on the cover Model Jasmine Soeager Instagram @jasmine.soeager
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reasers made their impact felt with their loud motorcycles, short black leathers jackets and jeans, topped off with a white tee. This subgroup of predominately young people was the working-class teens and young adults of America. Chiefly embraced by youth in urban areas, Italian Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Rock and Rollers, this style of fashion remained well into the 1960’s.
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SUBMISSION
Photographer Tiana Williams Instagram @the_bourgeois_boudoir Model Cinthia Tapia Mascorro Instagram @Eternitycm
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Beauty
CAPTIVATING “If I were a flower… I would be a sunflower. To always follow the sun, turn my back to darkness, stand proud, tall and straight even with my head full of seeds.” – Pam Stewart WWW.VIVYDMAGAZINE.COM
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SUNFLOWER Model Bentleigh Harvey Instagram @ bentleighharvey Photographer Bobby Lee Instagram @blu.horizonphoto
Make-up Artist Tempest Knox Instagram @mochaa_bombshell
Products Used: Foundation: Mac Studio fix NC 44 Brows: NYX Pencil Expresso Concealer: Mac NW40 Eyes: Glamlite “Paint palette” Glamlite “Cake palette” Morphe Jaclyn Hill palette NYX jumbo pencil in “Milk” Sacha Buttercup setting powder Anastasia Sun dipped Glow Kit Morphe Brontour “Vlogger” Highlight: Tarts shape tape “Tan Sand” Lips: Too Faced Melted Matte lipstick “Child Star” WWW.VIVYDMAGAZINE.COM
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Models Kailey Ayers and Moses Snow Instagram @kailey_model_ Instagram @mosessnowmusic
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Aziah Model Aziah Johnson Instagram @ajtheebeautiful
Photographer Vincent Ames Instagram @_flp_photos_
Necklace : Leone Culture Instagram @leoneculture
Hair/Makeup/Stylist : Aziah Johnson
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MIGHT NOT BE YOU It might be your team!
THE WHOAS OF NOT BEING PUBLISHED By Bobby Lee
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INSIGHT
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ot getting published or receiving the recognition that you think you should? Well maybe it is time to upgrade your team. My first thought to this is that you are not alone. As a magazine publisher I turn down countless models seeking publication within my magazine and the reasons would surprise you. Some models take it as a personal attack against them and their work, while still others continue to persist only to keep finding rejection. Although the reasons can be all over the board, here are my top three reasons for not selecting an image or set of images for publication. The image. This portion falls directly on the photographer and is applicable to probably 75 percent of the images rejected for publication. The photographer is the one who is responsible for the technical aspects of the image. As some of you know publishing an image in print, is not the same as publishing an image for use on the internet. The resolution required for an image to be printed with quality far exceeds that of an image you see on Instagram. Images in print are required to be manipulated and resized to fit layouts within the magazine. Because of this, images submitted have to be sent at higher resolutions in order to maintain picture quality. You would be surprised at how many photographers do not know this. In addition to resolution, images must be technically sound to include composition and in focus. YES, IN FOCUS! I will say this for the cheap seats, “Not all photographers are created the same!� Often in photography just like in any other profession, you get what you pay for. If a photographer is not charging you to shoot usually there is a reason why. And just because he or she has professional equipment that does not mean that they will produce quality work. So, if you are looking at being published on covers, in features, editorials, etc. you might want to ensure that the photographer that you choose produces work that is worthy of being published. The Make-up Artist. So, of the three reasons the MUA is usually the least notable reason.
However, make-up fails do account for a portion of rejections. Lashes falling off, lipstick fades, too natural, too much make-up, and not professionally done as it relates to blending. Depending on the type of submissions makeup can be a deciding factor for selection or rejection. For example, you would not submit for a beauty editorial without any make-up on or the make-up poorly done. Again, this is usually a you get what you pay for situation. The last factor is the model. So here is where the truth may hurt. Reality, Instagram, and platforms like IG have given people the ability to create their own narrative. You can say or be anyone you want. Fashion brands in effort to get brand ambassadors, have given platforms almost to anyone who is willing to buy their clothes, tag them, and offer discounts to anyone using their codes. Normal everyday people are now modeling without any formal training, any effort into their craft, or without frankly any real resume. Let that sink in for a moment, if a doctor is called a doctor, just because they put DR in front of their name, with no training or effort into being a doctor would they be a doctor? The answer is no. And even if they were able to open a practice, I would bet in short order they would be shut down and maybe even jailed. Now I know that is an extreme example, but I said all of that to say this, there are levels to this industry and just because you are at the beginning level does not mean you are the same as Tara Banks or Heidi Klum. Modeling is just like any other profession or hobby; you will only be as good as the work you put into it. As a model you have to be able to produce the same quality day in day out, with different photographers and different situations. A professional model can create notable work whether the sun shines or the rain falls. I do not say this to be discouraging but for the opposite reason. If you call yourself a model and would like to be taken seriously, then put in the work, do some research, discover which genres of modeling you actually like. I bet that if you take yourself seriously then so will others.
