Stories


Beneath the Clothes
Any Day Now by Corina M. Peila, United States
Beauty Through Strength by Julie Howell, United Kingdom
White Series by Pantea Rahmani, Iran
Image and Identity by Shrawani Mukherjee, India
inside of me by Yuka Yamaguchi, Japan
Niente by Daniela Troilo, Italy
Out of beat by Andrea Lira, United States
A bra does not make the woman by Brenda Jiménez, Mexico
Deeper than Skin by Bianca van Baast, Netherlands, the
Self Portraits by Sascha Akhtar, Pakistan
ID 400 by Tomoko Sawada, Japan
Beauty Without Falseness by Yvonne Muinde, Kenya
Alternate Reality by Anki King, Norway
Be by Vanesa Capitaine, Mexico
How I See It by Leuwynda Forbes, United States
Crush in the Ghetto by Jolie Holland, United States
Drôle de rage by Lola Lafon, France
A Stranger in Her Own City by Khadija Al-Salami, Yemen
OMIAI by Tomoko Sawada, Japan
Self-Expression by Nessma Elaassar, Egypt
Chadori Tales by Taran Khan, India


Fashion Undercover
The Real Story of Superheroes by Dulce Pinzón, Mexico
Fashion Resistance to Militarism by Kimberly Alvarenga -Women of Color Resource Center, United States
Bellacini by Amanda Barrett, United States
Forged by Dina Adam, Sudan
A Rumination On Heels by Nana K. Twumasi, United States
Walk the Porn by Amor Ivett Muñoz Maldonado, Mexico
Love for Makeup by Maja Janjic, Bosnia – Herzegovina
Wearable Art: Going Back to the Origins by Katya Boltanova, Russia
On Faith, Fashion and Finding Common Ground by Sarah Ansari, United States
Defying Diana: A Guide to Fashion by the Hand-Me-Down Kid by Jennifer Clayton, United Kingdom
All Tattooed Up by Margaret Cho, United States
Cover by Waheeda Malullah, Bahrain
The Perfect Housewife’s Closet by Maria Ezcurra Lucotti, Mexico
Life Portrait by Sarah El Sawi, Egypt
Wrappings by Katrina Drabkin, United States
Living Doll by Evelin Stermitz, Austria
Staring at us by Miriam Peña, Mexico
Wanda’s World by Tanya Ruckstuhl-Valenti, United States
Auma by Stella Atal, Uganda
The Seductiveness of Modesty by Amani Fairak, Saudi Arabia
Cycollection Handbag Series by Cheryl Yun, United States
Wearable Art by Kasthamandap Art Studio, Nepal


Custom and Costume
The Beauty Academy of Kabul by Liz Mermin, United States
Good Hair by Danielle Scruggs, United States
Black Hair Day by Annette Quarcoopome, Ghana
You Bring Out the Sri Lankan in Me by Sharanya Manivannan, Sri Lanka
Marie, an Iranian Transsexual by Newsha Tavakolian—EVE Photographers, Iran
An American in Paris by Rupa Marya, United States
Plow Right Through by Sumayya Maria Essack, United States
Coffin Nest by Khadija Baker, Syria
Our Ethnic Identity by Siti Norkhalbi Haji Wahsalfelah, Brunei
The Women of Abya Yala by Sandra Valencia Sebastian Pedro, Guatemala
Mayan Women by Andrea Aragón, Guatemala
Kashmira by Phoebe Boswell, Kenya
Breaking the Lesbian Stereotypes by Nadine M. , Lebanon
Slip of the Tongue by Karen Lum, United States
Sisters by Iz Oztat, Turkey
Arusa by Jihan Ammar, Egypt
Miss Gulag by Maria Ibrahimova Yatskova, Russia


Brainwashed?
Living Healthy by Carnie Wilson, United States
Flesh and Bone by Jackie Alpers, United States
Sex Comics and Embroidery by Blanka Amezkua, Mexico
Keitai Girl by Noriko Yamaguchi, Japan
Film Hindi by Malak Helmy, Egypt
Ex-Fat Girl by Nagi Noda, Japan
Beautiful People by Marie Mathiesen, Denmark
Mirror, Mirror by Sevdije Kastrati, Kosovo
Myself as Manga by Rocío Con Hong, Costa Rica
Wild Thing by Anne Chao, Taiwan
Fashioned by Wilka Roig, Puerto Rico
The Birthday Girl by Alison Ward , United States
Women’s House by Lee Sun-Min, South Korea
Bleach my skin white by Dami Akinnusi , United Kingdom
Islam in Vogue: Muslim Women in the Media by Ellen McLarney, United States
Novela, Novela by Elizabeth Miller, United States
Seventeen by Jennifer Steele, United States


