I make things. I wear things. I film it all.
Slow fashion creator, handmade apparel designer, and Brooklyn-based artist with 40K followers on Instagram — and a community that actually shows up.
My content lives at the intersection of slow fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and the deeply personal. I shoot my own pieces, style my own looks, and tell stories that are rooted in real making — not trend-chasing. My audience is here because what I make is genuinely weird, genuinely handmade, and genuinely mine.
I'm open to paid brand partnerships that fit the world I've built. If your brand belongs in that world, let's talk.
Contact: contact@raphaellanyc.com
By the Numbers
40K followers on Instagram (@raphismadeit)
Multi-platform — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts
NYFW SS26 — showed at New York Fashion Week
Independent brand since 2020, growing without shortcuts
The numbers back it up, but the community is what brands keep coming back for. These are people who follow because they care — not because an algorithm pushed a sponsored post.
What I Cover
My content doesn't stay in one lane — because my life doesn't. Here's where you'll find me:
Slow Fashion
Handmade, upcycled, made-to-last. This is the heart of everything. I design and make my own pieces, and I talk about why that matters.
Beauty
Makeup, skin, and the ritual of getting ready — with a lot of personality and zero filters on the weird stuff.
Lifestyle
Brooklyn life, studio life, the chaos and the calm. What it looks like to run a one-woman operation and still have a full life around it.
Making & Behind the Scenes
Process videos, studio footage, pattern-cutting, screen printing, the before and after. People love watching things get made — especially when the maker is this chaotic.
Workout
My fitness life, on my terms. No aesthetic-only content. Real workouts, real body, real voice.
Travel
Where I go shapes what I make. Travel content with a creative eye and a maker's perspective.
Paid Collaborations Only
I don't do gifted deals. My time, reach, and creative output have a rate — and that rate reflects what I actually bring. Here's what a partnership with me can look like:
Instagram Reels
Short-form video content created and posted to my Instagram, styled and shot in my aesthetic. Product integrations, brand storytelling, creative campaigns.
TikTok UGC
Vertical video content for TikTok — native to the platform, built in my voice. Can be used as organic content on my channel or licensed for your brand's paid ads.
YouTube Shorts
Auto-posted from my content flow or created for short-form YouTube. Great for brands that want multi-platform reach without the multi-platform budget.
Brand Integrations
Weaving your product into my content world naturally — not a billboard, not a forced mention. Products that belong in my studio, my wardrobe, or my daily life.
Brand Ambassadorships
Ongoing, recurring partnership. I become a consistent face for your brand across content, platforms, and time. Best for brands whose values actually align with mine — slow, intentional, creative, weird.
Content Licensing
UGC created for your brand's own use — ads, email campaigns, social assets. Full creative brief collaboration, delivered to spec.
The Case for Collaboration
I'm not a content factory. I'm a designer, a maker, a self-taught artist, and a bilingual creator with roots in Mexico City and a studio in Brooklyn. My great-grandmother was the first female muralist in Mexico. I grew up surrounded by painters, musicians, and people who made things because they couldn't not.
That's the lens everything I create goes through.
When I feature a brand, it's because it actually fits into my world. My audience knows the difference — they've been here long enough to recognize when something's forced. So they trust me when I say something's worth their attention.
Real handmade brand with real credibility in slow fashion
NYFW SS26 presence
Bilingual reach — English and Spanish speaking audiences
A community that's engaged, not just following
Content that looks like mine, not like an ad
Let's Make Something
If your brand wants a collaborator who brings a genuine creative perspective, an engaged audience, and a track record of showing up — reach out. My team handles rates and logistics.
contact@raphaellanyc.com
Paid collaborations only. All inquiries go to my social media management team, who will respond with rate information and next steps.