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CULTURE
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The Loss of an Icon by Ron Adams
THE WORLD MOURNS THE PASSING OF A HERO “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2016 and battled with it these last four years as it progressed to stage four. A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much”
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arly last month the world was shocked by the news that Chadwick Boseman had passed away from colon cancer. This loss was not only felt by his family and friends, but by anyone who enjoyed his work, his energy, and his work ethic. From Jackie Robinson (Movie: 42) to T’Challa (Movie: Black Panther) his legacy will live on in the history of Hollywood and in those he inspired in everyday life. I consider myself a pretty decent movie buff. I have watched all sorts of movies, so much so that lots of people often ask me for reactions to certain films upon release. Although I am no Siskle and Ebert I do pride myself in being able to enjoy a film for the entertainment value as well as dissecting the story for everyday and practical application. In recent years, I have become undeniably drawn to the story lines of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, its origins on the big screen, but more importantly the characters which the Kevin Feige has chosen to bring to the reality. After all there are over 8000 individual main characters in Marvel Comics, and I am sure that anyone of them could have a stand-alone movie to showcase their specific origin stories, triumphs, and struggles. When the announcement was made to introduce the Black Panther, I was beyond excited. Not so much for the representation of a Black superhero, but the actor slated to play the character was none other than Chadwick. After watching “42” I became a super fan and thought that if anyone could have pulled off the complex nature of this Marvel character, that
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he would be perfect. Needless to say, he did not disappoint. Although, the character first appeared in Marvel’s “Captain America Civil War” it was not until “Marvel’s Black Panther” that I truly appreciated what he brought to the screen. I remember completely being overtaken with emotion watching the character’s battles as well as thinking that this movie was made with a lot of understanding of what it means to be Black in a world where people may consider you inferior. One the last scenes of the movie, a United Nations delegate asked this question, “With all due respect, what can your farmers have to offer the rest of the world?” This is the summary of the Black experience in various situations everywhere. The Reflection. Boseman was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016. He battled this disease for four years before it progressed to stage IV. During that fight, he was able to work on seven projects to include Black Panther, Marshall, and Da 5 Bloods. His work ethic was incomparable by most of his peers as he was working all while enduring innumerable rounds of chemotherapy. Almost sounds like a mythical story that you would tell about strength and perseverance. “Heartbroken. My friend and fellow Bison Chadwick Boseman was brilliant, kind, learned, and humble. He left too early but his life made a difference. Sending my sincere condolences to his family.” This tweet sent by Vice President candidate Kamala Harris, who was the subject of Boseman’s finally tweet August 11th.
CULTURE Co-star and fellow Avenger Robert Downy Jr wrote, “Mr. Boseman leveled the playing field while fighting for his life. That’s heroism. I’ll remember the good times, the laughter, and the way he changed the game.” In addition to his professional acumen, more importantly to me he gave more of himself to others on a personal level by delivering the commencement speech for the Howard University graduating class of 2018 and countless hours of volunteerism with St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital cancer research center. “Now, this is your time. The light of new realizations shines on you today. Howard’s legacy is not wrapped up in the money that you will make, but the challenges that you choose to confront. As you commence to your paths, press on with pride and press on with purpose. God bless you. I love you, Howard. Howard forever!” The Irony. Some would call it irony some would call it fitting, but just seven years after portraying the groundbreaking Jackie Robinson in the film 42, Boseman died on the same day Major League Baseball remembers Jackie Robinson. In a statement
released by the Jackie Robinson Foundation, “It is with tremendous sadness that the Jackie Robinson Foundation mourns the loss of actor, screenwriter and philanthropist, Chadwick Boseman... Having channeled the depth and diversity of our beloved Jackie Robinson in the 2013 critically-acclaimed Legendary Entertainment film 42, Chadwick was a dear friend of the Foundation — lending his time and visibility to help advance our mission.” As in life as well as on film Chadwick Boseman lived as few have the opportunity to do, as an American hero and icon. His heroic action transcended the world of film and tv and has carved a place in the hearts of every black or brown child around the world. This what a hero looks like, this is how we should pattern our life, not in search of what we can get, in effort of what we can give. Mr. Boseman although I will never have the opportunity to personally meet you on this spiritual plane, you have given me the inspiration to be strong even when life tells me to be weak and for that I am eternally grateful. May you rest in power brother.
The Art of War A skilled commander is able to select the right men and exploits the situation. He who takes advantage of the situation uses his men in fighting as rolling logs or rocks. It is the nature of logs and rocks to stay stationary on flat ground and to roll forward on a slope. Today’s application: it is important to know your people whether they your business partners or inner circle in order the place the right person in the position for overall success. Organizations rise and fall based on the proper application of this fundamental fact.
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