Photo by Erin Patrice O'Brien

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afropunk bk: politics of style, body edition

September 12, 2019
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PHOTOS BY ERIN PATRICE O’BRIEN

Every. Fucking. Festival. Y’all give us our lives. Huge ups to our beautiful, generous, revolutionary community for coming out to AFROPUNK Brooklyn in your best looks and authentic selves. More than that we love how each and every one of y’all stand in your truths as representations of each of our NO HATE tenets. No Ableism, No Fatphobia, No Ageism, No Sexism, No Transphobia, No Homophobia, NO HATE. More than you know, you teach us about loving and accepting ourselves, making AFROPUNK a safe-space for everyone, and allowing us to celebrate you for being you. We love you, thank you for sharing yourselves with us.

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

“Today my outfit is a re-vamp of something I wore when I was traveling and I didn’t post any pictures of it, so, I had to make sure it gets captured here at AFROPUNK. With a better wig. This is how I normally dress to go out, to the Ball, to the bodega.” – Eddie Jerrel Jones, She/He/They

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“This is my first time to AFROPUNK. I’ve never been to an all-Black event before. I’m just enjoying the beautiful sights and positive energy.” – Justin Jones, Bronx, He/Him

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

“This look was created about a month ago. I just really love safety pins, this is how I dress every day, pretty much. I made this hair look with safety pins, the bodysuit, everything. I make all types of looks out of hair and I sell them. Check me out on Instagram @theworldsfavorite_hairartist.” – Alyssa Turner, Connecticut

Erin Patrice O'Brien

Erin Patrice O'Brien

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