate
elements of it into my sound, explains
Dua, whose first concerts were
Method Man, Redman, and 50 Cent.
She also picks up sartorial tips from
whatever cities she happens to
explore. Even walking around New
York, I get so inspired, she continues
in her velvety voice. I love the
juxtaposition of different styles,
especially looks that are effortless
Dua wears a Max and cool but also have a streetwear
Mara jumpsuit. vibe to them. If I dont feel confident
Alexander
Wang bra top, and comfortable in what Im wearing,
$445. Details, see
teenvogue.com. itll definitely show. A. M.
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Images from
Russian brand
Paccbets look
book
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info@yuliayefimtchuk.com.
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left); antonbelinskiy.com.
The Eastern-bloc
vibe has infiltrated
the collections of VETEMENTS
designers from SPRING
around the world, 2017
including the U.K.s
J.W. Anderson.
PASSPORT
BLOC PARTY
Youth culture and 90s techno
power the new East aesthetic.
P
op quiz: Where in the world are todays top new
designers coming from? Not New York or Paris. The
answer is surprisingly farther eastfrom Russia and
the formerly Soviet countries surrounding it.
Kim Kardashian caused a stir when she wore an
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oversize red hoodie printed with a yellow hammer and

sickle, the symbol of communism. The label was
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Vetements, designed by Demna Gvasalia, who is

also Balenciagas creative director and setting the
GOSHA
agenda in fashion right now. RUBCHINSKIY
SPRING 2017
Demna is from Georgia, a small country bordering
Russia. Like many of the buzzy Eastern bloc
designers, he came of age in the era after communism
collapsed in the U.S.S.R., exposing the countries to
everything from MTV to McDonalds.
Brand-name sportswear was all the rage during Gosha
Rubchinskiys childhood in Moscow. Now hes making
tracksuits a status symbol for todays youth with reworked
Fila hoodies. The designers logo (his
name in Cyrillic) is coveted by streetwear fans everywhere.
Cyrillic lettering is so popular, even Topshop put it on some Anton
Belinskiy
of its clothes. Its about time West meets Eastern Europefor spring 2017
the ultimate global bloc party. BRITTANY ADAMS

STYLE
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$70. Details, see
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ALBORANO
WHATS THE TEE?

Wear your fandom loud and proud with modern iterations of the
classic band tee that are perfect for festival season and beyond.
C
all it a comeback! Band tees have staged a SIZE MATTERS: Nineties tees tend to run larger than 80s tees,
buzzy return thanks to trendy tour offerings and 70s tees run even smaller. Its important to keep this in
by Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Kanye West. mind so you find the right fit.
And while their modern merch has made KEEP IT REAL: Verify authenticity by examining a tees label
repping your favorite musician cooler than ever, vintage and tags. There are a lot of counterfeits on the market.
versions championing timeless artists have always hit a SHELF LIFE: Fold your tees to store them. Thin tees tend to
sartorial high note. Here, Seth Weisser, cofounder and stretch, and hangers can damage them after too long.
CEO of the New York vintage haunt What Goes Around EASY DOES IT: Hand-wash and air-dry your vintage tees
Comes Around, gives us his pro tips on buying and caring whenever possible. They will break down over time, so treat
for retro tops. ARIANA MARSH them gently and try not to overwear them.
NOW PLAYING ON Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

STYLE
Left and bottom: TLC sporting

their signature bright, baggy
clothes. Check out the late,
great Left Eye rocking condom
glasses and a gigantic hat!
Below: a similar-style hat on
the runway.
MIU MIU
FALL 2017
ON THEIR FLY-GIRL STYLE

CHILLI: From day one, we always admired male R&B
groups. They would go onstage with no shirt on and
baggy jeans and girls would scream. In the early 90s, all
the girl groups were dressing superfeminine. And then we
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came on the scene wearing Cross Colours, Girbaud, and
VERSACE Nautica. When I met T-Boz and Left Eye, they were buying
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SPRING
2017 jeans that were a size 38. Three little cute girls
dressed like boys was cool back then. Our style
was cartoonish but fly at the same time.
T-BOZ: We were always authentic when it
came to our style. From when we started to the
height of our fame, weve always been
consistent in our look because how we
dressed was a result of how we felt. We werent
playing dress-up.
ON CONDOM COUTURE
CHILLI: We were on our way to the studio one
day, and a condom and safety pin were on the
dresser. And when Left Eye came outside
(T-Boz and I were waiting for her in the car),
#TBT she had pinned the condom to her pants. From
TLC TIP
that day, it became part of our signature style.
T-BOZ: We wanted to empower young girls
to have their own stash of condoms and not to
leave it up to the guys. Some parents thought
we were telling their kids to have sex.
But we were making a fashion statement
to make it easier to talk about sex.
Crazy. Sexy. Cool. The girl group that CHILLI: During that time, so many
defined 90s R&B sounds off on people were getting diagnosed with
HIV. People were talking about it, but
oversize fashion, condoms as not really talking about it. As role
accessories, and why safe sex is the models, we knew we needed to
best sex. (So you better wear a latex!) start the conversation.
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BEAUTY
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ROCK THIS WAY

Beauty isnt just about defining your brows or covering
up circlesits about FINDING YOUR VOICE.
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BEAUTY
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Olesya wears a
Molly Goddard top
and dress. Diesel
Black Gold boots.
This page: Valentino
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I
was obsessed with music in high
school. Wearing my headphones in
my room or on the bus, listening to
Courtney Love, Shirley Manson, and
Bjrk, I felt protected and understood.
Their songs captured my feelings of not
quite fitting in. I recorded their videos
on MTV and studied their aloof
mannerisms, styling tricks (Docs with
dresses, easy!), and hair and makeup
think space buns, metallic liner, nail
polish with names that made my
teachers stare in horror. Beauty wasnt
about getting boys to like me; it was
about not conforming. In my glitter
liner, I felt untouchable.
My classmates thought I was insane.
KMS Thermashape ((I now realize Id been makeup
Quick Blow Dry, $23;
kmscalifornia.com. sshamed.) But Id like to think I was
Lancme Le Stylo ssimply ahead of my time. On a recent
Waterproof Long
Lasting Eyeliner in ccold morning in Manhattan, hundreds
Reflet Cobalt, $27; of Rainbow Britelooking girls (and
o
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lancome-usa.com.
Julep With a Twist boys) lined up for Beautycon Festival
b
Lash Boosting
Bamboo Mascara, NYC. Inside the venue, about 7,000
N
$22; Ulta. Guerlain La attendees stood shoulder to shoulder
a
Petite Robe Noire Lip
& Cheek Tint, $35; iin what my friend called a mascara
Sephora. Essie Nail mosh pit to meet the new rock stars
m
Polish in Vibrant Vibes,
$9; essie.com. b
beauty YouTubers. (When I heard that
Smashbox Cover
Shot: Eye Palette in m
my original beauty rock star, Courtney
Bold, $29; Sephora. L
Love, attended Beautycon Festival L.A.,
iit was music to my ears.) The
most successful vloggers have been
able to connect with kids in their
bedrooms who need help accessing
the cool, gorgeous magic
that lies within. Beauty is
no longer about a concealer
culture and covering up
something that is wrong with you,
says Moj Mahdara, the CEO
of Beautycon Media. It is
an expression of power.
JESSICA MATLIN
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BEAUTY Maybelline New
York ExpertWear
Eye Shadow in
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Prince, 1984.
Right: Kate
Moss, 1994.
PURPLE
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REIGN
Schiele; Carlota Guerrero; Josephine Schiele; WENN/Sidewalk; Josephine Schiele (3)

