“It all started when we used to call each other and jokingly say, ‘Can you do Dara Zine ?’ or ‘Are you free to do Dara Zine ?’” Photographer Cruz Valdez is telling me about the, well, zine that she and the stylist and model Dara have just published. Dara Zine is a testament to a lot of things over the course of its 44 glorious pages—a kinetic and gorgeous romp of style, pose, attitude, humor, warmth, and, maybe most of all, friendship, all shot by Valdez and starring only Dara. The duo first met when they were both fashion-obsessed Southern Californian kids, style blogging like crazy and talking about where they wanted to be. (You don’t need three guesses: It was New York City .) “As they enter their tenth year of friendship, Cruz and Dara continue to make pictures”—so reads the li
Dara Zine Is Just What We Need Right Now: A Joyful Celebration of Friendship
Vogue Culture US13 hrs ago
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