With the release of her second LP “Wanderland” on October 17, 2001, Kelis drew us into her world of funky, alternative R&B and ushered in a new kind of R&B singer, one that was less inhibited and embraced genre-bending music. Sixteen years later, “Wanderland” is still a manifesto of unapologetic freedom.
Arguably, while strides have been taken to increase diversity within the fashion industry, progress as it relates to age has been put on the backburner. Ageism is a term that describes discrimination based on a person’s age. As we live in a society that promotes narrow standards of beauty, ageism is perpetuated.