From the waist up she’s everything you’d imagine. And if I keep my mouth shut just because I'm afraid of what people's opinions of me will be or turn into, then that's not any way to live.”įor Chlöe, the journey into womanhood is about embracing who she is, without succumbing to the perceptions of what others think of her. And you know, I'm realizing that closed mouths don't get fed. “It's always scary for me, but now I'm realizing that I have to, in order to gain respect as a Black woman- a young Black woman- who's still navigating who she is. “I'm hesitant sometimes to truly speak my mind and speak up for myself and what I believe,” she later confessed to me a couple of weeks after the photoshoot. At 24 years young, she’s a “Bossy” chick in training- one who’s politely unapologetic and learning the power of her own voice. Though subtle, her quiet wardrobe directives give the air of a woman who’s been here before, and certainly knows what she’s doing. Her shapely figure is tucked into a strapless bodysuit with a deep v-neck that complements her décolletage. Her chocolate locs are adorned with a few jewels that she requested to spice up the look, and on her shoulders rests a jeweled piece that she asked to be turned around to better showcase her neck (“I feel a bit old,” she said of the original direction). She slightly shifts her body against a dark backdrop amidst camera clicks and whirs, giving a seductive pout here, and piercing eye contact there. On set inside of a mid-city Los Angeles studio, it’s all eyes on Chlöe.
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