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  • fetsival attendees sitting on blanket drawing at pow fest
    September 19, 2024 Beacon's Closet

    pan-afro wisdom fest by divine times collective

    the energy was palpable at the divine times collective pan-afro wisdom fest, an annual, free community event celebrating afro-diasporic cultures and creativity. with performances by laraaji, tambacum, batalá, muva of earth, dianna lopez, selam madame vacile, and chocolate chaös, attendees...

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  • model walking runway in mindblown nyfw show
    September 11, 2024 Beacon's Closet

    behind the scenes of mindblown ss25 nyfw show

    beacon's closet manhattan manager niaja smith received vip access to mindblown’s recent nyc fashion week show, where she documented the runway and interviewed creators millicent dunstan and ben lucas jones. what was the process of preparing for the show?the process is pretty in-depth!...

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  • brown boot, yellow sock, squishing a ivory rose
    May 25, 2024 Carrie Peterson

    q + a with our founder

              beacon's closet founder, carrie peterson, in her garden beacon's: the month of may marked the 27th anniversary of the first beacon's closet that opened in williamsburg in 1997. how have you navigated changes through so...

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  • hosts on stage in front of bushwig sign.
    September 14, 2023 Aisha Gunnell

    bushwig

    @bushwig/bushwig.com     the 12th annual edition of queer culture! non-stop drag, dancing, live music & love over one iconic weekend.  r.i.p simone moss lens: aisha gunnell

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