Allow me to quickly give you an idea of who I am;
GiVi. Also goes by “ElleDuce”. Yes, this is refference to the italian term for “Natural Leader.” Don’t know why i got the nickname, but i assure you i have no Mussolini type hangups.
I love the sentiment of traditional (so, jamaican-british) Skinhead subculture, especially the music. i love subculture as a rule actualy, but i’ve never really belonged anywhere. Somedays this is a hastle, like when i want to write about it and i feel like a sham because, well, what authority do i have?
I’m half Dutch, have Burundian, and grew up in Cherry Hill, Kingston, Jamaica. I currently study International Comminications & Media in The Netherlands. I plan to combine this study with more culture studies & styling.
I’ve few true skills to speak of, its more my interests that make people assume that i’m talented, when really my main skill in life is that i’m good at promoting the skills and hard labour of others. it’s not a bad skill to have really, and a big part of why i’m doing this course.
I enjoy live music, museums, arthouse and vintage films, blogs & columns, South of Nowhere, Papermag and other online newssites, makeup artistry, Afropunk, street fashion, the odd contemporary dance class and a twisted sense humor. Enter stage left, freaky freds of the world.
I hold great spiritual ties to the Bahai and Catholic faith, but am not religious.
I am a pretty candid person.
My ultimate rolemodel would be a mix between Josephine Baker, Daniel Clowes and John Waters.
That’s me in a nutshell. Care to see the nut?
