Erika Dalya Massaquoi
What inspires you to get up in the morning? My daughter Luba wakes me up with: “I want milk mama!” And my husband Joe prepares her warm milk and brings me coffee in bed—it is the most playful time of my day. My favorite word is mama.  How
Who do you have a girl crush on (you don’t have to know her, she doesn’t even have to be alive)? It changes all the time and my crushes are usually on performers. Today it’s Sarah Vaughan. I’m enthralled with the theatre of jazz singers and chant
What’s a fantastic piece of advice you have been given in your life, and who gave it to you? When my husband and I were married, a close family friend instructed us to “Let the bliss settle into a routine.” Isn’t that fabulous? Another is: “Work
Who is the person in your life that helps fuel love and creativity, and how does he or she do so? That would be my husband, Joseph. He is sincere, thoughtful, considerate, wise, practical, and honest. His spirit balances my excessive romantic and
Do you consider yourself a feminist, and how do you define what that means? I am a feminist. I feel it is essential that we connect our personal lives and everyday experiences to the political action needed to promote fairness and opportunit
Tell me something pretty. A quote, a lyric, whatever it is that inspires you. So, it’s no secret that fashion inspires me. Once, when I was perplexed and stressed, a friend said, “Just think Balenciaga and breathe.” That still cracks me up. Anoth
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