“Sza is on that checklist, that’s insane!” Natasha Pickowicz laughed once I requested her how she felt about being featured within the Time100 Subsequent. The Brooklyn-based pastry chef has developed a cult following for creating By no means Ending Style, a collection of pastry pop-ups that includes NYC cooks to lift cash for non-profits preventing meals insecurity. “Baking communities can convey visibility to social justice work,” she says, “And that’s superb.” Right here, Natasha (of tater tot fame) shares her 5 go-to appears to be like and her lovable cat….
Jumpsuit: thrifted, comparable. Lipstick: Crimson Woman Hazard. Sneakers: Loft, comparable.
“Crimson is such a strong coloration for me. In Chinese language tradition, it represents love, celebration and the brand new yr. I thrifted the jumpsuit for $20 and have worn it for the previous 10 years. The footwear are from Loft. Their footwear are properly priced and SO comfy. After I gave them a take a look at run, I ended up shopping for two extra pairs. Once I discover a piece I really like, I’ll purchase multiples — I picked up that behavior from my mother.”
Jacket: Caron Callahan, comparable. Jumper: Loup. Sneakers: Converse.
“I grew up in San Diego enjoying sports activities and sporting a faculty uniform. To today, I really like a uniform. Once I began cooking in eating places, I felt big reduction with the ability to chill out into the identification of the restaurant garments. I discover a variety of consolation in placing on the identical factor time and again.”
“At 37, I’m changing into extra conscious of how garments can serve you. I really like utilitarian kitchen pants you possibly can transfer round in and footwear that don’t make your ft harm when standing all day. Now that I’m not working in eating places, my on a regular basis uniform is pants with a unfastened high. And I like patterns that really feel female, like gingham and florals.”
High: thrifted, comparable. Checkered pants: Rachel Antonoff.
“I’m a complete cat particular person. After Covid began, a pal moved and supplied me their house. It had a giant yard, so I moved in, and that very same week I adopted Tini from a neighborhood rescue known as Whiskers-A-GoGo. I named her Martini as a result of the rescue workers informed me she has some Russian Blue options. And he or she appears to be like like a slippery chilly vodka martini, which is my drink once I exit. I’m obsessed together with her.”
“Three of the foremost bake gross sales I did had been for Deliberate Parenthood. In 2019, as a nod to their colours, I wore this flouncy, Barbie pink silk gown. I bear in mind worrying, Are folks going to assume I’m attempting too laborious? Is that this too frivolous? After working back-of-house in eating places, I wasn’t used to being out within the heart interacting with folks. But it surely was one of the crucial unimaginable days of my life. It felt good to be seen, and I used to be actually excited to be doing what I used to be doing. That have helped me realized that these bake gross sales are a time the place I deserve to decorate up.”
Sweater: Eileen Fisher, comparable. Pants: Caron Callahan, comparable. Scarf: Steak Diane (“I painted the design, all of the earnings went to the Ali Forney Heart“). Sandals: Tevas.
“If I feel truthfully about my fashion, I’m nonetheless reconciling with how I’ve felt about my physique. Rising up, I absorbed a variety of cultural and generational expectations round dressing — my mother at all times stated I ought to put on garments that had been ‘flattering.’ And flattering is code for wanting thinner. So, I used to be at all times dressing to repair my ‘flaws.’”
“I grew uncomfortable sporting sleeveless tops or clingy materials. I bear in mind feeling self-conscious in regards to the dimension of my breasts and at all times wanting to cover in shapeless garments. However I really like coloration and patterns, and now I attempt to method trend in a cushty method. I nonetheless received’t put on a tube high or something — possibly that enlightenment will come for me later — however I attempt to put on the issues I really feel good in.”
Jacket: thrifted, comparable. High: Caron Callahan, comparable. Denims: Rachel Comey x Goal. Necklace: Catbird. Neon socks: Dueple. Boots: Steve Madden.
“In New York, I see so many cool silhouettes, particularly on youthful folks. I can’t imagine excessive schoolers will stroll round and not using a bra or with their stomach out. It’s unimaginable. Gen Z offers me a lot hope. They’re so assured, so savvy, and so they take no b*llshit. It offers me chills. I’m obsessive about all of the bodycon shapes they put on which are virtually deliberately not ‘flattering.’ All of the cut-outs, the key-holes, and ruching. The poise that it takes to drag off these outfits, it’s badass.”
“For the previous two years, I’ve been engaged on my cookbook, Greater than Cake. It’s the toughest factor I’ve ever completed. I studied English lit and at all times had this fantasy that I’d write a e book, and I discovered my method again to writing by pastry. It feels very private and susceptible. We shot some pictures in my mother and father’ home in San Diego, it options a few of mom’s illustrations, and there are a number of pictures of Tini. I need folks to really feel like they hear my voice, so I’m simply going for it.”
Thanks a lot, Natasha! Pre-order her cookbook right here, when you’d like.
P.S. Extra ladies share their week of outfits, and Natasha’s tater tot cake.
(Images by Christine Han for Cup of Jo.)
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