“ I feel like wearing that dress; I’ve never felt more—

not just comfortable, but beautiful. I felt so seen.”

- Esther

Everything you ate for breakfast?

Girl, all I ate today was a coffee. Yeah, it was a nice 16-ounce iced oat latte with vanilla syrup, of course, from Bridgeport Coffee. Go check it out!

Something you think people don’t know about you.

Well, I feel like the first thing that I always say during, like, icebreakers or anything is that I’m Blasian. That’s literally the first thing. And everyone’s like, “Oh my God, no way! I couldn’t have guessed.” I’m like, “I am Black. I am.” No surprise. Another one, though, is that I write music and play electric guitar.

Ten things you can’t live without?

Lip balm, flip-flops, a good pair of black sneakers, curly-hair products, earrings, a water bottle, a journal, lip liner, a cute phone case, and baggy jeans- there you go!

How would you describe your style?

I mean, my style has changed a lot. I feel like everyone would resonate with that, you know? But in terms of, I don’t know, with age, when I was younger, I was more girly, and then all of a sudden, it just went to, like, sweatpants every day. And now I feel like I’ve gotten better at expressing myself through my sense of style. I feel like my style changes depending on the day, but I would say it feels effortless, yet old.

Explain where you would wear the outfit that we shot today.

You know, girl, that outfit? I don’t know. She’s important. She’s important. I would wear that outfit when I release the release of my first album. You know, when I release my album, of course I want to be seen, I guess. And I am the musician here. I’m the artist here. Like, “Hi, it’s me!” walking into the room.

Rules to live by, according to you

My number one rule is not to overcomplicate how people act toward you. I feel like we tend to overthink when a person acts a certain way toward you or behaves a certain way toward you. You start to overthink whether they like you, all this jazz and stuff. But it’s like, if they show you who they are, that’s who they are.