ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON

Evan Leatherbarrow (right) and Fashion Director Mia Rich (left) set up the drapes for last year's Buffalo Fashion Week.

Photo: Credit: Kishaun Proctor

ARTS

Buffalo Fashion Week is more than a runway

By ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON | 9:50pm

Building its presence for the past three years, the Buffalo Fashion Week serves as the centerpiece of a week of events which bring fashion together with other forms of art and entertainment.

OPINION

You don’t have to pick a side; you just have to care

By ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON | Sep. 23

“I don’t care about politics” is not the neutral statement people think it is. There is a difference between not picking a side and not having moral principles.

John Galliano during a fashion show for Christian Dior on June 25, 2010

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ARTS

Can fashion separate the artist from the offense?

By ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON | Sep. 9

Fashion designer John Galliano was set to receive one of fashion’s highest institutional honors: a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the 2027 Met Gala. But his past could not be separated from the clothes.

Photo: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons | Rickmouser45

ARTS

Smile, you’re on camera

By ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON | Sep. 1

Kylie Jenner wants you to notice her glasses.

Photo: Courtesy of Nicole Ollin | Wikimedia Commons

ARTS

From boxer to architect

By ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON | Apr. 28

The most celebrated architect of his generation never took a single architecture class.

Photo: Courtesy of NASA Image and Video Library

OPINION

Around the moon and back

By ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON | Apr. 21

NASA’s Artemis II mission started on April 1 and concluded on April 10 with four astronauts returning to Earth off the coast of San Diego.

Lunch & Learn event in The Buffalo Room with Noa Ben-Asher.

FEATURES

The Supreme Court can’t define sex

By ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON | Apr. 16

For Pride Week at UB, the LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association, and the Office of Inclusive Excellence had held a Lunch & Learn event in The Buffalo Room this past Tuesday.

ARTS

Cover your face, control the narrative

By ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON | Apr. 7

EsDeeKid— a Liverpool rapper who has never revealed his name, shown his face or given an interview —has accumulated 20 million monthly Spotify listeners.

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ARTS

The rise of Rick Owens

By ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON | Mar. 31

Owens’ approach to fashion was to never fit in, but to redefine it. His work has always challenged traditional ideas within the industry, and his perseverance to stay true to his vision is reflected in a legacy of fearlessness.

Edʼiiý [sakha] - auntie, wearing silver 925 rectangle Arctic snow goggles in ivory suede leather @ursuuna.archive on instagram

Photo: Courtesy of Aina Petrova

FEATURES

From indigenous innovation to modern reimagination

By ALEJANDRO HENRY-JACKSON | Mar. 10

Today, Sakha designer Aina Petrova is bringing this ancestral tool into the modern era through her brand, URSUUNA, bridging the gap between tradition and contemporary life.