the path out

by Tavis Gray: “It turns out it’s hard to fail at going for a walk. It may even be impossible. I like those odds. I am soothed by them. There is rhythm and ease to one foot in front of the other; there is awakening. I find myself walking whenever I have the chance. At the office, in my apartment, on Sundays, even Mondays. I will walk through my neighborhood for miles and not realize the feat. I go out lost in myself, stagnant of mind and body, and return changed. The feeling is delicious.”

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a love letter to bode

by Marco Martinez: “Emily Bode’s first runway show garnered quite a lot of attention. The grandiose act of showing a collection at Paris Fashion Week can be likened to what I’d call a ‘debut’ in the Philippines: an adolescent woman comes out as a lady of society by celebrating her 18th birthday with her closest family and relatives in a grand celebration. But... there was magic infused in her debut.”

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