Purple is the color of
royalty and magic
and the legend Prince.
M
ore than just a musical
genius, Prince was a style
icon ahead of his time, an
African-American man
who mesmerized the world in cat-eye
liner, wild curls, and a glittering purple
House of Intuition coat. The artistwho would have
Violet Water, $12; turned 59 on June 7was fearless
urbanoutfitters.com.
about celebrating his feminine
and vulnerable sides in his timeless
songs and image. Princes style
communicated that its OK for a guy to
wear a lace shirt and eyeliner, says
LOral Paris makeup artist Sir John.
LOral Paris
Infallible He paved the way for men to wear
Paints/Lips in makeup and be perceived as strong.
Violet Twist,
$10; Target. He also immortalized the color
purple: One of his best-known
songs, Purple Rain (which
songs
Lil Kim,
1999 has b
has
ha been sung by Beyonc
and DDemi Lovato), turned
M.A.C. Lip Scrubtious in
the shade into his
Summer Berry, $16; signature. A sign of royalty,
maccosmetics.com.
magic, and, thanks to
Bite Beauty
Prince, effortless cool, Amuse Bouche
purple is power. Lipstick
in Lavender Jam,
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OPI Nail
Lacquer in
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Sky music video, 2016
62 VOLUME II 2017
BEAUTY
Willow
Smith
#NOFILTER
LOVE From top: Emma Summerton/Trunk Archive; Dennis Morris
LOC
DOWN
Kimberly Drew, aka @museummammy,
on the politicsand powerof locs.
Bob
Marley

Luka Sabbat.
Below: Zendaya.
Below right:
Lauryn Hill.
Vernon Franois Scalp
Nourish-Ment Braids and Locs
Spray, $24; sephora.com.
Sasha
Lane.
P
Below:
Dev
alm rolls, two-strand twists, shea butter, coconut oil, Hynes.
and hours under the dryer. Anyone with locs knows
Clockwise from top left: Victoria Stevens; Steve Granitz/Getty Images;
they take time and care. I spend nearly three hours each
courtesy of Vernon Franois; Kwaku Alston/Getty Images; Amy Troost;
time I sit down to retwist my hair. Theyre a conscious

choice, and one that has weightphysical and political.
A quick primer: Locs have been around for thousands of
years, but they went mainstream in the 70s when Bob Marley
Josephine Schiele; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
and Peter Tosh, both followers of Rastafarianism, wore them

as a symbol of devotion. Later, in the 80s, the painter Jean-
Michel Basquiat had them. In the 90s, musicians like Lauryn
Hill, Erykah Badu, and Busta Rhymes all made the style an
integral part of their look. To many creatives, locs are more
than a hairstylethey are a symbol of black expression.
Still, locs arent always perceived
positively. Despite current hashtag
campaigns like #BlackGirlMagic, which
echoes the Black Is Beautiful movement
of the 60s, locs are viewed as unkempt by Carols Daughter
some. Last year, a federal court Loc Butter, $17;
carolsdaughter.com.
sided with an employer who
rescinded a job offer due to an
applicants messy locs. And it
wasnt until this year that the U.S.
Army let women wear them.
These moments, though difcult,
do not deter me from wearing my
own locs proudly. Each inch is a
measure of time and a constant
reminder of a black life lived.
NOW PLAYING ON Dont Touch My Hair by Solange

WELLNESS HELP
YOURSELF
BAD BATCH
What you dont know BEFORE YOU ROLL could KILL YOU.
ILLUSTRATION BY ERIC KENNEY
E
veryone knows that doing drugs comes with risks, bodys ability to regulate temperature. Considering
but a big myth is the belief that MDMA is safe if where many people take MDMAat festivals and con-
its pure. Sorry, but street drugs arent leaves of certs where youre dancing for long periods of time
kale. MDMA, aka Molly or ecstasy, gives users a your risk of dehydration and hyperthermia (which can
temporary feeling of euphoria and sense of closeness to cause organ failure) increases.
others around them, but it can produce serious adverse This applies to actual MDMA: Lab tests conducted on
effects, including nausea, muscle cramping, and blurred street samples of the drug show that it can be cut with other
vision. The party drug can also be potentially lethal. scary substances; some samples contain no MDMA at all.
Heres one reason why: MDMA can mess with your Rolling isnt worth the risk. MELANIE MIGNUCCI

WELLNESS
HUSTLE AND FLOW

Turned-up yoga is now officially a thing.
M
indfulness is touted as the ultimate life hack, In New York and L.A., you can downward dog to
but for people like me, finding inner peace Radiohead at Sweat Yoga or flow so hard to Drake in one
and staying fully present isnt exactly easy of Y7 Studios vinyasa sessions. Rock more your thing? At
especially during yoga. Developing a fulfilling a number of niche studios, you can even strike a cat pose
yoga practice requires a different brand of patience than to black metal. Personally, the more pumped up the
listening to a BFF rattle on about her ex. In the studio, I song, the harder I work, says Sarah Levey, a cofounder
often find myself death-glaring at the clock rather than of Y7. Not surprisingly, at Sweat Yoga when I heard some
focusing on my breath. Luckily, savvy yoga-preneurs songs I loved, I easily fell into a fast-paced flow. Before I
across the country have found a way to make time fly. knew it, class was over. All the more reason to dedicate
Their secret weapon? Music. your next practice to Queen Bey. TINA FERRARO
THE V WORD
Lets stop being weird about vaginas. By Tove Lo
E
xcuse me, whats that symbol on your jacket?
A vagina, I said.
Oh, come on, my wifes right here.
Well, she has one, so hopefully shes not offended.
Clockwise from top: Charlotte Wales; Michel Widenius; no credit
My whole crew and I walked away smiling, with my vagina

logo on the backs of our tour jackets. Its the same symbol I,
along with many of our fans, have tattooed on my arm. Some
people, like that couple, see it as scandalous. I dont know if
its their religious or cultural beliefs that make them think the
vagina is something to be ashamed of, but I know for sure I
dont feel that way. By getting the tattoo it reminds me not to
make myself smaller, which is often expected of women. Im
allowed to claim my space. The symbol, which is also on the
cover of my album Lady Wood, is a reminder to go for the
things that scare you but also give you a rush. People tell me all the time that Im Singer-
a chick with balls. Its supposed to be a compliment, but really its insulting. songwriter
Tove Lo
Women dont need balls to be brave. Our vaginas will do just fine.
NOW PLAYING ON Lady Wood by Tove Lo

WELLNESS
YOUR
BRAIN
ON
MUSIC
To change your state of mind,
just press play. Pitchforks
Stacey Anderson reports.
F
inding yourself addicted to Chance the Rappers station great. When these things happen, your body releases
on Spotify? Or Solanges new single? Theres a reason dopamine and you feel a natural dose of pleasure. Thats why
certain songs keep us coming back for more: the right song can shake you out of your bad mood. This can
Neuroscientists who study musics effect on our brain happen with a song youve just heard or an old favorite.
have discovered that dopamine, the feel-good chemical So if music has access to your emotional switchboard,
released during substance use, exercise, and sex, also tends what should you be playing? Its different for everyone, says
to spike before and after climactic moments in songs. Dr. Rogers. For example, high-strung people need more
Dopamine release happens as a function of expectations. stimulating music. Also, risk-takers tend to like more
In music, were constantly going back and forth between innovative sounds, she says.
tension and release, says Susan Rogers, Ph.D., the director of Musics influence over our minds doesnt end with a
the Berklee Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory in chemical rush, says Dr. Rogers. The music we listen to during
Boston. She explains that as songs grow in anticipation, such adolescence, when our brains are still forming, has lasting
as a rock song that crescendos before the chorus, well build power: It actually helps shape our taste and even our
up tension until we have that breakdown, and that feels worldview. Download responsibly.
A WORD ON:
SYNESTHESIA

