Blossom Ruby Brown, An Ex-Mormon Trans Woman, On Modern Beauty Standards
Beauty trends change, viral crazes fade, and fashion cycles evolve. Through it all, Blossom Ruby Brown is focusing on making her younger self proud.
By Blossom Ruby Brown
Photos by Morganne Boulden
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I recently got lip filler for the first time. Was it something that I did for myself to feel more aligned with how I view my own femininity as a trans woman? Was my lip filler one of the answers to the questions I ask my younger self? Or, have I finally been bombarded by the cisheteronormative beauty standards enough that I have succumbed to them?
I am honestly not 100% sure, but my lips look good, and when I check in with a younger version of myself, she seems happy.
The first time I appeared on Vogue was in a street style piece dedicated to The Romance of Ribbons, photographed by Phil Oh. I was not even invited to that show. The question isn’t how did I get there — I got an intern to put my name on the list the night before at a smaller show. The question is, how did I get invited to NYFW in the first place?