Jennifer Atilémile is the definition of a woman who does it all. A true multi-hyphenate, she is a model, writer, creative, activist, and intellectual. As an editor in residence, she gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the fashion industry.

This season, New York felt fresh, like she’d begun to find herself again. After a few seasons of playing it safe and feeling like there wasn’t a clear vision of who the New York woman was, just like a phoenix rising from the ashes, so too did the New York fashion scene. You might still hear rumblings that NYFW is dead, but personally, the people saying that aren’t looking in the right places.