/sin-s-thzh/ [sin-uhs-thee-zhuh]
Charli XCX hears music and sees black, pink, purple, or red, as she told the BBC. Synesthetes (people with
synesthesia) might hear an A-minor chord and taste Sour Patch Kids or touch a rock and smell the ocean.
According to some studies, it may have to do with a difference in brain wiring. Only around 4 percent of the
population has this sensory experience, but theyre in good company; in addition to Charli, creative geniuses
including Kanye West and Lorde have reported seeing music as colors.
Jo Ratcliffe
NOW PLAYING ON Music Is the Drug by Bassnectar and LUZCID

SOLANGES STYLE TRANSCENDS TRENDS.
HER ART TRANSCENDS TIME.
HER BOUNDLESS PRIDE SETS THE TABLE
FOR A NEW CONVERSATION
ON BLACKNESS,
ON WOMANHOOD,
AND ON HAIR THAT CANT BE TOUCHED.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY RYAN MCGINLEY
Her hit song Cranes in the Sky is a poem about looking at

oneself and a changing world, and its metaphors are spot-on.
Dont Touch My Hairwell, what woman of color has ever
escaped having to tell that like it is? Solange engages with and
reflects so many of our cultural icons, from visual artists like
Adrian Piper, Lorna Simpson, Kara Walker, and Carrie Mae
o matter what era she was born in or what medium Weems to literary heroes including Maya Angelou, Audre
N she chose, Solange would have been an astounding

artist. Why? Because she isproudly and powerfully
her unique self. I believe that is the principal quality of
great artists: owning and embracing ones vision, voice, and
perspective, and believing that putting your voice out in the
Lorde, Toni Morrison, Ntozake Shange, and Alice Walker.
Like them, Solange represents in her work the story of black
life yesterday, today, and tomorrow and the indomitable spirit
of black women. In a culture that has often defined beauty
so narrowly and placed so many limitations on possibility,
world is a profound and important act. she shows us that we need not accept others projections
I am deeply moved by the pride Solange so clearly takes in her of who we are. Instead, we will boldly exist as the creations
beautiful sonic and visual creations that take popular music of our own powerful imaginations, redefining beauty and
to an incredible level of artistry. The combined effect of her possibility without limits, knowing and loving who we are.
multidisciplinary storytellingoften created in collaboration FOREWORD BY THELMA GOLDEN, DIRECTOR AND
with a beautifully diverse group of artists and creatorsand CHIEF CURATOR, THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM
her very presence in the world transcends trends. A woman
and artist supreme, her creative output is truly timeless and STORY EDITED BY ELAINE WELTEROTH
endlessly empowering.

Solange wears a
Milly top, $265.
Marni jumpsuit
and belt. Stephen
Dweck earrings.
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FASHION EDITOR:
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SOLANGE REPRESENTS IN HER WORK THE STORY OF
BLACK LIFE YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW AND
THE INDOMITABLE SPIRIT OF BLACK WOMEN.
THELMA GOLDEN, DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR,
THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM
Caroline Constas blouse,

$395. A.F. Vandevorst dress.
Dior sneakers. Opposite
page: Davids Bridal veil.
Altuzarra earrings. Details,
see teenvogue.com.
A LETTER TO MY TEENAGE SELF
BY SOLANGE
there will be FEAR.
a lot of it.
there will be TRIUMPH.
a lot of it. at the time, you are searching. SEEKING in every corner
there will be constellations you want to reach for but and pocket of the world for who you are.
cant put your finger on. take your time, baby girl. theres no rush to get there.
you will trace them like the SCARS on your body you got you will SOW each of these chapters in the land that
from trouble and the times of your life. you become.
you will take the long way to get to these Orions. you will see bits and pieces of them scattered into the
THE LONG WAY will become a theme in your life, but a skin you grow into.
journey you learn to love. you dont have to figure everything out now.
time will reveal itself. I PROMISE YOU.
you will dive headfirst without looking
into phases that you are certain embody who you are. sometimes you push these phases to the max, and
some of these STAGES include: when you go out into the world feeling confident in who
-the dance-is-life (aka this leotard is my second skin) you are and what you reflect, young folks will call you
phase. names and grown folks will call you names.
-the Bible-thumping-church-camp phase (which its ok. one day you will name yourself, and that name will
coincided with and contradicted the Fiona-Apple-fan- BELONG to you.
club-president phase). it will not be the ones they ordained:
-the Nas-aficionado-brown-lip-liner-and-Vaseline phase. CRAZY, ugly, attention-seeking, weirdo.
-the Rasta-vegan-thrifter-who-is-determined-to-marry-
Brandon-Boyd phase. i really hate to tell you this, but sometimes you will still
-the football-players-girlfriend-who-wears-braided-blond- get called these things as an adult, except you will
highlights-and-swears-by-capri-pants phase. actually embrace some of them. you will learn that
these are just words. words that only have POWER if
you choose to give them power. every once in a while
they will hurt, but you will choose to turn those words
into a symbol of beauty.
Andreas Kronthaler
for Vivienne
Westwood top.
Johanna Ortiz
pants. Details, see
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speaking of words. they might just be your FIRST LOVE.
sometimes you can write for hours,
just you and the words on the pages. possibly feel, and when you ask everyone to leave you
they make you feel understood, even if its just you that alone and let you be, what you really want to say is, i
youre talking to. want you here and I NEED HELP.
TRUST in these words, even when youre feeling wildly sometimes it is ok to say just that. it wont make you less
insecure. hold on to your journals. cherish them. strong or less powerful. no one you love will criticize you
put them somewhere safe so that they may become or blame you; in fact, they will lift you up.
a guide for you later, a revealer and a friend.
SEVENTEEN WILL BE THE HARDEST YEAR OF YOUR LIFE.
the lucky stars have been good to you, and theres a it will grow you up almost immediately. you will lose your
long list of things youd like to give GRATITUDE to them for, best friend whom you love so much to gun violence in a
but for now thank them for these three: single moment, and give birth to a new one within a year.
-that you didnt die when you and your friends drove up a you will be terrified, and its ok that you dont know
steep mountain in a snowstorm with no experience and what the future holds. some people will count you out
bad brakes. that was stupid as hell. because of the decision youve made to bring another
-that you went to the ensemble theater every summer. i life into the world so young, but you made the decision
really dont think youd be who you are today had it not out of love and will live with the decision in LOVE.
been for those experiences, TEACHERS, and
experimentation with your mind and body. soon enough you will learn how to love and how to exist
-that the universe chose your mom to be your MOTHER. with love in ways that you never knew. you will learn
how to love yourself and how to empathize with and
she is a wonder. you watch her drop 3 kids off at 3 forgive those who may have taken a bit of that pure
different schools in the morning, pick them up in the love away from you.
afternoon, shuffle each of them to their designated
activities, and bring them all back to the salon she owns you have a long life ahead of you and ill tell you ITS
until she closes up with the utmost grace, love, NOT GONNA ALWAYS BE EASY, BUT I CAN PROMISE
and kindness. YOU IT WILL BE FRUITFUL and with much purpose. All
the bridges youve burned, you had to, so that you
you realize watching a woman BALANCE being a could rebuild them to become a stronger and more
supportive mother, building a successful business wonderful you.
from the ground up that was started in her garage,
and giving back to the community will make you feel
INVINCIBLE and like the word no is just an echo in the THERE WILL BE PAIN, THERE WILL BE
universe that youll never know.
you often take her for granted, but you know with every DOUBT, THERE WILL BE BEAUTY, THERE
joint in your bones that she is a phenomenon and you
strive to make her proud. WILL BE THE UNKNOWN.
you should thank her out loud more, too; tell her you
value her. roll your eyes and your neck less. its not as THERE WILL BE SO MANY MOMENTS
cute as you think.
tell her you appreciate all that she does, for she makes OF JOY AND DELIGHT THAT THE WHOLE
the impossible look effortless.
she surrounds you with other black women who do UNIVERSE WILL FEEL PAINTED IN HUES OF
the same. you study them, and will constantly think of
all their stories, their BEAUTY, their strife and their stride. AMBER AND WONDER.
they break down all of the archetypes and
stereotypes that you see of black women on tv and THERE WILL BE TIMES YOU ARE SO SAD
in magazines, so you dont trust those anymore. you
thank them for rewriting the script before it was ever YOU CANT LIFT YOUR HEAD
etched in your memory.
AND THERE WILL BE TIMES YOU ARE SO
because you have your mamas blood, you are fiercely
INDEPENDENT and outgoing. HAPPY THAT THE SENSATION OF LIFE
youve been starting petitions, building tree houses, and
starting clubs since as long as you can remember. KNOCKS YOU DOWN. BUT MOST
sometimes in the midst of juggling all this, you put a lot of IMPORTANTLY, THERE WILL BE YOU.
pressure on yourself and often crash and burn. you shut
down. you go into your room, lock the door, put on music, a whole, whole lot of it.
and you do not move for 8 hours straight. and you will feel good about who she is
it will feel like the heaviest and bleakest darkness you can and who she is still BECOMING.
Molly Goddard dress. Aurlie
Bidermann ring, $380.
In this story: Hair, Jawara
using John Masters Organics.
Makeup: Lucy Burt using
Chanel Rouge Coco Gloss.
Manicure: Beth Fricke using
OPI Nail Lacquer in Bubble
Bath. Production: Mary-
Clancey Pace for Hens Tooth
Productions. Set design:
Andi Eaton at FiftyTwo45.
SORRY,
MISS
JACKSON
After a secluded childhood and a private adolescence, Paris
Jackson made the decision to step into the spotlight earlier this year.
But following a whirlwind media blitz, the rising star took to social
media to make sure the world knew her side of the story. Here, Paris
says it allvia text messagein her own, unfiltered words.
Photographed by Hedi Slimane
Paris wears a Levis jacket,

