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New. York. City…
part time dental student, full time archivist
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kewl stuff by @anjbhusal

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family & nepal archives

We are just passing through you know … by @anjbhusal

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I’m not trying to create this distinction to be “different from other girlies” let’s just get that clear Hehee, it’s more of a soft acknowledgment of our existence in fashion and art, of being seen in a space where we are often overlooked.

I’m often labeled “desi”, a convenient way people group me into a broader South Asian identity. It’s not entirely wrong, but it doesn’t fully capture who we are. As a Nepali American, I’m part of that diaspora, but I also come from a culture shaped by something more specific, mountains, isolation, and deeply rooted indigenous traditions.

To express that, I will apply the term “Nepali Americana”. Not to separate us, but to be more precise. Where “Desi Americana” often reflects a more widely recognized South Asian experience, Nepali Americana speaks to what is less seen, mountain rooted culture, underrepresented artisanship, and traditions that haven’t been as globally defined.
There are two things that feel especially pervasive within Nepali culture, the color red and gold. Red isn’t just a color, it carries meaning. It represents, protection, femininity, continuity and devotion. Which we see in sindoor, tika, and glass bangles. Gold, often worn as jewelry, goes beyond decoration. It holds memory, identity, and even security for a lot of women, it’s something that is passed down.

Additionally, my proclivity toward Western heritage silhouettes started early, growing up in Maryland, going to a prep school, and watching the people around me dress in brands like L.L. Bean, Patagonia and sperrys. I was aware of that world, but not fully part of it, I couldn’t always afford what everyone else was wearing. Still, I was observing, absorbing the language of it. Now, as an adult with a more discerning taste, I’m naturally returning to those silhouettes, but on my own terms. I like to dabble across references, pulling from different places I’ve experienced and been shaped by.

Continue on substack :)

#contemporaryfashion #nepal #substack by @anjbhusal

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Let’s talk teeth and art for a second.

I don’t like being labeled into pithy little categories that are associated with the profession we choose. When I tell people I’m in dental school, the response is sometimes reduced to just, “dentistry has one of the highest suicide rates”…… like ma’am
Like any other field, dentistry has areas that are outdated, research, techniques, technology. But those aren’t the problems I’m trying to solve frankly.

My question has always been -> how do I integrate a creative practice into dentistry? And the answer is more obvious than people think, but also more complex than it’s often reduced to.

Grills are the immediate reference point. They’re everywhere, embedded in music, fashion, and identity. But in most cases, they remain surface level, decorative, sometimes gimmicky, rarely pushed to their full potential as design objects.

At the same time, designers have circled the same territory. Alexander McQueen explored the jaw as structure and symbolism. Maison Margiela has treated the mouth as something sculptural, almost architectural (& somewhat jarring lol)
The interest is there, but it hasn’t been fully developed within dentistry itself.

And historically, this isn’t new. Dental adornment has existed across cultures, Mayan inlays, Viking modifications, where teeth functioned as markers of identity and expression, not just utility.

So the gap isn’t conceptual. It’s probably more so practical. It hasn’t been fully tapped, at least not in a way that integrates clinical precision with design intention. I’m still early in all of this, like most people in their twenties I’m just learning, experimenting, refining. Which honestly feels like throwing darts in a dark room hoping something sticks.

But one thing feels certain: I’ll be working within dentistry and art for a long time.

So the direction seems clear. So it’s not just drill and fill, but creation. Not just function, but form (“to restore form and function” iykyk)

If dentistry is already a medium, then it can hold more, more innovation, more creativity and more, for a lack of better words “fun”.
#dentistry #art #moderndentistry #design #fashion by @anjbhusal

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good morning, happy to be here and happy to share <3 by @anjbhusal

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mom in her 20s in her studio apt kinda pics by @anjbhusal

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favorite dress n place by @anjbhusal

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