027. Marjon Carlos. Working In Fashion. Conversations About Race.

Journalist, public speaker, creative consultant, talk show host, fashion icon – there is nothing Marjon Carlos can’t – or does not – do.

As a journalist, Marjon’s works sits squarely at the intersection of style and culture, and covers a range of really fascinating topics and personalities, from Cardi B to intersectional feminism. She was previously a Senior Fashion Writer at Vogue, and is now the Editorial Director at lingerie brand CUUP, and her work has appeared in Vogue, Elle, Refinery29, Vanity Fair, Wall Street Journal, Porter Magazine and many more. She’s also the host of the quarantine break-out hit IGTV talk show Your Favorite Auntie, billed as advice “from someone you actually listen to”.

In this episode we get into it – discussing everything from fashion as self-expression to critical race theory and the corporatisation of activist causes (hello Allyship Industrial Complex). Marjon outlines the career choices that got her to where she is, her experiences at Vogue, and racism and diversity within the fashion industry as a whole – we’re talking colourism, light skin privilege, ‘palatability’… the works. Plus, how she adapted to freelance life and has built a deeply enviable portfolio career.

Find Marjon on Twitter (@Marjon_Carlos) and Instagram (@marjon_carlos)

Catch up on Your Favorite Aunty on Instagram (@yourfavoriteauntieshow)

Some of Marjon’s recent work:

Cardi B profile (Elle)

www.elle.com/culture/music/a33537374/cardi-b-interview-september-2020/

FKA Twigs profile (Elle)

www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a35460385/fka-twigs-shia-la-beouf-abuse/

Fashion Was Super White In 2009. It Still Is (The Cut)

www.thecut.com/2019/09/fashion-was-super-white-in-2009.html

White Women Fear (No Man’s Land)

www.marjoncarlos.com/no-mans-land-article

Some context for our ‘Dannileigh’ conversation at 39.35:

www.bossip.com/1992773/danileigh-yellow-bone-colorist/

 

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Produced by Chris Sharp and Naomi Mantin.