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𝗣 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹 • Growing up I was always the curvy girl. I was the chubby one of family and friends. It was something that was pointed out often and I was often told to wear black or loose fitting clothes, so that it would hide my curves. I was told to wear clothes that flattered my body type. So, in my early teens, my size 12 body only wore big shirts and dark clothes. I was afraid to wear anything that would draw too much attention to the areas of my body I already begun to dislike. • And then in high school something just sorta clicked in me. I began to love myself and celebrated that by exploring my fashion sense. And that didn’t mean all of a sudden I didn’t have any insecurities. Still, til this day, I have my insecurities as does anyone else. And I have had my fair share of ups and downs over the years. But I have learned to embrace the me now and still continue to express myself through fashion no matter my size. I wear the things I was told not to wear! I wear the sequins, the bold colors, the stripes, the patterns and prints, and all types of cuts I was told not to wear! • I share this to encourage you! Go ahead and put on the pastel sequins form fitting dress and slay! Because guess what? You’re beautiful baby! And you will learn to love yourself as you go, you’ll discover what you like, what works and have fun all while doing it. Nobody ever learned anything or grew from giving into their fears or insecurities. So I chose to put on that pastel dress and live out loud. I chose the fun over the fear. I chose the creativity over the insecurity. And I chose to celebrate and love myself now. • These images are apart of my new project: An A-Z Editorial Fashion Journey of a Curvy Brown Girl. ‍♀️#EditorialFatshion A new letter will be released daily until ‘Z’. TURN ON YOUR POST NOTIFICATIONS to get notified as soon as I post the next ones ❤️. • Swipe for more photos, my mood board and vision. And if you care to join this creative journey use #EditorialFATshion • And if you love this concept as much as I do, please share, like and comment! ❤️❤️❤️ • BTS: • Photographer: @shayshotz • Creative Direction, Editing, Styling: me • Location: LVRM

Double tap if you are ready for ‘N’

Double tap if you are ready for ‘P’

That’s officially half the letters done! ‘N’ is going up in a few, be sure to turn on your notifications so you know when it goes up!

Fun fact: for all of the indoor shoots, we built out the backgrounds literally right before the shoot and tore down right after to do another shoot. It was not easy! I think with more time we may have even built out more elaborate sets. But for the time crunch we had, I think we did a great job! Especially with sets like “C is for chaos” and also ‘P’s. Ready for it?

Moments of stillness

𝗠 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 • As crazy and cluttered my creative mind can get there are times I just need less. Less noise. Less interaction. Less distractions. I need simple. I need quiet. I need stillness. I need time to reflect. A moment to pause, to breathe. Just me and God. • We try to create a home and space were there is less (still working on this lol). A balance of the chaos and stillness. I am far from living a full on minimal lifestyle and I don’t think I’ll get to that extreme because I’m not wired that way. But I do invite moments of stillness to gather myself. It’s an intentional effort and necessary one. In that stillness I find myself and remember my “why.” Have you taken a moment today? This week? What is your “why?” • These images are apart of my new project: An A-Z Editorial Fashion Journey of a Curvy Brown Girl. ‍♀️#EditorialFatshion A new letter will be released daily until ‘Z’. TURN ON YOUR POST NOTIFICATIONS to get notified as soon as I post the next ones ❤️. • Swipe for more photos, my mood board and vision. And if you care to join this creative journey use #EditorialFATshion • And if you love this concept as much as I do, please share, like and comment! ❤️❤️❤️ • BTS: • Photographer: @the_dsj • Creative Direction, Editing, Styling: me • Location: Living room

