MYLES LOFTIN'S "TRUE BEAUTIES" MAKES ITS PARIS DEBUT

"True Beauties," a portrait series focused on the members of the House of LaBeija, opened at Maison Kitsuné Filles du Calvaire in Paris in 2022. The House of LaBeija are pioneering ballroom legends, catwalk superheroes, and lynchpins of the LGBQT+ community. Paper magazine interviewed Myles about collaborating with them for this project.

"In a series of shoots soundtracked by the likes of Azealia Banks and Cakes Da Killa," writes Paper, "Loftin invited members of LaBeija’s New York chapter to pose and perform for portraits to connect the house of today to its past, using a red backdrop and medium-format film to evoke the strength and power of the history wrapped up in the house, alongside black-and-white portraits to refocus on the individuals who make it up. 'The energy on set was just amazing,' Loftin says. 'It felt like family.'"

See more from the portrait series here.