Blends of abrasive noises, animatronic performers, and mysterious producers juxtaposed with everyday inspiration are nothing out of the ordinary for the Philadelphia-based audio project, Ecology: Homestones (E:HS). The eccentricity I viewed in one of E:HS’ 15-second Tiktoks threw me into a spiral of curiosity and the need to know everything about the performance and project behind it.

On Monday, February 13, after cold-emailing 20+ press contacts, I was invited to attend Cucculelli Shaheen’s New York Fashion Week debut as a volunteer dresser. Their 15th Collection, titled “Les Radiants,” featured thirty-one looks at Webster Hall in the East Village.