Girl Crush was born one weekend this June over a large pot of summer tea. We had been thinking about making a zine, and the idea was so simple and so obvious, there wasn’t an alternative. A flurry of submissions, a very special contributor, many tireless nights of editing and designing later—and Girl Crush came into being. We threw a launch party last Friday at Thom Bar. —Thessaly La Force and Jenna Wortham

Thessaly La Force and Jenna Wortham, the zine's creators.

Amanda Fortini, Emma Straub, and Nozlee Samadzadeh-Hadidi.

Hamish Robertson and Claire Howorth.

Jenna Sauers and Dana Drori.

Arikia Millikan (left).