Jane Belfry Tell us about The BTWN and how you put the pieces together to create an agency that represents all body types: It’s an incredibly intense time. A reckoning for the Black community. And then a global pandemic. How has Covid affected your business? Are people still reaching out to plan editorial shoots? I see you’ve started a Mutual Aid Fund for Black Models. Can you tell us a bit about that: As a talent manager casting a wide range of women, have companies you’ve worked with offered less $ for minority women? How do you navigate that? Do you remember your first experience feeling shame about your body? I was 10. What experience did you have managing talent before you founded BTWN? Or did you learn on the job? What are your 5 essential beauty products? What was one of the most memorable campaigns you helped bring to life? Share any great books you’ve read lately: What are your favorite bra companies? Luckily there are more out there now for girls with bigger than a size C cup. What’s your skincare routine? We've all been cooking a lot more lately. What's for dinner tonight? When you started The BTWN, did you face any haters? The fashion industry can be a bitch. You feel most confident when: Your favorite restaurants in NYC/BK: What's one thing you hope to accomplish with The BTWN that you haven't yet? Has The BTWN helped you on your own journey to body self acceptance? The first vacation you plan post-pandemic will be to: Not sure if you're single or dating. But if you're single, have you still been going on "dates?" If you're in a relationship, has the dynamic shifted at all? Your vices: Thank you! Thank You
