KhrystyAna

Countless times I’ve been asked things like: “How are you so confident to pose like this?” “To wear this?” “To show your body this way?” And the truth is… I don’t think confidence looks the way many people think it does. I want to answer these questions yet .. yet I’m thinking a lot lately about how quickly we assign meaning to what we see. Confidence. Beauty. Happiness. Freedom. We scroll , see an image and instinctively decide what someone must feel inside of it. But so much of what gets interpreted as confidence is simply performance that became socially rewarded. And I don’t mean “fake.” I mean learned. Conditioned. Practiced. Repeated. Especially women, wee learn very early which versions of ourselves get praised more loudly 😳😳😳 So we perform… Sometimes consciously. Sometimes without even realizing it anymore. And yet, underneath all the presentation, styling, posing, posting,… there is still just a human being trying to exist honestly inside all of it. No?… 💚 Truthfully, I’ve taken photos while feeling powerful. And I’ve taken powerful looking photos while feeling deeply fragile. Sometimes confidence is real. Sometimes it’s protection. Sometimes it’s curiosity. Sometimes it’s art. Sometimes it’s simply me trying to make peace with being perceived at all. Maybe that’s why being perceived can feel so vulnerable sometimes. Even in our most “beautiful” moments. (And by putting “” to “beautiful,” I mean socially acceptable beautiful . .. as truly many more moments can be seen beautiful than what we’re taught to see as such Images @victoriajanashvili and @tylerpatrickkenny

Every post we lay our eyes on… is just a moment. Not the full picture. Not the before. Not the after…. And somehow, it’s easy to forget that. Easy to build a whole story around someone’s life from a single frame. I catch myself doing it too. Thinking how far removed my life must be from theirs. Ahhhh..:Her style is always perfect. Her life always looks fun. But chances are… she’s also at home in a stretched-out t-shirt most days, just like me. So who am I to decide what someone else’s life really looks like? We all have our highs, our lows… and a lot of ordinary in between. And honestly….. the ordinary is just as worthy as any moment we choose to post. I love you guys FYI post inspired by incredible @tori_the_therapist

New test shots by @carolpersons 💚💚💚💚💚

We wear new celebrity makeovers like they have anything to do with us. Like they’re no longer their own people, they’re OUR FILTERS we casually see ourselves through. Have you gone a day without any chance of wishing for something to be even a tiny bit different about your look? This may not apply to many of you, but some of us live with this additional LIMB of consciousness nobody asked for. This limb points its sharp like a knife finger at every little thing that can change in us, as if it empowers us towards a “better life”. Little sneaky Liar. Then is not a life. Then doesn’t exist. The what exists is your current body and face, absolutely deserving of every inch of your loving accepting attention, your nurturing gaze … time is NOW. You are now. Can we live a day bathing ourselves in self -kindness … or an hour ?… one minute? #bodydysmorphia #selflove Wearing @knix shorts @hypeachboutique organic cotton Tshirt

Few of my favorites from last @naturalizer campaign 💛💛💛💛 And so fun to work with @mmmmelonee always ! Just a beautiful person you are @nomadmgmt Photos @daymion_ Styling @debswatson Makeup @aprilladynyc Hair cut and color @matonosalon by @jessicalynncolorist

Learning from the best #antm #americasnexttopmodel

Would you let me coach you? Let me take you to the finals #antm #americasnexttopmodel #topmodel #tyrabanks #antm25

New snaps . Refreshed my book again and again By @raulromo Styling @gracesmith.7

Modeling is a craft Modeling is not a magazine cover. It’s not celebrity makeup. It’s not just being “beautiful” and writing model in your bio. It’s study. It’s repetition. It’s showing up even when there’s no paid shoot that day. Full-time modeling doesn’t mean shooting Monday through Friday. It means dedicating yourself like it’s a 40-hour work week anyway. Studying poses. TESTING movement. It’s asking “How do I sell these shoes today?” and coming up with new poses ,it’s pushing the limits little by little and not afraid to look weird Modeling isn’t boxed into WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE ( limiting belief) It’s what you do with what you look like. As a curve model, I don’t get to rely on default angles. I train balance. Control. Range. Because selling sneakers isn’t standing still it’s showing ease in motion. This is work. And I take my craft seriously. I hope you do too. I’m always here to support new models - reach out , let’s chat always 💚💚💚💚 Shoes @naturalizer Grey set @knix #modeling #movements #posingforthecamera #posing @bollare

Great minds dress alike @prettyconnected x @khrystyana Wearing @twin.thatswhatineed pink set @easyspiritofficial shoes @shop.luvyouluvme jewelry @sunglasshut glasses #galentines Shot by @aliciaserrani

Fresh images by @jennamohn 💚💚💚 Styling @gracesmith.7 @naturalmodelsla @statemgmt

Multi layered yet bare and simple all at the the same time under eye of one consciousness Clear and buzzing How clear is your consciousness today? Shot by @sequoiaemmanuelle Hair and makeup @pavyartist x @debramacki Wearing @nakedwardrobe