Marika-Ella Ames

Jun 5, 2024 | theface.com | Eni Subair |Renell Medrano |Marika-Ella Ames

Taken from the new print issue of THE FACE. Get your copy here. On a cool day in May, Little Simz dials in from a flat in London. Bare-faced, with a black T‑shirt on and her long dreadlocks tucked under a New Era cap, she’s grinning from ear to ear. The 30-year-old – born Simbiatu ​“Simbi” Abisola Abiola Ajikawo and raised in a Yoruba household in North London – is now five albums, and multiple accolades, deep into her career.

Mar 15, 2023 | dazeddigital.com | Renell Medrano |Marika-Ella Ames

TextTreyPhotographyRenell MedranoStylingMarika-Ella Ames15March 2023 Taken from the spring 2023 issue of Dazed. You can buy a copy of our latest issue here. Zaya Wade, a girl whose very public transition at the tender age of 12 became an emblem of living in one’s truth, is the future. The second child of former NBA Player Dwayne Wade and stepdaughter of actress and author Gabrielle Union has already become an activist, fashion darling and, now, cover girl.