“I think you know what this is.” This poster girl of modern-day pop whispers seductively and crawls toward the camera, her face completely engulfing the fish-eye lens plastered on huge …
From Barbie Pink To The Color Purple
Alice Walker’s 1982 groundbreaking novel “The Color Purple” holds great significance within the Black community for generations.
Return of the Preps: J.Crew’s New Era
Walking into the Oak Brook Mall J.Crew with my mom and sister and promptly splitting to the “Crewcuts” section remains a vivid memory of mine. My mom would look for …
To Nepo or Not To Nepo
In a dazzling red dress covered in what appeared to be crystal acrylic fingernails, model Kendall Jenner donned a retro beehive hairstyle, glued her hands firmly to her hips and …
Harnessing Discomfort
Associate Editor-in-Chief Joey Marmaud reflects on the inspiration and ethos of the Spring 2023 edition of Coulture.
Fashion as a Form of Intellectual Agitation
Editor-in-Chief Clay B. Morris reflects on the inspiration and ethos of the Spring 2023 edition of Coulture.
Relatability Bubbles and the Sustainability of Influence
“77% of Black influencers fall into the nano and micro influencer tiers (under 50K followers) where compensation from brands averaged $27,000 annually (versus 59% of white influencers).”
Virality’s Darkness: Balancing Privacy and Surveillance
“The desire for virality has led to a breakdown of previously respected boundaries and a disregard for privacy and security.”
Praying for Aesthetic
“Something vaguely religious, vaguely insane and inevitably the result of a victim of serotonin syndrome. These accounts are often diaphanous and purposely indecipherable by nature.”