$90. Christy Dawn dress, $192.
FASHION EDITOR:
SARA MOONVES

Jennifer Zeuner Jewelry
necklace, $187. Lucchese belt.
BEAUTY NOTE:
Give cool-girl vibes with jet-
black liner and chunky lashes.
Dior Diorshow PumpNVolume
Mascara does the trick.
TEEN VOGUE: Hi, Paris! Its nice chatting with you again. I hope you had a
good time at our cover shoot?
PARIS JACKSON: Yeah, loads of fun! Everyone was super nice.
TV: Good, Im glad. Youve had quite an incredible start to the yearmagazine covers, red
carpets, awards shows. I was wondering: Was this a conscious decision to step out more? And
if so, what helped drive that decision?
PJ: I honestly used to have no motivation whatsoever to be in the public eye; it scared me.
Ive seen what it can do to people, [and] plenty get hurt. But after a long time of thinking, I
started to really see the kind of impact I already have on people, how I was born with a plat-
form, and I didnt want to waste it. There are so many people who work their entire lives to
create a platform and mine was just handed to me.... Why not use it for something important?
So many people right now are so focused on what kind of shoes this person has, the designer
purse they carry, what car they drive, [or] whether they wear the same outfit more than once.
I want to use my platform for something other than that. I want to actually make a difference.
So everything that Im doingthe acting, the modelingits all just to grow my platform so I
can use my voice for things that matter.
TV: Yes! I love your Instagram because youre constantly posting about causes that matter
to you. What was the sort of genesis of your activism and your concern for our environment
and social justice?
PJ: Aww, thanks! Well, from a young age, Ive always cared about the wellness of animals
and the environment. I watched a lot of documentaries as a kid, lol (total nerd). I was also
thankfully brought up with what I think is a really good education with regards to the history
of our country. I studied colonialism for a while and learned about the injustices behind it,
and I remember being so infuriated by it. That feeling has only grown as Ive gotten older
and started seeing the injustices that happen every single day in modern times. I wanna do
something about it.
TV: Resist! What cause right now is particularly dear to your heart?
PJ: Power to the people. Whats happening in Venezuela has been heavy on my mind
recently, mostly because of the how the citizens are really, really struggling right now. Do you
know how much most of them get paid, like, hourly? Its outrageous, not to mention [many
of them] can barely afford food, and when they can, theres hardly any food for them to buy.
TV: [Editors note: Following the global collapse of oil prices and a soaring inflation rate,
Venezuela has been suffering a shortage of food and basic goods. The crime rate is one of
the highest in the world, and protests against President Maduro have drawn hundreds of
thousands.] Any advice for our readers on how they might be able to help the situation there?
PJ: Honestly, right now its a matter of getting the word out there. We gotta make sure everyone
knows about it. We have to stay educated, stay informed, and use our voices. Change cant
happen with ignorance. If we stay quiet, its easier for the Man to ignore us. We have to push
the government to listen. I think right now social media is a good place to start, to create a
movement. Feel me?
TV: Im glad youre using your position in this world for good.
PJ: Its my only purpose on this earth, I think.
TV: Since youve stepped out into the spotlight more, though, I m sure youve been through
some ups and downs. Whats been a highlight for you recently?
PJ: Well, its exactly thatbringing awareness to the not-so-pretty things going on in this
world. I mean, you look at all these articles published [about] what is supposed to be
What Goes Around Comes
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ITS UP TO YOU WHETHER
YOU DECIDE TO FIGHT
OR SIT IDLY.
news, and its all celebrity gossip. What Im trying to do is show people the suffering thats
going on, the lies and manipulation, show them what is wrong and what we can do to fix it.
TV: Interesting. Have you had your own challenges with the media as youve become more
of a public figure?
PJ: Of course. The bigger the spotlight, the bigger the target. People can be really cruel. Ive
learned that no matter what you do, you will always receive some kind of ridicule for it. It
doesnt matter if your heart is in the right placesomeone will always have a reason to hate
you. But that being said, Ive also learned that it really doesnt matter and that as long as I follow
my heart and continue trying to do whats right, Im on the right path.
TV: Words of wisdom! I like it. Well, for this interview, youre on the cover of our music issue,
and I remember you playing DJ on set with us. Who are your favorite musicians right now?
PJ: Music is my number-one favorite form of expression; its gotten me through the toughest
of times and the best of times. Its brought me comfort when I was alone and has brought even
more joy when Im in good company. Music is everything to me. Im still stuck on listening to
the classics: the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Rolling Stones.
But recently, Ive formed a new obsession for the Hamilton soundtrack after seeing it in NYC
two weeks ago. It was one of the greatest live performances I have ever seen.
TV: Whats your favorite song from the soundtrack?
PJ: So many...maybe Wait for It or Non-Stop? And also My Shot.
TV: I have to ask: Do you have any musical ambitions of your own?
[MUSIC HAS] GOTTEN

ME THROUGH THE
TOUGHEST OF TIMES.
PJ: Just to get better at writing, I guess.
TV: Who would be your dream musician to write for?
PJ: Definitely Paul McCartney; hes the love of my life. I actually already wrote a song Id like
him to sing, but it probs wont happen.
TV: Oh, my gosh.... I want to hear it. Will you reveal the title or is it [secret]?
PJ: If Paul ever does sing it, then youll be the first to know. But I really dont plan on doing
anything with my music.
TV: Thats interesting. Its more of a personal project or an outlet, then?
PJ: Both (:
TV: So, if not music, what is your ultimate career ambition?
PJ: Activism, bro! I dont see myself really doing much else besides, like, work.
TV: Which is mainly acting and modeling, for now?
PJ: Yessir.
TV: Youre 19 years old, but youve experienced a lot. What would you tell your younger self
if you had the chance?
PJ: Probs that its OK to not be OK. Dont be so hard on yourself. And stop comparing everyone
elses highlight reel to your behind the scenes. Please dont give up, because it gets better,
and it gets beautiful.
TV: Before we go, any parting words for the #teens at home reading?
PJ: Hells yeah. To my lil activists out there: We are all warriors in our own way, but its up to
you whether you decide to fight or sit idly, whether youre a part of the right cause or not. And
dont just follow everything that comes up on your phone or computer screen. Look up to
something honest, strong, brave, loving, and worthwhile. Oh, yeah...and stick it to the Man!!!!!!!!
PHILLIP PICARDI
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PEOPLES RAPPER
Theres a lot of power in being a

