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Last day in Arizona with these munchkins before I head back to New York. Spent the day so far singing them every song from The Jonas Brothers and Ariana Grande albums, just like all good uncles should do👍🏼😂

One last pool day before my Arizona vacation comes to an end! Flamingo shirt, sunburnt shoulders, and a great book—Sounds like a successful resort day to me😎

Who watched the Project Runway finale last night!? For @stylecaster, I interviewed the final three about how this season — which is the most diverse season ever — took a stand in terms of body diversity and why that’s so important. Interestingly enough, all three designers had designed for plus-size body types before coming on the show. Coincidence that they’re the ones who made it to the end??🤷🏼‍♂️

I was 8 years old the first time I watched Project Runway. It was season three where Christian Siriano — who has since created a huge fashion empire — took home the win. Watching his design process is when I first discovered my love of fashion. But as someone who never saw myself represented in this industry before (where the norm for men is skinny and muscular), I never thought I’d have a career here. In the past year, however, thanks to some of my amazing editors (like @dressupwithjess @anavcolon and @gabriellekorn), I’ve been given the opportunity to explore fashion from my unique perspective as a plus-size man in the industry. A lot of awesome things have come from that, but nothing has been as cool as being invited to attend the final runway show for this season of Project Runway. Coincidentally, Christian Siriano serves as the mentor this season, and Elaine Welteroth — the woman who inspired me to be a writer — joined the judge’s panel. Both of them have taken a stand on the show in terms of body diversity, which has been an awe-inspiring thing to watch. I’ll never forget this experience and can’t wait to see how the revamped show continues to expand in the future! Make sure to tune into the finale tonight on Bravo!

Tomorrow is a very exciting day (keep an eye on my Instagram stories!), but for now, I’m stuck behind my computer grinding away at some big projects in the works for the summer! Of course, always have to take a moment to pose with some florals😂

Happy #NationalBestFriendDay to my partner in (fashionable) crime. 2019 marks fifteen years since we first met when I was only 8 years old and would make you bring me to Friendly’s for ice cream and come visit me at butterfly camp during the summers. Not much has changed (we literally got ice cream last night and are going to a butterfly wonderland this week) and I couldn’t be more excited for the adventures to come with my beautiful niece and nephew as well🙌🏻

Might be laughing, but what’s not pictured is the pure fear I experienced as 17 bees tried to sting me right before this. I love summer, but can we calm it with the insects?🙅🏼‍♂️

Super excited about today’s episode of @generationslay! We spoke with @michaelsayman who is a 22-year-old product manager at Google! Michael is a first generation Latin-American who begun designing apps in his teens. While in high school, he caught the attention of Mark Zuckerberg himself (yep, seriously!) who brought him onboard to be Facebook’s “teen-in-residence” when he was only 17. We talk all about this in the episode and much more! Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play or whenever you like to find podcasts.

A year ago today, I packed my bags and moved to NYC to intern at @clevver for the summer. It was an amazing three months: Lots of memories (like visiting the Instagram offices and forcing @kcubes63 to take this pic — and many others — of me) and great moments, whether it was me saying things like “I can get a book published by 23, right?,” calling out @amandamlundgren for being a fake Shawn Mendes fan (lol sorry not sorry!) or listening to @jtilch and @allydaluisio break out into a jam session at least once a day in the middle of the office. I miss that team — and that summer — so much, and am so grateful for the opportunity I had to work there.

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