Sonny Oram is the founder of Qwear and a leader in the queer fashion movement. Sonny has been writing about, documenting, and experimenting with queer fashion for over 10 years, and has been called on as an expert in the media including Huffpo and Buzzfeed. Sonny has also been featured in Design*Sponge, QTYPE magazine, S Moda. In March 2016, Sonny spoke at South by South West's first official queer fashion panel.

Through Qwear, Sonny has helped launch famous campaigns such as #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike with Yasmin Benoit.

Sonny uses search engine optimization techniques to bring more diversity to search results for terms including “androgynous style”, “bisexual style” and “asexual.”

Sonny also brings their expertise to MIT as a Communications Officer. Their further talents expand to viola and painting.

As Qwear’s Fashion Director, Ru seeks to dismantle preconceived notions of gender expression and explore the identity constructs of queer fashion. Ru’s goal is to provide a platform for the community to share their stories with the aim of demystifying the borders of queer fashion and reinforcing queering fashion as an intimate experience closely related to one’s individuality.

Hailing from Scotland, with Trinidadian roots, this veteran designer and activist has immersed herself in queer theory and fashion for nearly a decade. A graduate of Rhode Island School Of Design, Ru merges their knowledge of queer theory and critical race theory with their passion for fashion. Recently, Ru’s work has been presented at Queer Fashion Week (2015), Rainbow Fashion Week (2015), The Institute Of Contemporary Art, Boston (2016 & 2017), and BU Art Galleries (2018).

Blessitt is a social justice advocate, digital strategist, and style expert who uses their love of activism and fashion to challenge the definition of beauty. 

By centering black, queer, femme, plus size, and disabled bodies in their work, Blessitt envisions a world people of all identities are celebrated and able to live freely and without apology. Most recently, their portrait can be found on display at the Eaton Hotel and Workshop, a socially engaged hotel and creative lab at the intersection of culture, media, hospitality, wellness, and progressive social change with locations in Washington, D.C. and Hong Kong. 

Blessitt currently resides in Washington, D.C. where they can often be found hosting brunch and mastering the perfect selfie. They currently serve on the board of the Chocolate City Burlesque and Cabaret Historical Society & National LGBTQ Workers Center.

Born and raised in The Bahamas, A.L. Major is a writer, social media specialist, mentor and lover of all things fashionably queer. They received their MFA from the Helen Zell Writer’s Program at the University of Michigan, where they received the Hopwood Novel Award. A.L. believes that it’s through fashion that we can disrupt our notions of what it means to be black, queer, trans, man, woman, dork, alien...You get the idea. Style, when it comes down to it, is just the confidence (and freedom) to express your true self and A.L. loves witnessing what their community has to offer. A.L’s work has appeared in Vice and Subtropics. Their novel is...in progress.

Serena Malave @_iamserenaax3 is a model and a trans woman of color who is helping people embrace themselves and find joy through fashion.

She uses fashion as a tool to keep her grounded in her identity and personhood despite society trying to invalidate her. Serena works and lives in honor of her beloved Bimyex - the first person to encourage her to be herself - who tragically passed away in 2021.

14-year-old Lia is a trans activist and Qwear Fashion’s Trans Youth Advocate. Lia has been modeling and designing clothing with Qwear Fashion since she was 8 years old. She performed in Qwear’s Dismantle Me (ICA, Boston Fashion Week, October 2015,) Femme Desire (Boston’s ICA, Boston Fashion Week, October 7th, 2016), and Legendary Children (BU Art Galleries, Feb 2018). Lia also modeled in Qwear’s editorial, Exploring Make Up As a Genderless Art Form.

Lia campaigned for and spoke at the Yes on 3 campaign, encouraging voters to vote yes for trans protections in Massachusetts, and was featured on the front page of the Boston Globe the day the bill passed. Lia loves to hangout and sleep. Lia’s favorite outfit is sweatshirts and jeans. Lia hopes to solve mysteries and become a forensic scientist.