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Skyli Alvarez

Skyli Alvarez is a New York-based writer and photojournalist with words in Vogue, Polyester Zine, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and more. Her work, written and visual, explores style, scenes, and subcultures past and present.
Style

Inside the Unapologetic World of Fluevog Collectors

“Fluevogers are not afraid to be a little cringe and very sincere.”
Movies

How Freakier Friday Star Julia Butters Stays Grounded as a Child Actor

“You can’t play a character if you don’t know who you are underneath it," says Butters, part of Teen Vogue's New Hollywood Class of 2025.v
Theater

Why Young Queer People Still Flock to Rocky Horror, 50 Years On

“It really is so deeply entwined with the struggles queer people were facing 50 years ago, and a lot of those things are feeling relevant right now."
Movies

Your Ultimate Movie Guide to Weird Girl Autumn

Weird girls, our time has arrived. 🖤
Style

Designer Lucila Safdie Is Still a Tumblr Girl At Heart

The London-based designer talks to us about her London Fashion Week debut, dressing Addison Rae over the summer, and growing up online.
Style

At Teen Vogue Summit 2025, Attendees Brought Vintage Looks Full of Personality

From dressing by the decades, to tattoo-as-accessory, we spoke with the attendees at Teen Vogue Summit on all things personal style.
Style

To Designer Patricio Campillo, Perfection — and Mexican Roots — Are Found in the Pattern

“After you do something and perfect it so many times, what does that look like?”
Identity

A Vibeless Summer Came and Went. What's in Store for Fall 2025?

This summer had no unifying energy. So we asked young people what theirs were defined by.
Style

Dressing Against the Algorithm With 100-Year-Old Clothes

Move over deadstock, the fashion girls and aesthetes are excavating something much older and stranger.
Style

How to Style Wedge Sneakers Like It's Tumblr in 2011

Recession indicator or not, wedge sneakers are the perfect back-to-school shoe for anyone on the go.
Style

In This Youth Culture Newsletter, Medievalcore Takes the Spotlight

Mixed Feelings embraces all things armored and fashionably feudal in its zine launch.
Style

At Lollapalooza 2025, Micro Shorts and Crochet Camis Were the Look

“People are putting their f-----g best foot forward. This is very much fashion week.”
Music

What It Looked Like at a Fascist-Free Pride Music Festival in NYC

Beneath a bridge in Brooklyn, in the final days of pride month, LadyLand attendees dressed out and danced to FKA twigs, Eartheater, and more.
Identity

The Courage In Journalism Awards Are Honoring These Fearless Women Reporters

For more than three decades, IWMF has recognized women journalists who are risking their lives to report on the truth.
Identity

Watch Vivian Jenna Wilson Kiki With Drag Icon Sasha Colby for 20 Minutes

Vivian Wilson sits down with her favorite drag queen Sasha Colby to talk about all things drag, their experiences being trans in the limelight, career journeys, and more.
Identity

Why You Should Stop Texting Your Friends and Write Them Letters Instead

“It’s as close as you can get to a hug over distance.”
Style

Kate Spade Celebrates Astrology, Girlhood, and Friendship With Charli D’Amelio and Ice Spice

The cosmic evening celebrated the friends — and the bags — who are always there for us.
Style

Semester in Review: How Three SCAD Fashion Design Seniors Created Their Final Collections

“In the end, I want to be proud of showing up every day.”
Style

Meet MisMister, the Brand Melding Victorian Silhouettes With Streetwise Attitude

From taking the bus to New York City in middle school to working at bridal showrooms in the ninth grade, MisMister's Paige Tann has seen it all.
Style

The Met Gala Celebrated Dandyism, So Why Were So Many Celebrity Looks Underwhelming?

For a Met Gala theme so heavily focused on personal style, personal style on the red carpet was lacking.