name: 30

in collaboration with: oyinkan olojede

services provided: production design & prop styling

location: brooklyn, ny

year: 2023

my first life partner, role model, and big sister turned 30 on april 21st. being a taurus with a stunning number of aries placements, oyinkan’s birthday is an annual national holiday with 30 suitably being the biggest celebration yet.

excited to do something i love for my sister, i wanted the set to reflect both how i have always revered oyinkan and her personal theme for the year: bringing fun back. femininity — often perceived to be frivolous — here is both commanding and playful with the feel of “elevated dress up” at home.

against dreamy cocoons of fabric styled with vintage items and a gold chair for abundance, oyinkan poses excitedly and powerfully as she steps into a youthful & grown new decade.