Latina Nails Are The Culture’s Most Overlooked Art Form

Kalysse also draws her inspiration from the cultural milieu around her. “Living in New York, inspiration is literally everywhere. You can just walk outside and see something and be like, ‘Oh, that looks really cool. Maybe I’ll apply this to how I want to dress today or how I want to do my nails,'” Anthony says. She also draws inspiration for her manicures from works of art she’s seen at her favorite museums. The Guggenheim, the Met, and the Spike Lee exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum have all served up recent muses, as have fashion shows from the past: “In the future, I dream of integrating fashion into nail art. I imagine taking inspiration from archival runway images and interpreting the looks on each nail,” Anthony says. “Fashion and nails kind of go hand in hand. It’s a medium to express yourself, and it’s constantly evolving.”