An enduring symbol has regained popularity in the mainstream zeitgeist over the last few years. What’s behind the renaissance of the horse girl and the rise in horse girl-related symbols and products across beauty, fashion, music, and even tattooing?
Alex Peters specialises in beauty, wellness, and body politics. She’s beauty editor at Dazed Digital, and has been a part of Dazed Beauty since it was founded in 2018. Alex has contributed pieces to Vogue, alongside writing for The Face, AnOther Magazine, Sentimental Journal, Service95, and Season zine.
Self-taught artist André Teixeira works across tattooing, traditional art forms, and graphic design with a unique fine-line style, distorting masses of shape from the human to the abstract. At once unsettling and enchanting, these intimate and detailed works capture the essence and motion of Teixeira's background as a renowned tattoo artist, while paying homage to the dark surrealism of HR Giger and Sibylle Ruppert.
Emilie Bruyere is a creative strategist with a social-first point of view, helping brands develop their visual language and tone of voice to effectively cultivate strong on- and offline communities. After gaining experience at Dazed Media, Emilie became part of the team working on the content strategy and social content for the launch of makeup brand, ISAMAYA. Recently Emilie co-founded DUSC Studio, a global creative consultancy based between New York and London, creating authentic and meaningful connections within brand and talent storytelling.
Bee Beardsworth is a writer, curator, creator, and cultural/creative consultant based in London. Her work focuses on postmodernism, aesthetics, art, and fashion through the lens of feminism, queer theory, spatial biopolitics, and cultural critique.