We caught up with the illustrator to ask her the 10 questions we ask everyone. T ell us a little bit about yourself, what do you do and why do you do it? Most of my work aims to empower women and rise against the male gaze and slut shaming. What did you want to be when you were growing up? I love fashion, so I studied fashion communication at The Arts University Bournemouth, which was mainly focused on marketing.
How would your friends describe you? Probably that small, angry girl. What do you believe in? Equality of all sexes, genders and races, treating everyone fairly. Also in myself. If you could change one thing about the fashion industry, what would it be? More opportunities for graduates and fairer pay for those starting out. Making unpaid internships illegal especially. Who run the world? Gurls, babygurl. What are you obsessed with right now? Where the fuck have I been? What are your hopes for the future?
That Trump has a feminist epiphany! For me personally, my own exhibition one day, working for more of my favourite companies and maybe getting out of my student overdraft. I guess just that everything happens for a reason β when you work hard. I became redundant after two weeks at the only fashion job I was ever offered after months of applications since graduating, but my two months of unemployment and countless enduring visits to the job centre were honestly the months that have kickstarted my career.
You have to keep going. Here at Neighbourhood, we believe an editorial platform should be a community, what does the word community mean to you? Words Tori West. The London-based creative opens up about female sexuality, fashion and feminism. Sophie Brampton for Skinny Dip.
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