Richie Shazam
{{Short description|American model}}
Richie Shazam Khan, known artistically as Richie Shazam, is an American model, photographer, and writer.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-27|title=Creative Powerhouse Richie Shazam Proves You Can Do It All|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/richie-shazam-proves-you-can-do-it-all|access-date=2022-01-15|website=Vogue|language=en-US}}
Career
= Modelling =
Shazam made her runaway debut for Vivienne Westwood.{{Cite news|last=Hawgood|first=Alex|date=2021-05-14|title=Richie Shazam Is a 'Multi-Hyphenated Renaissance Woman'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/style/richie-shazam-is-a-multi-hyphenated-renaissance-woman.html|access-date=2022-01-15|issn=0362-4331}} She has walked at New York Fashion Week{{Cite web|date=2019-02-13|title=Richie Shazam Is Having the Best NYFW|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/richie-shazam-nyfw-fashion-week|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Teen Vogue|language=en-US}} and London Fashion Week,{{Cite web|date=2016-09-21|title=Meet Instagram Obsession Richie Shazam Khan, the Downtown Kid Changing the Face of Modeling|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/richie-shazam-khan-model-instagram-star-ashish-rachel-comey-fashion-week-interview|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Vogue|language=en-US}} and has modelled for Gypsy Sport, Andreas Kronthaler, MISBHV, Fleur du Mal,{{Cite web|last=Mercer|first=Emily|date=2021-07-15|title=Fleur du Mal x Richie Shazam Celebrate National Ice Cream Day|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/fleur-du-mal-lingerie-richie-shazam-celebrate-national-ice-cream-day-big-gay-ice-cream-nyc-1234881528/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=WWD|language=en-US}} and Rachel Comey.{{Cite web|last=Polska|first=Vogue|date=2018-04-14|title=Lajki to nie wszystko. Gorące nazwiska na Instagramie|url=https://www.vogue.pl/a/lajki-to-nie-wszystko-gorace-nazwiska-na-instagramie|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Vogue Polska|language=pl}}{{Cite web|title=StackPath|url=https://models.com/models/richie-shazam|access-date=2022-01-16|website=models.com}}
She signed with IMG Models in March 2021.{{Cite web|title=Portfolio|url=https://www.imgmodels.com/richieshazam|access-date=2022-01-16|website=IMG Models}}
= Photography =
Shazam has shot for Interview{{Cite web|date=2019-10-10|title=Model Richie Shazam Wants the Keys to the Club|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/richie-shazam-wants-the-keys-to-the-club|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Interview Magazine|language=en-US}} and Thom Browne{{Cite web|title=L'Editorial: Getting Waisted in Paris with Thom Browne|url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/leditorial-thom-browne-waisted-in-paris-2019|access-date=2022-01-16|website=L'Officiel USA|language=en-US}} and has had her photography featured in Vogue.{{Cite web|title=Richie Shazam Archives|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/photographers/richie-shazam|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Interview Magazine|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Sunnucks|first=Conor Lucas,Jack|date=2019-04-11|title=photographer richie shazam couldn't care less about being accepted|url=https://i-d.co/article/photographer-richie-shazam-fashion-acceptance-new-york/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=i-D|language=en}}
In July 2020, she collaborated with the Copenhagen-based fashion label Ganni to sell two of her photographs, Black Trans Lives Matter, NYC 2020 and Self Portrait, NYC 2019. All proceeds went to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute and For the Gworls.{{Cite web|last=Samaha|first=Barry|date=2020-07-14|title=Ganni Partners with Artist Richie Shazam to Support Black Trans Lives|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/a33309866/ganni-richie-shazam-black-trans-lives-matter/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Harper's BAZAAR|language=en-US}} She has also sold portraits to support COVID relief efforts in India and NYC.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-12|title=Richie Shazam Is Selling Self-Portraits for Indian COVID Relief|url=https://www.papermag.com/richie-shazam-covid-relief-india-2652966593.html?rebelltitem=9#rebelltitem9?rebelltitem=9|access-date=2022-01-16|website=PAPER|language=en}}
= Television =
Shazam co-hosted Fuse docu-series Shine True alongside Lucas Silveira.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-19|title=Richie Shazam Flips the Script on Makeover Shows With Her New Series, 'Shine True'|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/richie-shazam-new-show-shine-true-lucas-silveira|access-date=2022-01-15|website=Vogue|language=en-US}}
Personal life
Shazam was born to Guyanese immigrants and raised in Queens, New York. He attended middle school and high school in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and was often bullied by his peers. His mother died when he was in high school. Shazam majored in international relations at Trinity College and studied in South Africa and Argentina before going on to work at a number of galleries and museums.{{Cite web|last=Whitney|first=Christine|title=The Model, Artist, and Activist Subverting the Gender Binary|url=https://www.thecut.com/2017/04/meet-model-artist-and-activist-richie-shazam.html|access-date=2022-01-16|website=The Cut|language=en-us}}
He is non-binary and feminine-presenting. In 2021, he began a relationship with Ben Draghi.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-17|title=Richie Shazam and Ben Draghi are Fashion's New Queer Power Couple|url=https://www.gq.com/story/richie-shazam-ben-draghi-modern-lovers|access-date=2022-01-15|website=GQ|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.instagram.com/richieshazam/ Official Instagram page]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:People from Queens, New York
Category:African-American female models
Category:American LGBTQ photographers
Category:American LGBTQ models
Category:American people of Guyanese descent
Category:Non-binary photographers
Category:American non-binary artists