people Archives - MyTrendTales MyTrendTales Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:04:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 This Model’s Story is Super Inspiring https://mytrendtales.com/this-models-story-is-super-inspiring/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 06:43:44 +0000 https://mytrendtales.com/?p=5878 Haitian-American blogger, advocate, and model, Mama Cax couldn’t believe her luck when she was invited to walk in the first-ever White house Fashion show, but here she was, September 15th, 2016, walking the runway, all eyes on her. The event was a celebration of inclusive design, assistive technology, and prosthetics, and Cax ticked all the boxes. […]

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]]> Haitian-American blogger, advocate, and model, Mama Cax couldn’t believe her luck when she was invited to walk in the first-ever White house Fashion show, but here she was, September 15th, 2016, walking the runway, all eyes on her. The event was a celebration of inclusive design, assistive technology, and prosthetics, and Cax ticked all the boxes.

Born Cacsmy Brutus, she was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 14 and was given only 3 weeks to live. Luckily, she survived, but her right leg had to be amputated. “After my amputation, I was left with so many scars,” she shared with The Standard’s blog. “So, for me personally, I had trouble accepting a new body and loving it. And I went on a journey of trying to get to a place where I felt happy, but little did I know that I would bring so many people on that journey with me.”

Now, she uses social media as a platform to talk about body positivity, dismantling the image of what people with disabilities should be or look like. “When it comes to body positivity, it’s not something that I was raised to embrace,” she says. “I think a lot of us are raised in societies where body shaming is a norm. If you don’t look a certain way, you’re not accepted or you’re asked to change.”

Her journey to stardom is one that inspires many, with her undeniable fashion style being an added bonus. Follow her on Instagram for a boost of body positivity.

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Mama Cax For @henning So many reasons why I love this picture. When I first came up with the concept of a chrome silver leg I wanted something that looked fluid using Zaha hadid’s architectural designs as inspiration. The first prototype didn’t quite workout so @alleles and I went along with a simple chrome silver cover. The idea was simple, in contrast with my leg cover that’s painted with chalkboard paint( which is meant to be interactive and inviting especially with kids- I give them a piece of chalk and let them go crazy)- this one however was meant to be mirror like and a reflection of days where I don’t feel like interacting with Strangers on the metro or answer the myriad of questions I get asked daily. I imagined standing in a field of flowers where the reflection of my surrounding would almost make the leg look invisible- but it never translated as such in real life .. until this photograph. I love how it looks transparent and mimics a jellyfish. After my amputation I had so much body insecurities, if my future self came up to me and told me that one day I’d transcend these feelings and start seeing my body as art, I would never believe it. A piece forever In progress yet art at every stage. #mamacax . (S.N : this is a flexible ankle by @ossur it allows me to wear heels up to 3-3.5 in) _________________________________________

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]]> Haitian-American blogger, advocate, and model, Mama Cax couldn’t believe her luck when she was invited to walk in the first-ever White house Fashion show, but here she was, September 15th, 2016, walking the runway, all eyes on her. The event was a celebration of inclusive design, assistive technology, and prosthetics, and Cax ticked all the boxes.

Born Cacsmy Brutus, she was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 14 and was given only 3 weeks to live. Luckily, she survived, but her right leg had to be amputated. “After my amputation, I was left with so many scars,” she shared with The Standard’s blog. “So, for me personally, I had trouble accepting a new body and loving it. And I went on a journey of trying to get to a place where I felt happy, but little did I know that I would bring so many people on that journey with me.”

Now, she uses social media as a platform to talk about body positivity, dismantling the image of what people with disabilities should be or look like. “When it comes to body positivity, it’s not something that I was raised to embrace,” she says. “I think a lot of us are raised in societies where body shaming is a norm. If you don’t look a certain way, you’re not accepted or you’re asked to change.”

Her journey to stardom is one that inspires many, with her undeniable fashion style being an added bonus. Follow her on Instagram for a boost of body positivity.

View this post on Instagram

Mama Cax For @henning So many reasons why I love this picture. When I first came up with the concept of a chrome silver leg I wanted something that looked fluid using Zaha hadid’s architectural designs as inspiration. The first prototype didn’t quite workout so @alleles and I went along with a simple chrome silver cover. The idea was simple, in contrast with my leg cover that’s painted with chalkboard paint( which is meant to be interactive and inviting especially with kids- I give them a piece of chalk and let them go crazy)- this one however was meant to be mirror like and a reflection of days where I don’t feel like interacting with Strangers on the metro or answer the myriad of questions I get asked daily. I imagined standing in a field of flowers where the reflection of my surrounding would almost make the leg look invisible- but it never translated as such in real life .. until this photograph. I love how it looks transparent and mimics a jellyfish. After my amputation I had so much body insecurities, if my future self came up to me and told me that one day I’d transcend these feelings and start seeing my body as art, I would never believe it. A piece forever In progress yet art at every stage. #mamacax . (S.N : this is a flexible ankle by @ossur it allows me to wear heels up to 3-3.5 in) _________________________________________

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