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" A good jean that fits someone's butt right is just amazing. It's just classic. "
Petra Collins
Someone
Right
Amazing
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" Everyone has a mirror face that's so different from their natural face. And I think it's interesting, seeing the way people want to be viewed when they're putting themselves together. "
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Together
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" I think being collaborative is definitely more natural for people who are minorities in any sense - so people who aren't, like, white male artists - because we don't have the privilege to create art and work alone, usually. "
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Create
Alone
Work
" I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement. "
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Self-Improvement
Reading
Remember
" I grew up on Facebook; it's a different realm I live in. For some people, this is inauthentic, but for me, it's all I know. "
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Live
Up
Some People
" We have this weird beauty standard where women, like, shouldn't grow: what we think is feminine is often what is also pre-pubescent. "
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Beauty
Women
Weird
" I post all the time anyway. It's part of who I am. There's me IRL. There's me URL. That's just my life. Plus, I love it. It's amazing to connect with so many people. "
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People
Time
Love
" Success doesn't happen overnight. "
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Happen
Success
Overnight
" Being taken seriously as a young woman is the biggest hurdle as I grow older. "
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Woman
Young
Seriously
" I was depressed at a very young age - mental illness runs in my family, especially on the female side. "
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Age
Family
Side
" I always had this feeling, what I wanted to do. I was trying to work out myself, my frustrations, my body. I couldn't really pinpoint. I started taking photos of my sister and her friends. I was 15, exploring what it meant to be a 15-year-old girl. "
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Myself
Girl
Work
" I don't know what I would've done without it. I really struggled in school with reading and writing. Art was my refuge - my way of speaking, of dealing with my own issues and connecting with the world. "
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Art
World
Writing
" Just being with a group of girls and experiencing sadness together - it's a pretty powerful thing. "
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Together
Sadness
Group
" If I have extra money, I always love to support my friends who're making art. "
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Love
Money
Art
" Just like any other girl, I felt pressure to look a certain way. Act a certain way. "
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Like
Way
Just
" Because I loved dance, I always need to be physical and moving, so photography that is more tactile made more sense. "
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Dance
Loved
Moving
" For me, being in a car listening to music has always been my one spot to think. "
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Music
Car
Always
" When a woman is anything but pleasant, she is labeled as whiny, hysterical, etc. "
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Woman
Anything
She
" It's so rare to see a woman lose control and also gain it back. Women are always told, 'Oh, be in control of your feelings,' and a woman is never allowed to express her anger without being demonised as being PMS-y. "
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Woman
Feelings
Control
" It's very insulting when you're in charge and someone is talking down to you. "
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Down
Charge
Talking
" I wish I didn't think about what my body looks like. It can be done - it's just a long process. "
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Done
Wish
Think
" I'm definitely a Sagittarius. I'm such a fire sign. "
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Sign
Fire
Definitely
" Hashtag activism is a catalyst, but things have to actually happen in real life. "
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Life
Real Life
Activism
" I get why feminism can be intimidating; sometimes it can seem like this exclusive club. "
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Feminism
Like
Sometimes
" I think anytime you can share images that make young women feel a sense of belonging when they might not be feeling their best or their strongest is so cool. "
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Think
You
Women
" My favorite place to go is Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. If you see it at sunrise and sunset, it's like you're on Mars. "
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Place
Sunrise
See
" I'm thin and white and blond, but I'm not an airbrushed, perfect thing. I have stretch marks all over. I have cellulite; I have acne. To me, it feels like you can't really be what you can't see, and so if you don't see those things, then you don't feel like you're valid. "
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White
Me
See
" Women are inherently told their bodies are objects, so that's how we treat them. "
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Women
How
Objects
" My mind is changing all the time. I can't live in a space that has a fixed aesthetic. I just need a blank slate when I come home. "
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Aesthetic
Time
Space
" I keep this Hungarian wooden candlestick on the top of my refrigerator along with all my other candles. It's big and ugly, especially next to all my pretty candles, and it doesn't really make sense to have in my apartment. "
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Sense
Top
" We work to create a new wave of feminism that is more inclusive. I want others to feel equal. It's so great to see women in positions of power, which is why other artists, such as Marilyn Minter, are so inspirational to me. "
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Work
Women
Power