This is just the beginning 👊🇺🇸Love trumps hate ❤This was an epic day at the #womensmarchonwashington We cannot tolerate a fascist America, everyone is welcome here ✌️#strongtogether #notmypresident (at The White House (Official))
All we ever truly have control over is our state of mind. Thinking about this tonight ❤❤❤❤❤️
“Girls wasn’t my project. Jessa is not my character, but she became my character. The first couple of years I felt like I was just working for someone, and I didn’t play by the rules. I didn’t learn my lines, I didn’t stay on my mark, and I didn’t know what any technical words meant. It was an ego thing, and I was selling myself short. It actually made it less fun for me, because I was just waiting for it to be over everyday. Then I started to pick up on all the ways my performance could be better – not just emotionally, but that it could be better knowing where the camera was, and having read the entire script rather than just my piece. There’s a difference between showing up and actually throwing yourself into the work, and letting go of your level of comfort. We’re so used to our comfort, we don’t even realize when we are staying in our comfort zone. One of the reasons I was hired for Girls was because of a persona that I have. It wasn’t an ability I had. I was hired for some sort of brightness that they wanted in the show. That made me both feel shitty about myself and have a big ego. It was a really good lesson too – it’s fine if you have personality and you can be magnetic and bright and whatever. But that doesn’t make me feel good about myself. The work is what makes me feel good about myself.” -Jemima Kirke in our latest episode of the #WhatsUnderneath Project. ⭐️ Watch her full interview now at http://stylelik.eu/2iCB4f8 🎥🎥🎥 and join the movement #iamwhatsunderneath
“I’m looked at differently than everyone else because I’m 6’2”. If you’re tall, people are always like, ‘Are you a basketball player or a model?’ How about neither? I was in soccer because my mom told me, ‘You have an athlete body and you need to be busy.’ I wasn’t the fastest, but I tried. And I remember someone yelling in the stands ‘Come on, you’re the tallest one! You can’t even move lardass.’ It was in front of so many people, and it broke my heart because I was trying so hard to fit in. People call me giant, and huge. It's something I’ve heard all my life, and it is painful. I’ve had strangers come up to me and say, ‘You’re so tall!’ Is it okay to walk into an elevator and say, ‘Oh my god, you’re so short?’ I don’t know why it’s okay for you to talk about my height, when it's not okay for me to talk about your weight or your size. I would like to dispel the myth that tall people are undeserving of respect, and undeserving of sensitivity. We want to be embraced by the public, and that's the beginning of living in a community without judgment.” -Sybil Domond (@peopleof2morrow) in our newest Dispelling Beauty Myths episode with @Allure. To watch the full interview, tap the link in our bio!
Beautiful illustrations by Holly O'Neil, inspired by the What's Underneath Project!! (hollyoneil.com)
A day spent editing videos in my favorite prints on prints puts a big ole smile on my face 😀 #croppedtopshighwaistandcurves #beautybeyondsize #iamwhatsunderneath (at Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn)
"Does beauty even have to be physical, or is it the way you exist in the world?" -@JesiVTaylor, from our newest Dispelling Beauty Myths episode with @Allure 🌻🌸🌹 Watch her full interview at in.allure.com/NltBll2 now!
"Strangers ask me, “Are you a burn victim?” or, “Are you bleaching your own skin? Why are you doing this to yourself?” or just, “What are you?” It’s usually black people who will ask me why I’m bleaching my skin. It’s infuriating. I know that I am black, and I would never elect to do anything that would make anybody question that identity. Not anymore. I used to be addicted to straightening my hair, because I felt that having straight hair made me more beautiful, and made me more acceptable as a person. I’m sad that it took me so long to give up that idea. I had a very narrow idea of what could be considered beautiful because of all of the same images I kept seeing. Women are supposed to be beautiful, we’re here to be pretty. Our image is to be consumed. Does beauty even have to be something physical, or is it the way you exist in the world? Beauty and freedom and justice are dynamic concepts that not only change over time, but change across cultures, across ages, across races. The idea that there’s one unchanging example of any of them is irresponsible and unrealistic. And destructive. And dangerous. When I start to be more true to myself and my intentions, and being kinder to people, or wanting to understand other people more - that’s a beautiful thing." -Jesi (@jesivtaylor) in our newest Dispelling Beauty Myths for @Allure. Watch the full interview now: http://in.allure.com/NltBlI2 🎥
"It started with a small white dot on my face. I didn’t think much of it, but then it started to happen on my lip. One day my mom looked at me, and said, “You have to stop sucking the color off of your lips.” I went to a dermatologist, and they said it was vitiligo. In middle school and high school, I got bullied a lot. People would say I “act white” or “talk white.” So when white spots developed on my skin, the jokes got really personal. This kid came up to me in the cafeteria and said, “Wow. You’re so white, God decided to finish the job.” I felt like I had zero control over my body and the way people saw me. I wouldn’t leave my bedroom without a full face of makeup. I would wear gloves, tights, and scarves, in Florida. I was a slave to people’s judgments of me. And that’s an intense word to use, but that’s what it was. I was not in control of my own self, or my own idea of who I was. When it began to spread a lot more, it was harder to hide. One day I said, “I think I’m going to go to work without makeup today.” I was terrified. But at work, everyone was like, “Oh my gosh. I’m so glad that you’re not wearing makeup.” After that, I didn’t wear makeup ever again. There are people who wear makeup because it’s fun. But the fact that people feel like they have to in order to be beautiful, that makes me sad. That used to be me. If I wasn’t so addicted to wearing makeup, not only could I have saved all that money, but how many years of my life did I waste thinking I was disgusting? When I stopped wearing it, I realized I could define who I am for myself, whether or not it fits somebody’s mold of what I ought to be. The person I am now wouldn’t be possible if not for the things I experienced because of vitiligo. It gave me a stronger sense of self." -Jesi (@jesivtaylor) in our newest Dispelling Beauty Myths for Allure 💪 Watch the full video at Allure.com now! 🎥
