Haitian by birth and an artist at heart, Paola Mathe uses her inspiring style to encourage others to live unapologetically. In her formative years, the self taught photographer nurtured the dream of living within full creative expression and upon moving to New York City, Paola began chronicling her adventures with bold colors and style on lifestyle blog, Finding Paola. Producing statement making outfits has earned Paola features in many online and print publications such as The New York Times, Vogue, A Cup of Joe, NY Magazine/The Cut, Oxygen, and Essence.com. However, it is Mathe’s flair in shaping important narratives around identity, culture, womanhood, and beauty that have made her the center of campaigns for GAP and L’Occitane as a champion of self love. In 2014, Paola launched Fanm Djanm, a collection of headwraps and popular lifestyle brand meaning “strong woman” in Haitian Kreyol. She regularly touches on the proud Haitian heritage that initiated her love affair with color and delivered a Tedx Talk aptly named “Sharing My Colors With the World” at her alma mater Drew University. Paola lives in Austin, TX with her husband Tyler and daughter Zuli.
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26:58 // Quote from Zadie Smith: “I am seized by two contradictory feelings: there is so much beauty in the world it is incredible that we are ever miserable for a moment; there is so much shit in the world that it is incredible we are ever happy for a moment.”
Paola's favorite authors:
Ocatvia Butler
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Edwidge Danticat
Paola's methods:
Patience with myself, questioning things around me, being curious about my intentions and doing things that make me feel uncomfortable. I try to do things that scare me.
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