When life burns you to ashes, you rise like a phoenix—rebuilt in your own image, styled however the hell you please.
What makes your style stand out?
I didn’t plan this—I just showed up. Tried to raise a little, and somehow ascended. Most adapt quietly; I adapted loud. Necessity armed me. Every push to silence me only made me sharper. I don’t just survive—I’m increasingly present. The paradox is my recent successes, not by being pushed back into the closet—but by refusal to stay contained. You can’t contain a cat.
What’s your dream fashion moment?
Not a runway—an aftermath. Smoke, wreckage, and me with soy milk in hand. It’s not fashion; it’s a question: why are animals still used in it? A flash of fame, a fusion of everyone who helped me, all for one dent in the world that actually matters. Anything pictured, does include my pre-vegan days. I never want to dilute that message. 48+ days strong! It’s about fiercely defending those who still stand up for empathy and ethics, in a world gone mad. I’d like a return to mutual respect.
What would you do with $20,000?
Humility first. I’d use it to help, not hoard—fund more volunteer time, back the causes I live for. $20K wouldn’t change me; it’d amplify me. I’d pour it into animal and trans rights—because liberation is shared. Treat them better, treat us better. Keep doing everything I’m doing, but step it up. And of course, do no harm—I’d rather become exhausted, depleted and hungry than to betray any of it. I’ll be aware when I’ve already lost—and it’s not happening anytime soon.
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