About the editor

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My name is Tawana, and VOLUPTÉ is more than a brand—it’s part of my healing.

For a long time, I lived in survival mode.

Hiding parts of myself to make others comfortable.

Shrinking my creativity to keep the peace.

Staying silent when I wanted to scream in color.

I’ve loved deeply, and I’ve hurt even deeper—especially in the spaces that were supposed to feel safest. Family, relationships, even my own thoughts became places where I abandoned myself just to feel accepted.

I’ve battled insecurity.

I’ve danced with depression.

I’ve talked to myself in ways I wouldn’t speak to a stranger.

But somewhere in the quiet, I started to listen.

To the part of me that still dreamed in textures and light.

The version of me that lit up when I slipped into a silk dress or styled an outfit like it was therapy.

The girl who always had too many ideas and no room to place them.

So I made a room.

VOLUPTÉ is that room.

It’s where I come to reclaim my voice.

To write what I feel, wear what I love, eat what nourishes me, and share it all with women who might be on their own journey back to themselves.

I’m still healing.

Every day I choose to protect my peace by removing toxic energy—from people, from patterns, from my own mouth.

I’m more mindful of what I put in my body, what I say to myself, and what I allow in my spirit.

And I’m finally falling in love with my body—not because it changed, but because I did.

This space is soft, but it’s strong.

It’s about fashion, yes—but also freedom.

It’s about beauty, but also boundaries.

It’s about showing up fully—hurt, healing, and holy—all at once.

If any of this feels familiar, you’re not alone.

You’re just on your way back home to yourself.

And I’m right here with you.

Welcome to my story. Welcome to VOLUPTÉ.