Jordan Ellis is standing on the street nest to a yellow van. She is wearing a New York Comic Con Tshirt

Portrait of a Fangirl – Episode Two: “Jordan Ellis”

Portrait of a Fangirl is a new web series created by Monica Duarte and Emily Schuck. At the core of the project is the necessity of telling the stories of women who have found inspiration, growth, and power through fandom. Our second episode features Jordan Dené Ellis, owner of the geeky fashion brand Jordandene. She is also the co-editor of the Sartorial Geek, a geeky lifestyle magazine, podcast, and website.

Episode Two: Jordan Ellis

In this episode, Jordan tells us how she started creating geeky fashion, and discusses her feelings on gatekeeping, the fangirl community, and finding your geeky people.

Portraits

Jordan stands against a wall covered in graffiti. She is wearing a shirt that says "Don't judge a comic by its movie"
Savannah Lauren Photography

Portrait of a Fangirl began as a photography project with the goal of capturing the rich and diverse manifestations of fangirling. The idea was to take portraits of geeky women as a way to celebrate their fandoms. We soon came to realize that, even though a picture—as the cliché goes—as indeed worth a thousand words, these women are so much more than their fandoms and so much more than their portraits. As a result, we decided to interview them and find out more about them. What resulted was a web series. But, to us, the photos are still important. We believe that having photos of what fangirls do like would help break the stereotype of what a fangirl alleged to be. Fangirls are found everywhere from sports, music, movies, books, history, and countless other fandoms and their expression vast and unique.

Jordan is sitting on a front porch steps/ Wearing a shirt from her clothing brand. The shirt reads "bloody hell"
Photo by Savannah Lauren Photography

Typically, we ask the fangirls that we feature to chose outfits that reflect their personal style, personality, and expressions of fandom. For this episode, the portraits were provided by Savannah Lauren and Phil Provencio. Jordan shared with us the photos she loves the most.

Five women stand below a bridge in New York City wearing Tshirts from Jordan's fashion brand
Savannah Lauren Photography

A common theme in Jordan’s photos is fashion and community. You can see the importance of both in her life through both her photos and in her interview. In this episode, she discusses the impact that social media has made in her friendships and in her business. These photos showcase the merging of both these things. The models wearing her brand’s tee shirts and bomber jackets are friends she has made along the way.

Photo shows five models in urban New York city wearing bomber jackets from Jordan's clothing company
Savannah Lauren Photography
Jordan and her friend sit on porch steps wearing matching shirts that say "bloody hell"
Savannah Lauren Photography
Jordna and a friend stand back to back on an urban street.
Savannah Lauren Photography
Jordan and four friends stand and embrace and hug one another during a photo shoot
Photo by Phil Provencio

The Sartorial Geek is a magazine that Jordan co-edits with Liz Crowder Serota. Jordan and Liz are college friends who came together to create what ultimately turned into the Sartorial Geek. It acts as both a platform and a community for geeks. They focus on pop culture, girl power, and unique stories through articles from a vast range of contributors.

Jordan Ellis and Liz Crowder pose for a photo while holding up copies of The Sartorial Geek magazines
Jordan Ellis and Liz Crowder

Jordan And Liz pose for a phot

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To learn more, check out these links:

Portrait of a Fangirl Trailer
Temple Of Geek Podcast Announces Portrait Of A Fangirl
Portrait of a Fangirl – Episode One: “Utahime Cosplay”

Video by Monica Duarte
Edited by Emily Schuck
Produced by Monica Duarte, Emily Schuck, and Danniel Slade

Photography by Savannah Lauren & Phil Provencio

Music:
“How Bout Nah” by roljui
“Grand Avenue” by Text Me Records / Bobby Renz
“Tea for Tat” by Verified Picasso

Author

  • Monica Duarte

    Born and raised under the California sun. Monica is the Editor-In-Chief at Temple of Geek. She also serves as Executive Producer of The Temple of Geek Podcast, Retro Rebel Podcast, and Portrait of a Fangirl. Lover of all things geeks but especially sci-fi like Doctor Who, The Expanse, Star Wars and Star Trek.

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Monica Duarte

Monica Duarte

Born and raised under the California sun. Monica is the Editor-In-Chief at Temple of Geek. She also serves as Executive Producer of The Temple of Geek Podcast, Retro Rebel Podcast, and Portrait of a Fangirl. Lover of all things geeks but especially sci-fi like Doctor Who, The Expanse, Star Wars and Star Trek.

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