Richie Shazam Explained

Richie Shazam Khan, known artistically as Richie Shazam, is an American model, photographer, and writer.[1]

Career

Modelling

Shazam made her runaway debut for Vivienne Westwood.[2] She has walked at New York Fashion Week[3] and London Fashion Week,[4] and has modelled for Gypsy Sport,[3] Andreas Kronthaler, MISBHV, Fleur du Mal,[5] and Rachel Comey.[6] [7]

She signed with IMG Models in March 2021.[8]

Photography

Shazam has shot for Interview[9] and Thom Browne[10] and has had her photography featured in Vogue.[11] [12]

In July 2020, she collaborated with Copenhagen-based fashion label Ganni to sell two of her photographs, Black Trans Lives Matter, NYC 2020 and Self Portrait, NYC 2019. All proceeds went to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute and For the Gworls.[13] She has also sold portraits to support COVID relief in India and NYC.[14]

Television

Shazam co-hosted Fuse docu-series Shine True alongside Lucas Silveira.[15]

Personal life

Shazam was born to Guyanese immigrants and raised in Queens, New York. She attended middle school and high school in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and was often bullied by her peers. Her mother died when she was in high school. Shazam majored in international relations at Trinity College and studied in South Africa and Argentina before going on to work at a number of galleries and museums.[16]

She is non-binary and feminine-presenting. In 2021, she began a relationship with Ben Draghi.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-12-27. Creative Powerhouse Richie Shazam Proves You Can Do It All. 2022-01-15. Vogue. en-US.
  2. News: Hawgood. Alex. 2021-05-14. Richie Shazam Is a 'Multi-Hyphenated Renaissance Woman'. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-15. 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: 2019-02-13. Richie Shazam Is Having the Best NYFW. 2022-01-16. Teen Vogue. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2016-09-21. Meet Instagram Obsession Richie Shazam Khan, the Downtown Kid Changing the Face of Modeling. 2022-01-16. Vogue. en-US.
  5. Web site: Mercer. Emily. 2021-07-15. Fleur du Mal x Richie Shazam Celebrate National Ice Cream Day. 2022-01-16. WWD. en-US.
  6. Web site: Polska. Vogue. 2018-04-14. Lajki to nie wszystko. Gorące nazwiska na Instagramie. 2022-01-16. Vogue Polska. pl.
  7. Web site: StackPath. 2022-01-16. models.com.
  8. Web site: Portfolio. 2022-01-16. IMG Models.
  9. Web site: 2019-10-10. Model Richie Shazam Wants the Keys to the Club. 2022-01-16. Interview Magazine. en-US.
  10. Web site: L'Editorial: Getting Waisted in Paris with Thom Browne. 2022-01-16. L'Officiel USA. en-US.
  11. Web site: Richie Shazam Archives. 2022-01-16. Interview Magazine. en-US.
  12. Web site: Sunnucks. Conor Lucas,Jack. 2019-04-11. photographer richie shazam couldn't care less about being accepted. 2022-01-16. i-D. en.
  13. Web site: Samaha. Barry. 2020-07-14. Ganni Partners with Artist Richie Shazam to Support Black Trans Lives. 2022-01-16. Harper's BAZAAR. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2021-05-12. Richie Shazam Is Selling Self-Portraits for Indian COVID Relief. 2022-01-16. PAPER. en.
  15. Web site: 2021-03-19. Richie Shazam Flips the Script on Makeover Shows With Her New Series, 'Shine True'. 2022-01-15. Vogue. en-US.
  16. Web site: Whitney. Christine. The Model, Artist, and Activist Subverting the Gender Binary. 2022-01-16. The Cut. en-us.
  17. Web site: 2021-02-17. Richie Shazam and Ben Draghi are Fashion's New Queer Power Couple. 2022-01-15. GQ. en-US.

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