Jacy Topps
Jacy Topps (born August 11, 1979)[1][2] is a feminist and American journalist.[3] Topps formerly worked as an assistant fashion stylist, makeup artist and is now a freelance contributor to national publications.
Early Life
Prior to living in New York City, Topps was raised in Atlanta, Georgia where she worked in the service industry for over ten years.[4]
Career
At the age of 30, Jacy relocated to New York City.[5] She worked as an assistant fashion stylist and assistant makeup artist working on independent films and the televised runway fashion show, BET’s Rip the Runway.[6] After working as a makeup artist and stylist, Topps started working as a Fashion Correspondent, covering fashion events throughout New York City, for Style-ology Magazine, an independent fashion publication.[7] Later, Topps contributed to multiple independent lifestyle and major national publications. Throughout her journalism career, she has interviewed Janet Mock[8], Gloria Steinem[9], the Indigo Girls[10] and RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, The Vixen.[11]
Topps writes about various topics but has been singled out for her writing on wine and feminism. She was referred to as “one of the wine world’s brightest new voices” by Cantele Winery.[12] Her essays on feminism have been used as required reading in a Women Studies course taught at Agnes Scott College, a private women’s, liberal arts college.[13]
Jacy Topps has bylines in Glamour, InStyle, Munchies, Bitch, Oprah Magazine, Time Out New York, Medium, Wine Enthusiast, Culture Trip Huffington Post, Slate and BUST Magazine.
Personal Life
Jacy Topps identifies as a lesbian and is married to her partner.[14]
Selected Works and Publications
- Topps, Jacy (29 June 2017) "Unless They Choose It, Same Sex Couples Shouldn't Settle For Partner" Slate
- Topps, Jacy (16 February 2017) "Fashion As Resistance: The Everyday Rebellion" Huffington Post
- Topps, Jacy (May 2016) "Angela Davis And Black Lives Matter: Why My Feminism Is Intersectional" BUST Magazine
- Topps, Jacy (27 April 2017) "How I Learned To Love Wine Again After My Sexual Assault" Munchies for VICE
- Topps, Jacy (30 May 2018) "Why I'll Be Choosing My Next Therapist By Race" Glamour
- Topps, Jacy (10 October 2018) "Revenge Can Destroy You" Medium Members Feature
- Topps, Jacy (17 October 2018) "Turning 40 Is Hard. Turning 40 As A Black Woman Is Harder" InStyle
- Topps, Jacy (20 November) This Is Why I Choose To Spend The Holidays Alone" Oprah Magazine
- Topps, Jacy (14 January 2019) "How To Pair Steak With Rosé" Wine Enthusiast
References
- ↑ Topps, Jacy (2015-08-11). "36 today...Where did the time go??!? #birthdaygirl". @jacytopps. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ Topps, Jacy (2018-08-11). "Today I'm a year older!! Happy birthday to me pic.twitter.com/zGZi9OM855". @jacytopps. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ "Hi Femme! Jacy Topps - dapperQ | Queer Style". dapperQ | Queer Style. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ Stories, Local. "Meet Jacy Topps in Old Fourth Ward - Voyage ATL". Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ "Travel: If you go, be in the know". Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ "Jacy Topps". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ Buchanan, Matthew. "PRESS RELEASE: New Team Member / Jacy Topps". From the Desk of: Style-ology Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ "What Makes Art Feminist? Janet Mock And The Brooklyn Museum Weigh In". bust.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ "Angela Davis And Black Lives Matter: Why My Feminism Is Intersectional". bust.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ "Indigo Girls return to Atlanta with new album 'One Lost Day'". Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ Topps, Jacy (2018-10-25). "I interviewed @TheVixensworld from #RuPaulsDragRace for the latest issue of @wussymag! Get your copy now #BlackGirlMagic http://www.wussymag.com/shop/ pic.twitter.com/jqtBzCG9B2". @jacytopps. Retrieved 2019-01-25. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Bianchi, Do (2019-01-29). "Wine Enthusiast: "Cantele's Negroamaro Rosato is a great top sirloin pairing."". Cantele. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ Whitworth, Lauran. "Introduction to Women's Studies (WS 100, Agnes Scott College)".
- ↑ Dockray, Heather. "When a presidential election costs you the person you love the most". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
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