black man with integrity. Chance
the Rapper interviewed by Get Out
writer-director Jordan Peele
Photographed by Petra Collins
THE
Chance the Rapper
wears Dickies
coveralls, $55. Iggy
T-shirt, $45. Chance
3 New Era cap (worn
throughout), $45. Nike
sneakers, $90. Details,
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FASHION EDITOR:
STELLA GREENSPAN
J
ORDAN PEELE: I feel like youve recently tran- at my church: my daughters christening, my uncles funeral,
scended artist to become something biggera and my grandmothers funeral. Every time it came across, I
cultural leader. Im curious: Do you feel like the same felt some type of calling from it, but I didnt fully understand
guy you were a year ago, or have the last couple of what it was meant to be in my life. I had her record it, and
months taken you to a different place? eventually I put it on the project. It ended up being the song
CHANCE THE RAPPER: I feel like Im the same guy, but I that I performed at the Grammys. I couldnt fully say that it was
definitely feel a bigger responsibility. my planning or my intuition, but I knew that it was important.
JP: A word thats kind of become synonymous with you is Theres a lot that just comes with betting on yourself.
generosity. From your donations to the school system in JP: What is it like to work with Kanye?
Chicago to renting out the theater where Get Out was playing CR: Insanity. Hes very big on multitasking. Well have
[for the community to see it for free]. Ive always thought of a studio rented out, and hell bounce between rooms
myself as trying to change the world through my art. But to working on different songs, writing for a second or adding
see you literally putting your money where your mouth is, is or subtracting productions. Hell also put a bunch of people
very inspiring to me and very cool. in a room that he thinks might have good ideas and try to see
CR: Thank you, thats dope. When I was working on Coloring what they come up with. I remember one night we had a lady
Book, I knew that I wanted it to be a beacon for independent who produced the Lego film, a bunch of coding people, and
artists and music makers with their own agenda. I didnt a magician all in a room together trying to figure out how
know exactly how large the impact would be. But [because they could make him disappear onstage. I dont know if he
of] the light and the purity of the albumwhat I was trying to ever figured that sh*t out! [Laughs] Twenty-five percent of it
show peopleI realized there was a lot of work that would is productive ideas flowing and then 75 percent is lectures
go hand in hand with it. Thats what kind of led me to become from Kanye, where he tells you exactly how he views the
more involved in the schools and in my church. Its cool to worldjust very straight Kanye honesty that definitely gets
say things, but if you can do it, [that] makes it real. your creativity and strong opinions out on the floor. I think
JP: How strategic is your creative process and how much it helped me find myself. Im a young dude from Chicago
of it is just straight from the gut? For me, its a certain balance who grew up with Kanye as my image of hip-hop. Finding
between the head and the heart. your voice in a room where you have to challenge Kanye is
CR: Like you said, its half and half. But theres a lot that feels scarybut its also life-affirming.
serendipitous and just kind of comes. One great example is JP: Getting to meet and collaborate with heroes is such a
a record I did that is a rework of the song How Great Is Our crazy experience. The worst that can happen is you piss off a
God that we used to sing in church all the time. My cousin hero and then hes done with you.
Nicole sang the song at three different, very important events CR: Exactly, thats the feel.
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I DONT MAKE
CHRISTIAN RAP,
BUT I AM A
CHRISTIAN
RAPPER.
JP: When you stepped up, do you feel like he was respon- rate on the Get Out musical someday. Youre acting, too, right?
sive to that? Youre going to become a much bigger multihyphenate.
CR: Yeah. I think it made him respect me to a certain extent CR: I actually did a movie that should be releasing in spring.
in a different way. When I stepped in there, I was Kanyes Its a horror comedy. We did not steal from Get Out [laughs].
prodigy, not necessarily his protg because everyone else Its a murder mystery. Im very into film and strengthening
in the room had been working with him for years. Me, I was what it means to be a rapper and to be a black dude from
just a kid whod already honed his own thing. I was there on Chicago. I just want to show expansion in those things and
my own dollar in this room with these juggernauts. He knew remind everyone who is similar to me that theres a lot of
I am somebody who has some answers of my own. power in being a black man with integrity.
JP: As someone whos always looking at what boundary JP: You seem to have a certain confidence, and Im
to push, your style is very daring to me. Everybody talks wondering what you attribute that to.
to you about the positivity of your music, but was there CR: I guess it is mostly from my dad, who taught me to stand
ever any fear with going against the bad-boy swagger of for something, to have integrity and a set of ideals. My three
working in hip-hop? role models growing up were the three most confident,
CR: Definitely. One of my biggest fears with Coloring Book powerful, important, contemporary male black figures:
was that it would be labeled. I hate labels. I never sought out Kanye West, Barack Obama, and Dave Chappelle. When I
for people to recognize it as a gospel album. I dont make was a kid, my dad made me watch Dave Chappelles Inside
Christian rap, but I am a Christian rapper. When I was going the Actors Studio, where he explained what he wanted to
out and trying to fully give glory to God, in my setting, I feared stand for. I would largely attribute my identityas it relates to
that people would be dismissive of it, like, This is Christian music labels and corporate music giantsto Dave Chappelle
rap, Im not trying to hear it. But its the total opposite: People and his relationship to and firm standing in Hollywood.
were very accepting of it. Whether they say, Im an atheist, JP: Im a huge Chappelle fan as well.
but I love Coloring Book or they say, Im so glad I was able CR: We all are, right?
to get closer to God through this project, people had formed JP: Hes a game changer. On that tip, you talk about breaking
opinions about what I put into the world. I think thats always through systemic conventions, which is so important to me
FINDING YOUR VOICE IN A ROOM

