Ashish

Red bandana-print halter, knotted high with a gathered neckline. Matching bandana scarf wrap, one long tie flung over the hip. Printed canvas wedges with rope laces and raw wood soles. Climbing the closed stacks after hours with a protest sign under one arm.Photo: Hazel Gaskin / Courtesy of Ashish
Ballooning black sequined caftan banded in lime, fuchsia, silver and gold stripes. Black glitter ankle boots with narrow heels peeking from the hem. Holding a protest sign at the office party after midnight.Photo: Hazel Gaskin / Courtesy of Ashish
Black sequined shift with giant daisy heads in white and tangerine paillettes. Black fuzzy Mary Janes with a slim strap and silver kitten heel. Holding up a homemade placard at a student-union party gone sideways.Photo: Hazel Gaskin / Courtesy of Ashish
Oversized silver sequin sweater dress, black ribbed collar and cuffs. Black glitter lace-ups on a low kitten heel. Standing on the classroom platform after volunteering to read aloud.Photo: Hazel Gaskin / Courtesy of Ashish
Black slip dress crusted in silver paillettes, sheer dotted train billowing from the hips. Thigh-high glitter boots with narrow pointed toes. Stainless saucepan carried overhead. Perforated metal skimmer raised like a wand. Midnight in a rental kitchen, dinner burnt and nobody willing to stop dancing.Photo: Hazel Gaskin / Courtesy of Ashish
Long metallic-gold wig falling over the eyes in uneven strands. Fit-and-flare dress built from petal-like paillettes in pink, red, yellow and green. Red glitter flats with a rounded toe. Holding a protest placard in a community hall after midnight.Photo: Hazel Gaskin / Courtesy of Ashish
Spaghetti-strap column dress crusted in pale green sequins with beaded flowers. Pointed pumps shaded from pink to turquoise rhinestones. Holding a handmade rally sign after the march has gone indoors.Photo: Hazel Gaskin / Courtesy of Ashish
Sheer black-and-white chiffon dress, ballooned with dense wired ruffles and zigzag print. Champagne leather flats with squared toes and a low stacked heel. Climbing onto the rehearsal piano after somebody taped demands to the wall.Photo: Hazel Gaskin / Courtesy of Ashish
Rainbow paillette halter mini, side cut to bare nearly the whole torso. Black sequined boots slouched at the shin over narrow stiletto heels. Holding a protest placard outside the club while the smokers drift back in.Photo: Hazel Gaskin / Courtesy of Ashish
1/28
1 of 28

Sign In