𝗢 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 • Sometimes checking off the “other” box in forms made me feel special bc there was no way I could be kept in one ethnic box. They couldn’t box me or contain me. But then sometimes “other”, made me feel like an outsider. • And it’s been like that for most of my life. There are moments of celebrating my diverse background and then moments of eye rolls when I have to dumb it down for people who don’t get it. • I can’t count the number of times I’ve been stopped on the street to be asked “what am I?” And surprisingly I have been stopped mostly by other people of color. I can see them sifting through their brains as they studied me trying to figure out what I am, because my existence has perplexed them some how. And they want to be able to claim me as one of them. And honestly, I find it funny, I am not offended but I do grow tired of having to explain. • Sometimes I just say American, to keep it simple, bc I was born here, but people are never satisfied with that answer. So then, SOMETIMES, I break it down. Though I owe no one an explanation. • My father is Trinidadian. And my mother Ecuadorian. These are their birth countries but they too are mixed with different ethnicities in their lines. I was raised up in Indo-Carib and Latina culture in the US. Specifically in NYC. Even more specific, Brooklyn. I have so much rich culture that surrounds me that I identify with, and not one more important than the other. They are all me. In my blood, my heart and mind. I love and celebrate it ALL. • When I have children, I will raise them to love all that they are too! In our household we will carry our Trinidadian, Ecuadorian and Haitian traditions. And maybe one day when my children fill out forms, when they have to check off “other” (if that’s still a thing) they will celebrate all that they are and see the beauty beyond being “other.” CONTINUED ⤵️

𝗟 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 • This one definitely was one of the more frustrating shoots we had. Trying to figure out new lighting equipment, working the camera in low light with props that just weren’t cutting it and a unique look that needed to be photographed just right is not easy. We almost gave up lol • But luckily @shayshotz and I are not quitters, and even when it got really bad at times, we encouraged each other through the process! Through this whole project I made a true friend! And it’s a friendship I value! • People either come into your life to either give or take, and I have been blessed to have friends who are lights in my life. Their creativity and persona inspire me daily. Even through this project release they have been nothing but supportive! • Here’s to the friendships that scatter lights across our life and make the journey worth while. LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!! • These images are apart of my new project: An A-Z Editorial Fashion Journey of a Curvy Brown Girl. ‍♀️#EditorialFatshion A new letter will be released daily until ‘Z’. TURN ON YOUR POST NOTIFICATIONS to get notified as soon as I post the next ones ❤️. • Swipe for more photos, my mood board and vision. And if you care to join this creative journey share your own images using #EditorialFATshion • And if you love this concept as much as I do, please share, like and comment! ❤️❤️❤️ • BTS: • Photographer: @shayshotz • Creative Direction, Editing, Styling: me • Location: my living room once again

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𝗡 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 • I’ve always enjoyed being near or in the water. There’s something so majestic and mysterious about open water. The vastness. The unseen. It’s both beautiful and frightening. • Some of my fondest childhood memories was spending summer weekends on nautical adventures. We would take my aunt’s boat out and live on the boat for the whole weekend. I was fascinated by the way we weaved through the water and was in awe of how the ocean never seemed to end. I’d watch how the water curled and parted as we broke through it’s calm. And at night the sway of the ocean would rock us to sleep. ok • One of my favorite things to do was to watch those small harmless jellyfish float behind us. Later we’d dock just off shore and the kids would catch the jellyfish and study each one like we were discovering them for the first time. • This is one of my happy places. Any chance I get to be by or in the water. Especially, in the water. And it’s no surprise, as I come from two parents who loveeeeee the water. My mom is the person who gets up at the crack of dawn to swim and my dad was a scuba instructor. The allure of the ocean, temper of the current or it stillness, floating and surrendering to its movement, or just simply watching its rhythm brings me such peace. The smell of the salt air and the sight of seemingly never-ending water. There is nothing like it, nothing like being on water. What’s your happy place? • These images are apart of my new project: An A-Z Editorial Fashion Journey of a Curvy Brown Girl. ‍♀️#EditorialFatshion A new letter will be released daily until ‘Z’. TURN ON YOUR POST NOTIFICATIONS to get notified as soon as I post the next ones ❤️. • Swipe for more photos, my mood board and vision. And if you care to join this creative journey share your own images using #EditorialFATshion • And if you love this concept as much as I do, please share, like and comment! ❤️❤️❤️ • BTS: • Photographer: @shayshotz • Creative Direction, Editing, Styling: me • Location: South Street Seaport

Can’t believe tomorrow we are already at ‘L’

We tried to sneak on a boat for this one, but were unsuccessful lol

Meet Stephanie Nadia, a Brooklyn native, who is a creative entrepreneur with a passion for creativity, beauty and fashion. Her motto is #daretolive, so she tries to live everyday to the fullest. Subscribe for updates and giveaways. Welcome to the #nadianfam! XOXO

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