WHERE YOU HAVE TO CHALLENGE
KANYE IS SCARYBUT ITS
ALSO LIFE-AFFIRMING.
the goal of art, is to make people ask themselves questions. in terms of representation in television and film. But Im
Like Get Out! conflicted about this time were living in. Because on one
JP: Im curious how the movie affected you. Cause its the hand, weve taken steps backward toward gross intoler-
type of thing where it takes a couple days and a couple ance. At the same time, were in this renaissance, specifically
conversations to process. in regards to representation in black work, where you have
CR: I think its very revolutionary in that it tells a story thats black directors and content creators making and getting
never been told. It uses this discomfort and awkwardness platforms to do elevated things that we wouldnt have been
to describe blackness in America and being black in these able to do five years ago. The duality of the moment is really
white spaces. The scariest parts arent necessarily all the jump fascinating and scary. I dont quite know what to make of it.
scenes, right? My most uncomfortable moment was when CR: The problem is that my generation was pacified into
Chris [the lead, played by Daniel Kaluuya] was dragged into believing that racism existed only in our history books. Now
this conversation between Rose [the love interest, played were in the age of instant information, where just looking
by Allison Williams] and the police officer, basically over his at Twitter we can find out that unarmed people of color are
freedom. I felt that helplessness. Ive been in those uncom- being murdered by the police at an alarming rate. Its kind of
fortable situations around the police. Or being around a the same as when your generation saw Rodney King. There
family of white people and experiencing those certain were a bunch of people who stood up and said, Hey, this is
cultural cues. I love that Rose tells Chris ahead of time, You happening all the time, and you guys just happen to know
know, my dads gonna tell you that he voted for Obama. about it now because theres video footage. The police force
Thats some sh*t we hear! Dudes arent really getting killed is systematically racist, and it is designed so that they have the
going to visit their white girlfriends family for the first time, right to murder us and not face the same consequences as
but everything around it is a reality. This movie puts it on anyone else. But it is the young folks, the twentysomethings
everyones plate and makes everybody deal with itand, at across history, that say, Hey, we about to switch sh*t up. I
the same time, find themselves in it. I loved it. think we just happen to be the generation that makes the
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IN CONVERSATION
Rising star Halsey and legendary singer Debbie Harry bond over
the pleasures and perils of blazing trails in the music industry.
Photographed by Tom Sloan
ON STARTING OUT ON FEMINISM
HALSEY: I posted a song online when I was 17. It defi- H: It wouldnt be possible for me to do what I do without
nitely didnt become a hit, but it attracted attention from the foundation you laid for unapologetic women who
a bunch of record companies. I signed are artistic and have a personality. You set
my deal, and then I toured for 18 months it up pretty damn good for female artists
straight trying to build a fan base. Id say I down the line who had their own brand
did it the old-fashioned way, but its really and sensibility.
the only way. DH: I dont know if I called myself a femi-
DEBBIE HARRY: The availability of putting nist, but I was stubborn, and I wanted to do
a song out to such a vast public audi- something that a lot of girls werent doing.
ence didnt exist when I was starting out. I was fortunately at the birth of something,
My bandmate Chris Stein would noodle although you know feminism goes way,
around on the guitar, and I would hum way back. Women were taking off their
along; sometimes my melodies would corsets a long time ago.
inter weave, and they would work together.
It was a more casual, creative spirit. I think ON MENTAL HEALTH
we came out of an age of innocence. H: I got diagnosed with bipolar disorder
H: Im envious of that bohemian spirit of when I was 16. Its a royal pain in the ass.
being able to sit down and be like, Lets When youre a person with a platform,
make music because its what we love to theres this necessity to constantly be
do instead of having to constantly wonder sound of mind and well behaved and calm
about what the radio wants. Im sure that and politically correct.
pressure was always there, but right now DH: Females have a lot more to deal with
youre answering to so many different hormonally than men. You have to have
people when you sit down to write a song. a great deal of patience and forgiveness
DH: Yeah, I think a good way to deal with for yourself.
that for me was to look at history and see
how those pressures between art and ON FRIENDSHIP
commerce have always existed. If you look H: I think if youre an aspiring artist, you
at the painters sponsored by the Medicis just have to surround yourself with people
back in Italy, they were under tremen- you trust and people you love and people
dous pressure, too. But if you can feel you you want to make good music for. All the
made something good, and something that people in my crew are my best friends.
youre proud of, thats really where its at. The one thing I struggle with is looking
around and realizing every person I am
ON CRITICISM friends with is on my payroll. Do I have
H: Im kind of jealous of you, Debbie, any friends who arent gonna want to talk
because the Internet runs on crappy to me about Halsey?
third-party opinions. Its not about getting DH: You need another person whos not
backlash from critics the way it used to be; involved in your career. I used to think I
instead its getting backlash from a random wanted to talk to a priest. Im not a reli-
person in, like, Boise, Idaho, who has no gious person in that respect, but its hard
authority or doesnt understand anything to find somebody whos just a good ear.
about what youre doing, but you still have to take their I remember in the earlier part of my career when I was
opinion into account. desperate for that. Youre going to attract a lot of different
DH: I certainly learned some time ago to disregard stuff kinds of people, possibly some people who arent good
from critics. One of my favorite sayings is Theres no for you. Youre really jumping into the fire. But people like
accounting for taste. us, we have to do that. There is no other way to live.

GENERATION
ANXIETY
Feeling a little on edge? Youre not alone. About 30 percent of Americans
will have an anxiety disorder in their lifetime. While every case is individual,
a RECURRING NARRATIVE has emerged: Unlike previous generations,
many of us dont have a clear road map to adulthood. Economic changes have made
things harder and fostered competition earlier, says Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D., of
New Yorks Youth Anxiety Center. A lot of us are hustling, and still our futures look
unclear. Maybe GIRLS ETERNALLY AGITATED Hannah Horvath was
rightin some ways, perhaps she is the voice of a generation.
ARTWORK BY @BESSNYC.
down her Revival tour and subsequently disappeared
PRESSURE POINT
The day I knew it was more than
from Instagram, admitted that panic attacks plagued her
pre- and postperformance, revealing to Vogue that she
desperately needed a break because she felt like I wasnt
good enough.
nerves. By Tina Ferraro
T
Panic attacks arent just for pop stars; theyre on the
he music starts, and my pointe slippers dampen rise nationally. The prevalence of individuals having
with sweat. Suddenly, I cant breathe. Im going at least one full-blown panic attack in their lifetimes has
to slip and die, I think. Ive perfected this ballet increased, says Craig N. Sawchuk, Ph.D., a clinical psy-
routine after performing it hundreds of times in chologist at the Mayo Clinic. For some, even the most
front of a mirror, but mundane situationslike a pre-
now nailing multiple pirouettes
in front of an audience seems THIS ISNT sentation in English class or speak-
ing at a work meetingcan set off
STAGE FRIGHT.
impossible. Then it hits me: This an attack. Heredity and upbringing
isnt stage fright. Im having a can all play a role. And with social
panic attack. media, everyone is under a new
Panic attacks are character-
ized by a swift onset of physical IM HAVING microscope, Dr. Sawchuk says.
Whether we like it or not, were
A PANIC
symptomsincluding heart pal- made much more aware of our au-
pitations, dizziness, shortness of dience now.
breath, and a feeling that youre Ultimately, I traded in my bal-
ATTACK.
literally going to die. During a let slippers for pressure-free
panic attack, your body goes dance-cardio classes where I can
into ght-or-ight mode to es- let loose. If youre having panic
cape the perceived threat to your survival, explains Linda attacks, nd a professional who can help you reexamine
Esposito, a psychotherapist in Pasadena, California. your triggers so that you can start managing negative spi-
For me, ballet was once so freeingbut at 16, perform- rals. You can learn that the world is not going to fall apart,
ing in front of people left me feeling crippled. Even Sele- says Elaine Ducharme, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, and
na Gomez, who left fans bafed when she abruptly shut thats very empowering.

THE COLLEGE
CRISIS
Getting in was supposed to be the hard part. For an alarming number of
us, campus life can stir up serious anxiety. By Charlotte Lieberman
W
hen she was in high school, Zelda ate the National College Health Assessment report, released last
same lunchwhite rice and sh cakesev- year, indicated that about 1 in 10 college students surveyed
ery single day. I thought I was a creature of has been diagnosed with and/or treated for anxiety. The
comfort, she says. students we see in counseling often worry about both
When Zelda went off to college, she felt academics and social relationships intensely, says Mary
out of control. For example: I went from having a punctual Anne Knapp, a clinical social worker and senior staff thera-
minute-by-minute scheduleif a teacher said class ended pist at Counseling and Psychological Services at Penn State.
at 2:04 P.M., it ended at 2:04 P.M.to art school, where I went It is rare that anxiety actually begins in college, says Anne
weeks without teachers feedback and worked alone on my Marie Albano, Ph.D., a professor of medical psychology at
art most days. Columbia University Medical Center and a codirector of New
Now 25 and three years out of college, Zelda has been York Presbyterian Hospitals Youth Anxiety Center. College
formally diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, kids with social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disor-
an anxiety disorder characterized by repeated ruminations der, separation anxiety, or specic phobias have had them
and/or compulsive rituals. College was a trigger, she says. for a while. College tends to exacerbate existing anxiety
According to a 2016 report by Penn States Center for Col- for students, as Zeldas story emphasizes. Everyone thinks
legiate Mental Health that describes more than 150,000 col- school will be an escape, she says. But for some, its the op-
lege students nationwide, counselors judged anxiety as the posite. You no longer have your parents managing things
primary concern of students seeking mental-health services. for you. The demands are greater, and expectations from
The most recent American College Health Association professors are for you to be more independent and asser-
EVERYONE
tive, Dr. Albano explains. The anxiety gets worse.
What makes anxiety tricky is that a certain amount is a nor-
mal, even healthy, response to stress. For example, wanting
to do well in college can motivate you to study. But an anxi-
THINKS
ety disorder can make you feel emotionally paralyzed, hold-
ing you back from studying at all. Or youre able to study,
but youre so worried about doing well that it affects your
sleep and health. Instead of waiting for a crisis to are up,
SCHOOL
its all about a proactive approach, says Emily Grossman, an
organizational development specialist at the Jewish Board
in New York. She was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder
in college and now, living in recovery, trains therapists and
psychiatrists. If youve struggled with stress in the past, have
WILL BE AN
the name of a counselor in your schools area well before
you unpack your stuffdont wait until youre in trouble to
seek help. And dont try to fake it till you make it: Pretend-
ing you have it all together just because youre in college will
ESCAPE.
make it hard for your support network to know how to truly
help you. Keep them close and tell them how youre actually
feeling, says Grossman. In college, prioritizing your mental
health is one of the most important skills you can learn.
THE COST OF CARE
Im on my familys insurance, but even that
doesnt cover the FULL COST OF
THERAPY. Each session ends up costing
$200 or more. MEDICATION is $90 per
month. So I went to gofundme.com to raise
MONEY. A lot of people reached out and
said they were going through the same thing.
Chloe Pultar, 17, who crowdfunded more than $3,000
to pay her past-due medical bills
SUFFERING IN TALKSPACE: Matches users 18 and older

