is quickly finding her way within New York’s creative cliques. She’s modeled for LVMH Fashion Fund nominee Collina Strada, has been featured byfor her idiosyncratic style, and has brought her contemporary take on old-school vocals to fine art institutions. Like, say, MoMA.
Behind-the-scenes snapshots tell a different story, however, showing the musician laughing and playing with the crew . i-D shares them here, catching up with Zsela — who’s working on an upcoming EP and preparing for a fall tour with Cat Power — about Tracy Chapman, her fashionable friends, and a longtime fear of stairs.My dad is a musician, and he's always been an inspiration to me. He's a weirdo and has always pushed boundaries, never conforming to one genre.
But yeah, my parents were just in town from California and we were walking around my old neighborhood and it was really wild to see the change. It's very gentrified and white now. All babies.