Richie Shazam – SHAZAM: 190 Self-Portraits of Radical Glamour

In SHAZAM, multi-hyphenate artist, activist, model, and photographer Richie Shazam turns the camera on herself, presenting 190 film self-portraits that radiate unapologetic glamour and cultural fusion. Channeling the Bollywood royalty she once dreamed of becoming, Shazam appears draped in fragments of an orange sari, adorned with ornate South Asian gold jewelry, and crowned with a one-of-a-kind orange wig by stylist Jimmy Paul.

Published by IDEA, the book is both a fashion statement and a personal manifesto—offering an intimate, cinematic window into the world of one of New York’s most magnetic “it-girls.” Through bold styling, self-mythology, and fearless visibility, SHAZAM celebrates identity, beauty, and self-creation as acts of resistance and joy.