ESSAYS

01 Tangled Strands and Fictitious Wigs on
CULT* Magazine


A personal essay on identity, beauty and the necessity of nuanced storytelling in media and visual texts.

Photographer: Erika Kamano
Hair: Waka Adachi
Make-up: Yuka Hirac
Make-up Assistant: Beri
Models: Leiya, Nene, Tia
Creative Direction/Text: Leiya 
Translation: Noemi Minami
Edit: Lisa Tanimura
English Edit: Amina Mobley
Japanese Edit: Shawn Woody Motoyoshi

2024
Essay



i call myself a fickle writer to celebrate creativity that is emotional and unencumbered by industry speak and career-obsessiveness.