Body Parts
Fat! Fit? Flabulous! by Gabriela Hasbun, United States
Home by Karla Solano, Costa Rica
What I Was Wearing by Mary Simmerling, United States
Can you go through? by Ju-Young Ban, South Korea
Potasa, 100% Relaxer by Giselle Fiallo, Dominican Republic
I Love my Vagina, I Hate my Vagina by I-Wen Tang, Taiwan
Any "Hope" with Eating Disorders in Croatia? by Ivana Glavina, Croatia
Cutting Along the Lines by Regina José Galindo, Guatemala
Bonding by Shaz Bennett, United States
Why me? by Maria Graciela Baéz Benitez,
Flirtatious Parts by Esther Babb, Mexico
Women React in Fury by Sandra Bello, Mexico
Breaking the Silence by Assabah Khan,
An Autoethnographic Account of Cosmetic Surgery by Victoria Pitts-Taylor, United States
Hive by Megan Randlett, United States
Learning to Love My Self—A Naturist Perspective by Tracy Horgan, United States
What makes a woman truly happy? by Mariana Bello , Mexico
Skin Deep by Gwen Ong, United Kingdom


The Age of Beauty
Finding Beauty by Jennifer Siebel, United States
I Am 22 Years Old by Fanny Allié, France
Living Beauty by Xiang Jing, China
Cheerleader by Kimberlee Bassford, United States
Sewing by Alejandra Phelts, Mexico
Super Blond by Andrea Aragón, Guatemala
The True Living by Sabrina Ward Harrison, Canada
Reflex: Reflect by Chinkara Singh-Derewa, United States
Whatever Happened to My Youth? by Coryse Borg, Malta
Health, Wellness, and Personal Power by Jillian Michaels, United States
Corsets for the Modern Women by Autumn Carey Adamme, United States
Corsets and Steel by Kara L. Rooney, Italy
Don't Grow Up So Fast by Maria Isabela Arango, Colombia
About My Sisters by Ellie Brown, United States
Themes
Love
Relationships in changing times. See the Stories>>

Money
Working women talk finances. See the Stories>>

Culture and Conflict
Are we destined to disagree? See the Stories>>

The Future
Envisioning the next 30 years. See the Stories>>

Highlights
Highlighted stories in film, art, music and more. See the Stories>>

War & Dialogue
Speaking from war. Advocating peace. See the Stories>>

Young Men
Our generation: young men speak out. See the Stories>>

Motherhood
Women get candid about pregnancy, parenting and choice. See the Stories>>

Image and Identity
Appearances aren't everything, or are they? See the Stories>>

Online Film Festival
31 films from women directors around the world. See the Stories>>

A Generation Defined
Who are young women today? See the Stories>>

Best of Contest
You came, you saw, you voted. Here are the winners. See the Stories>>
Conversations

Beneath the Clothes
The English say that “Beauty is only skin deep,” the Romanians muse that “Beauty without wisdom is like a flower in the mud,” while the Chinese claim that “If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person.” Join the Conversation»

Fashion Undercover
View the stories in Fashion Undercover where we have fun with fashion. Allow us to present some fashion do’s and don’ts: Join the Conversation»

Custom and Costume
You’re out on the street and see a young woman walking towards you. In a split second, subconsciously, you immediately classify her--class, ethnic group, religion, age, politics. Join the Conversation»

Brainwashed?
Is the media in your closet? Do you catch yourself copying fashions from your favorite celebrity rag or favorite television show? And is that such a bad thing? Join the Conversation»

Body Parts
Ever wish you could take your body into a repair shop and fix it, or replace it with a better, more beautiful model? Join the Conversation»

The Age of Beauty
When do we stop being young? Do we stop being beautiful once we are no longer young? Join the Conversation»
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