You've made it very known that Beyoncé is a huge influence on you. I wonder how you think Beyoncé changed the game in that regard?ZL: “I think she's a little more fairytale feeling in the book, and the movie displays her mistakes and how she isn't perfect. Even if you're someone as cool and admirable as Stargirl, you're still going to make stupid mistakes and you're still going to have to learn from them.” was streamed over 3 billion times on Spotify and hits like “Lush Life” and “Never Forget You” have been piping through suburban malls and seedy nightclubs everywhere from Dublin to Dubai in the years since. Even the music itself — ready-made bubblegum productions hyphenated by Zara’s infectious Rihanna-esque vocal top lines — sounds ubiquitous, as if scientifically engineered to ride data-driven algorithms straight into the playlists of the widest range of consumers. But Zara isn't just another faceless pop product.Yu Tsai (named after her father) with her sister, Lizzy — opened Adanne in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, she chose the Igbo word meaning “she is her mother’s daughter” as the name for her store as a nod to her mother, Pauline, whose nickname is Adanne. Her store celebrates African American culture through its rich inventory of apothecary, tote bags, t-shirts, accessories, and of course, books.Courtesy of Darlene Okpo