Contrast MagazineApril 06, 2021commentary A Conversation with Mary-Kay Lombino on COVID-19’s Effect on the Art World Gina Pepitone interviews Mary-Kay Lombino, Deputy Director and Curator for the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, on how the art world has adapted amidst "multiple pandemics.” Contrast MagazineApril 06, 2021commentary
Contrast MagazineJanuary 25, 2021commentary Innate Style Elizabeth Slein discusses the meaning of style and her personal reckoning with her own style Contrast MagazineJanuary 25, 2021commentary
Contrast MagazineDecember 23, 2020commentary Feminism in Fashion: How Emily Ratajkowski Helped Me Find It Morgan Stevenson-Swadling’s open response to Emily Ratajkowski’s article in the Cut. Contrast MagazineDecember 23, 2020commentary
Contrast MagazineDecember 15, 2020commentary Haul Culture Elizabeth Slein examines haul culture & it’s role in the influencer space Contrast MagazineDecember 15, 2020commentary
Contrast MagazineOctober 11, 2020commentary, blm A Love Letter to SZA and All Carefree Black Girls Alike Danielle Ncube shares a love letter to SZA and all carefree Black girls Contrast MagazineOctober 11, 2020commentary, blm
Contrast MagazineSeptember 19, 2020commentary The Trash Diary: On Vassar Students’ Journals and Daring to Write Horribly Clarissa Hyde talks about trash diaries and talks with other students on what their journals mean to them right now in the pandemic. Contrast MagazineSeptember 19, 2020commentary
Contrast MagazineMay 02, 2020commentary TikTok: A Platform for Creativity, or the Joke of Gen Z? Kara Lu muses on her experiences with TikTok Contrast MagazineMay 02, 2020commentary
Contrast MagazineFebruary 25, 2020Contrast Magazinecommentary An Honest Account of a House Party Writer Sydney Salk shares her inside account of a house party, commenting on the Vassar party culture in a state of sobriety. Contrast MagazineFebruary 25, 2020Contrast Magazinecommentary
Contrast MagazineDecember 17, 2019commentary Bleach Renaissance Hindley Wang talks to Vassar Students Sarah Chapman and Diego Scala Chavez about their decision to bleach their hair. Contrast MagazineDecember 17, 2019commentary
Contrast MagazineJune 30, 2019commentary Twins Gina Pepitone talks with fraternal twins about their style evolution Contrast MagazineJune 30, 2019commentary
Contrast MagazineJune 20, 2019commentary Identity/Instagram Elizabeth Johnson muses about the concept of curating an aesthetic on social media. Contrast MagazineJune 20, 2019commentary
Contrast MagazineJune 01, 2019commentary ON BEING ‘TOTALLY UNCOOL’: BARBARA KRUGER vs. SUPREME Lucy Posner talks about her time hypebeats, the lack of female representation in street style culture, and Supreme’s Barbara Kruger collection Contrast MagazineJune 01, 2019commentary