with a licensed therapist whom you can
SILENCE
message at your convenience for as little
as $32 a week. You can upgrade to add
Anxiety is a widespread issue, but monthly live sessions.
only a small percentage receive

SAM APP (SELF-HELP ANXIETY MAN-
treatment. Heres why. AGEMENT): Suggests techniques to
Cost: Nearly half of U.S. college-age adults view help manage your anxiety through
mental-health care as unaffordable for most relaxation exercises and symptom
people, according to a 2015 survey conducted trackingall for free.
by Harris Poll. One reason: A lot of therapists dont
From top: courtesy of Talkspace; courtesy of SAM App; courtesy of Smiling Mind; courtesy of Crisis Text Line
participate with insurers, says Andrea Petersen, SMILING MIND: Takes you through
the author of On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety. meditation-based programs co-
For the uninsured, even generic medications can developed with mental-health pro-
be very expensive. Low-cost therapy is hard to fessionals to improve your mindful-
find, but it is out there. Some grad students training ness practice.
to be psychologists or social workers provide
consultations at low rates. Qualified patients can
get help accessing free or low-cost prescrip- CRISIS TEXT LINE: Connects you with a
tions through pparx.org. trained volunteer who can help you nav-
igate the situation, getting you from hot
Access: Despite widespread anxiety among to calm. (They may contact emergency
college students, many universities arent services if they believe youre in danger.)
equipped to serve all students needs. They Text HOME to 741741 to use this service.
may have a limit on the number of sessions, and
some schools dont have psychiatrists on staff.
Stigma: Certain demographics still consider

mental health a taboo issue. These tend to
SCREEN SAVIORS
PSA: While therapy is a luxury not all
include some international students, people of of us can afford, these services can
color, and men, says Petersen. make it easier to reclaim your chill.
These tools do NOT replace contact with a mental-health professional. If you or someone you know is having suicidal
thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255.
S

BEHIND THE MUSIC:
SILENCE
KESHA BREAKS HER
After a lifetime of battling IRL bullies, online trolls, and her own inner demons,
the pop provocateur reveals how she finally learned to tune out the noise.
Artwork by Monique Baumann
I
ve been an outcast ever since I can remember. I grew In the past couple of years Ive grown up a lot. Ive real-
up in Nashville, with a single mom who was oblivious ized that once you take the step to help yourself, youre
to social norms. She encouraged me to make music, going to be so happy you did. Taking the time to work
sew my own clothes, and express myself. She told me on yourself requires bravery. Trying to change your life
never to be ashamed of who I was. Other kids didnt based on other peoples thoughts can drive you crazy.
know what to make of me. You have to gure out what makes you feel good and
I was often bullied and shamed into hiding the things what keeps you in a positive head space.
that made me unique. I remember hanging up the velvet This is one reason why Ive changed my relationship
pants I had made by hand and asking my mother to take with social media. I love it because its how I communicate
me to the Gap to buy some normal clothes at one point. with my fansand nothing means more to me than my
That experiment failed miserably. fansbut too much of it can exac-
IF YOU
It just wasnt me. erbate my anxiety and depression.
When I think about the This year I made a pledge to take
kind of bullying I dealt with more breaks from social media
as a child and teen, it seems and screens and spend more time
HAVE
almost quaint compared with in nature. For me, some of the
what goes on today. The amount most therapeutic experiences
of body-shaming and baseless include hiking up a mountain or
SCARS,
slut-shaming online makes me riding a bike by the beach. Being
sick. I know from personal expe- among animals in their natural
rience how comments can mess habitats reminds me that my prob-
DONT BE
up somebodys self-condence lems are so small. Our lives are no
and sense of self-worth. I have felt more signicant than the lives of
so unlovable after reading cruel any other animals. Were all just
words written by strangers who animals, after all!
ASHAMED.
dont know a thing about me. Im currently writing an al-
It became a vicious cycle: When bum that explores how my
I compared myself to others, I vulnerabilities are a strength,
would read more mean com- not a weakness. With this es-
ments, which only fed my anxiety and depression. Seeing say, I want to pass along the message to anyone who
paparazzi photos of myself and the accompanying catty struggles with an eating disorder, or depression, or
commentary fueled my eating disorder. The sick irony anxiety, or anything else, that if you have physical or
was that when I was at some of the lowest points in my emotional scars, dont be ashamed of them, because
life, I kept hearing how much better I looked. I knew I they are part of you. Remember that beauty comes in
was destroying my body with my eating disorder, but the all shapes and sizes. And that no one can take the magic
message I was getting was that I was doing great. you make.
ABOUT FACE
Model Kaia Gerber wears
an Alexander Wang mens
parka; earrings, $395; and
lanyard, $250. Aries Arise
top, $268. Phlemuns pants,
$435. Opposite page: Alex,
photographed by Dominick
Sheldon, wears an Alexander
Wang T-shirt, $80. Details, see
teenvogue.com.
FASHION EDITOR:
VRONIQUE DIDRY
BAND OF INSIDERS
Alexander Wang loves music. And the music world loves him back.
Get to know Apple Musics first fashion curator and his cool-kid
crew of muses. Everyone wants to be part of the Wang Gang!
Photographed by Matteo Montanari
T
he inspirations for Alexander Wangs collections South Korean rappers cool-girl cred. Music is so powerful,
are better suited to a mix tape than any mood board. Alex says. It crosses boundaries at all levels.
Music plays a big role in my sensibility, says the It certainly seeps into the DNA of his much-obsessed-
Bay Area native (and onetime Teen Vogue intern), over Wang Squad, the A-list posse of muses that he taps
who grew up listening to Depeche Mode and New to appear in his campaigns and shows. Edgy beauties
Order and now carries a full-bore passion for hip-hop. Music like Binx Walton, Hanne Gaby Odiele, and Lexi Boling,
colors every aspect of the fashion designers life and work, as well as musical dynamos such as Skrillex and A$AP
with shows known as much for their cutting-edge playlists Rocky, are all card-carrying Squad members. Theres
and the musicians who watch from the front row (hello, Lady no formula to choosing who to collaborate with, says
Gaga and M.I.A.!) as for the up-all-night, downtown-chic Alex. Its more of a gut instinct. Among the Wangsters
designs on parade. Alexs after-parties are essentially music pictured here are rising rapper Vince Staples, R&B super-
festivals, with performances by everybody from Nicki Minaj nova Tinashe, and model Kaia Gerber, a self-confessed
to CL, whose appearance at last falls rager cemented the hip-hop head. Squad goals! LAUREN MECHLING

