Femilicious is a riso-printed publication exploring the complexities as well as the joys of femininity within a contemporary context. Both playful and serious, it draws inspiration from camp, embracing exaggeration, style, and excess. The publication brings together a diverse range of contributions—including interviews, essays, and visual work—that explore topics ranging from girlhood, online culture, and anthropology to femicide, gender-based violence, ways of looking, and the performativity of femininity.
Rather than shying away from visual codes often dismissed as "girly" or "feminine," the publication consciously reappropriates these aesthetics and plays with them. For me, this deliberate embrace of femininity and girliness becomes a feminist gesture of resistance, reclaiming qualities that are often seen as shallow, silly, or superficial and repositioning them as powerful, expressive, and worthy of serious engagement. It demonstrates that something visually "girly" and playful can also carry depth and critical meaning.
At the same time, these aesthetics invite readers to reflect on how femininity is shaped from an early age, how it comes with unspoken expectations, and how deeply intertwined it is with consumer culture. Rather than trying to resolve these contradictions, the publication embraces them, playing knowingly with stereotypes through humor, exaggeration, and camp while leaving space for critical reflection.