"The way I’m trying to see my body now, is to appreciate that it’s the product of my parents and my grandparents, the people that I love. I’ve got my mum’s nose, and my grandma’s legs, and my granddad’s teeth. So it’s not necessarily that I like those things about myself, but that’s the way I’m trying to look at it: that you love those people. You love them for who they are. And they formed you. Physically, they’re a part of you. This is the body that hugged my grandparents before they died. This is the body that looked after my mum when she was sick. This is the body that enables me to dance and intuitively wants to move. This is the body that started to explore the world." -Brittany at our first Open Call event at @southbankcentre. Tap the link in our bio to watch all six episodes on YouTube now 🎬
"When do you feel the most beautiful?" “I think right now. I’m out in the open and sharing myself, and I don’t ever do that. Only I know who I am, and now that I’m sharing I feel really empowered by it. I feel beautiful right now.” -Tinica (@teethekitty) at our first Open Call event at @southbankcentre in London 🌟 Tap the link in our bio to watch all six episodes on YouTube now 👆 #iamwhatsunderneath
“What stresses me out is how fast everything is. There’s a pace that’s unnatural to me, and I can’t keep up. But now I’m feeling more relaxed, because I’ve got to live life at my own pace. My priorities are my priorities, and I might not have all these things in life, but I do things that make me happy and that’s that, isn’t it?” -Nadia at our Open Call, which was filmed live at @southbankcentre and open to the public for the first time. ⭐️ Tap the link in our bio to watch all six episodes, and sign up for our newsletter at StyleLikeU.com for news on upcoming Open Calls in 2017! 📢 #truestyleisselfacceptance #iamwhatsunderneath
When we arrived at @southbankcentre, a longtime fan, Tinica was there to graciously volunteer her help for the day, and hopefully have a chance to step onto the stool herself. We were racing against the clock to do as many interviews as we could and found ourselves possibly running out of time to do anymore. But due to her intense sincerity, enthusiasm and humble insistence, it was impossible to say no to Tinica and thank god we didn’t. Her absolutely astounding determination and resolve to overcome familial abuse and cultural marginalization in her own community, is nothing short of heroic. A spiritual visionary, Tinica is taking charge of her life. Watch Tinica and all six new episodes from our first Open Call now: http://stylelik.eu/2hgSaP5! ✨✨✨
“I’ve watched all these women on your channel for so many years. So I decided to do it, and just be brave.” Content to move through the world at her own pace and with her own priorities, Nadia is a singular millennial, rejecting the constant noise of social media and content to nurture friendships offline. When she started suffering from debilitating anxiety attacks, experiencing up to 11 a day, the guilt she felt for having them even though nothing in particular was wrong, plunged her into depression. But her struggles have helped her to see her freest self. To see Nadia's full story, go to YouTube.com/StyleLikeU to watch Nadia and all six new episodes from our very first Open Call! ❤️👆👆
At the time her interview was filmed, Brittany was an inpatient undergoing treatment for anorexia. While on leave for the weekend from the hospital, she serendipitously stumbled into the Fashion Undressed festival at @southbankcentre, having never seen a What’s Underneath interview before, and bravely stepped up for an unexpected healing experience on her journey toward recovery. Her story is a testament to the atrocity of the fashion industry’s destructive grip on our self-worth and well being. An undeniably beautiful and creative force, Brittany lost her entire sense of self to a world of images and messages so intimidating that she thought, ‘If you don’t try and look nice, you can’t really fail at it.’ By age 10, she was preoccupied with her body, and by the time she was in university, extreme dieting was an all-consuming obsession, and she was depressed to the point of barely wanting to live past the next half an hour. Brittany’s awareness of the traps of her illness is palpable and enlightening. Despite struggling with guilt over the strain her illness put on her parents, she is reclaiming her dreams and ambitions, and learning to love her body for its indelible link to her family. Watch her full interview at YouTube.com/stylelikeu now 🕯
On our first day shooting at Southbank Centre, Sia and her younger sister hung out all day in full support of our subjects, until she had her chance to participate on day two. When it was finally her turn, we were floored by Sia’s uncompromising vulnerability and willingness to explore who she is, within and outside of Islam. A second generation Afghan, Sia opens up in her video about the complex identity issues that come with growing up in a Muslim family in Britain. From wearing a full veil of her own choice for three years to unleashing her fully realized self in short shorts and miniskirts, Sia is a rare fearless spirit who is only emboldened by the intense judgment of others. As she puts it, “I feel most beautiful when I leave the house and my parents hate what I’m wearing. I feel like I’m going to war.” And despite her concerns about her family seeing her undress in this video, Sia made clear to us the importance of letting the interview be raw, in order to help other women who struggle with similar problems. A monumental force for self-acceptance, she refuses to limit or censor herself anymore. To hear Sia’s empowering story in full, tap the link in our bio to watch ALL SIX new Open Call episodes! 💫
Just finished day one spent interviewing two magical souls of New Orleans. Our hearts are filled to the brim 💜✨💛