CREW LOVE
From left: Model Issa
Lish wears an Alexander
Wang jacket. Model Hanne
Gaby Odiele wears a T by
Alexander Wang jacket,
$395, and pants, $395.
Kaia wears an Alexander
Wang dress. Model Vanessa
Moody wears an Alexander
Wang trench coat. Opposite
page: Rapper Vince Staples
wears an Alexander Wang
jacket and shorts, $350.
ALEX SAW
SOMETHING
WITHIN ME.
RAPPER VINCE STAPLES
SUPERSIZE ME
Kaia wears a Matthew Adams Dolan jacket. Alexander Wang red bomber. Opposite page, from left: Model Sarah Brannon wears a
What Goes Around Comes Around vintage T-shirt, $200. McQ Alexander McQueen shorts, $380. Vanessa wears an Adidas Originals
by Alexander Wang coat. Unif bodysuit, $49. McQ Alexander McQueen shorts. Issa wears an Alexander Wang jacket, $395,
and sneakers. Unif pants, $88. On all: Alexander Wang caps, $125 each. Details, see teenvogue.com.
BEAUTY NOTE:
A hit of Marc Jacobs Daisy Limited Edition Eau de Toilette adds a sweet touch to Kaias edgy look.
From left: Model Lexi Boling
wears an Alexander Wang
parka, $350, and dress.
Model Binx Walton wears
a Denim x Alexander Wang
jacket and shorts, $300.
Sarah wears an Alexander
Wang jacket, tank top, $195,
and shorts. Details, see
teenvogue.com.
PRETTY TOUGH
Singer Tinashe wears an Alexander Wang blouse. Adidas Originals pants, $60. Only NY hat, $24. Details, see
teenvogue.com. In this story: Hair, Tamara McNaughton for Wella Professionals. Makeup: Fara Homidi using
Chanel Les Beiges. Manicure: Rica Romain using Chanel Le Vernis. Set design: Peter Klein.
BEAUTY NOTE:
The golden rule of glossy hair: Use a conditioner that revives dull strands, like John Frieda Frizz Ease Daily
Nourishment Moisturizing Conditioner.
tekay credit
Fashions in-demand faces LEXI BOLING and SELENA FORREST

channel 1969 WOODSTOCK vibes in breezy FLORALS and fanciful lace.
The scene is TIMELESS, but they are indisputably of the moment.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY QUENTIN DE BRIEY
Two of a Kind
Lexi wears a Burberry dress. Hilfiger Collection
jeans. Selena wears a Dior dress. Brock
Collection bra, $225. Linder jeans. Opposite
page: Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini dress.
Fleur du Mal bra, $158. Ann Demeulemeester
earring. Cartography necklace. Ashley Pittman
necklace. Details, see teenvogue.com.
FASHION EDITOR: BETH FENTON
Walk This Way
Preen by Thornton Bregazzi
dress. House of Lafayette hat,
$190. Child of Wild choker, $48.
Bad Buffalo Studio necklace,
$103. Opposite page: Stella Jean
vest. Tommy x Gigi dress, $375.
A
fter strutting the catwalks of New York and of the Las Virgenes Canyon just outside Los Angeles as their
Paris and posing for everyone from Proenza backdrop, wearing romantic skirts and free-flowing dresses
Schouler to Prada, Lexi Boling and Selena witched up with leather boots and overlapping necklaces,
Forrest are sprawled out in the back of a the dynamic duo look fit for a Lilith Fair revival concert.
pickup truck with views of the mountains, At least aesthetically, its a steep departure from the
listening to music. edgier looks they sported backstage at Alexander Wang.
Wind in her signature hair, Selena, 18, sweeps a frothy cloud Their off-duty interests are just as tough. As glamorous as
of curls away from her eyes to tend to her self-appointed Lexis life is these days, the Rockford, Illinois, natives idea
DJ duties for the day. (She even brought her own speakers of heaven is being on a deserted island with 1,000 rescue
along for the ride.) Despite the folky sartorial vibes on set, dogs. Fun fact about Selena: The Louisiana-born, SoCal-
Selena sets the mood with a little bit of Drake, some Tupac, bred tomboy can do doughnuts with a four-wheeler. To
and the instant crowd-pleaser Aaliyahs Try Again. me, a powerful woman is someone who is able to take
This is an amazing way to start the day, says her pal, down anything thrown their way, she notes. We agree!
23-year-old runway darling Lexi. With the idyllic meadows MELANIE MIGNUCCI
On the
Bandwagon
Bode shirt, $298. Brock
Collection bra, $225. Roberto
Cavalli skirt. Arielle de Pinto
necklace, $295. Hilfiger
Collection boots. Opposite
page: Selena wears an Agnona
poncho. Topshop Bride dress,
$400. Olivia von Halle pajama
pants, $442 (sold with matching
top). Alexander Wang boots.
Cartography necklace. Mikal
Winn cuff. Lexi wears a Rodarte
jacket, skirt, and boots. Details,
see teenvogue.com.
Set the Tone
Marc Jacobs dress. Topshop jeans,
$125. Opposite page: Gucci dress.
Details, see teenvogue.com. In
this story: Hair, Rutger using
Bumble and Bumble. Makeup: Sil
Bruinsma using Chanel Rouge
Coco Gloss. Manicure: Morgan
McGuire. Production: Kiori
Georgiadis for Hinoki Group. Set
design: Bryn Bowen at Streeters.
BEAUTY NOTE:
Opposite page: Tease your spirals
into a cloud of curls as immaculate
as Selenas with Aveda Be Curly
Curl Enhancer.
LAST LOOK
GUITAR Fashion editor: Coquito Cassibba. Hair: Takashi Yusa using Oribe. Makeup: Courtney Perkins using Dior. Manicure: Elina Ogawa.
HERO
Free your inner ZIGGY
STARDUST in an all-eyes-
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The long way will

40 The Sound of a Movement

42 The Sound of Silence

52 Whats the Tee?

28 Book Report: Music Diaries

Take it from Solange: Miles by jazz legend

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67 Bad Batch 102 Behind the Music

68 The V Word 112 Free Spirits

70 Your Brain on Music 120 Guitar Hero

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SOCIAL EVP, Consumer Marketing Monica Ray

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Chance the Rapper wears

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THE STAR SONGWRITER

THE TURNTABLE TEEN

THE ALT-CLASS HERO

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THE YOUNG GUN

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THE NEW NASHVILLE

THE RAPPERS DELIGHT

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NOW PLAYING ON My Shot by Lin-Manuel Miranda and

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Mike wears a Louis

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NOW PLAYING ON Rise Up by Andra Day

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FLYING SOLA IN CONVERSATION

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PETER ASH LEE

a video of your performance, tagging @teenvogue.

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Shop Rasta hat;

downtown NYC, Patti Smith her bars of female solidarity

Prae bralette, $190;

Sacai beret, $240;

NOW PLAYING ON Make America Great Again by Pussy Riot

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Christopher (front left) wears

THE GET DOWN

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NOW PLAYING ON Be the One by Dua Lipa

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STYLE sneakers, $75;

Yulia Yefimtchuk+ shirt;

oversize red hoodie printed with a yellow hammer and

Vetements, designed by Demna Gvasalia, who is

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WHATS THE TEE?

NOW PLAYING ON Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

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Left and bottom: TLC sporting

ON THEIR FLY-GIRL STYLE

Domnicky/Getty Images; Matthew Jordan Smith; Kim Weston Arnold/Indigital.tv

NOW PLAYING ON Waterfalls by TLC

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Wear your wokeness on your sleeve. Introducing Teen Vogue merch,

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ROCK THIS WAY