Maya Kokerov

My Goddess Complex is an inclusive online publication and now podcast that celebrates culture, fashion, art, music and identity. It is a platform for all but is especially dedicated to sharing the perspectives of diverse creatives, especially women, LGBTQ+ people and people of colour.

The podcast features editors in chief, Jill and Maya, who delve deeper into a range of (sometimes scandalous) topics, from films, TV, music, internet culture, the arts, current affairs and social issues – from a nuanced and critical lens. It’s worth noting, they’re both geminis.

Jade McFadden is the CEO and designer of JadeMcFadden.com, an ecommerce fashion brand which launched in 2018.

Innovative and unique, Jade McFadden offers modern and chic pieces that cater to women, men and children. You can also find sleek home products, from candles to curtains, as well as personal care products like lipsticks – and even organic beard and moustache oil!

Jade speaks to MGC about being a female CEO, her wardrobe must-haves and how she built her unique brand!

It’s great to have...

Luxury is undergoing a sustainability revolution. In the 2020s, ethics and sustainability have shifted from corporate catchphrases to tangible ‘status goods’. To remain competitive, brands and retailers must demonstrate a transparent commitment to the environment and actively play a role in minimising waste and carbon emissions.
While governments are discussing regulations to help steer the fashion industry in a more environmentally friendly direction, consumers are the real driving force beh...

Managed a team of web developers and a graphic designer in producing this website. Used Wordpress to update the site and wrote the entire text by working closely with the ceo.

Maya Kokerov takes us through her recommendations of books by women you should be reading this year.
March was Women’s History Month, a month dedicated to commemorating and celebrating not only women themselves but the vital role they have played in shaping history, culture and society. Sadly, March also transformed into a moment of deep reflection on the systemic discrimination and violence which women are victim to daily. Sarah Everard’s murder, in the week around International Women’s Day,...

A podcast about arts, culture, music, fashion, social issues and commentary hosted by Maya and Jill. It is an extension of the My Goddess Complex online publication.

Regina King in a queenly (not sorry for the pun), custom gown by Nicolas Ghesquière for Louis Vuitton. The sky blue shade, gold embellishments and winged shoulders are whimsical and regal, a cross between Cinderella and a butterfly.
I wouldn’t be mad if Amanda Seyfried left me on ‘red’– especially if it came in this striking Armani Privé tulle gown.
Lakeith Stanfield’s Saint Laurent jumpsuit shows us he is in tune with the seventies spirit that’s now, affirmatively, back in style. One word: s...

In this series, we focus on a variety of issues around agriculture and our current food systems to begin exploring how we might solve them. In our previous article, Dr. Anya Perera considered how agriculture and its workforce can be transformed for a more sustainable future.

Here, we continue discussing sustainability through an agronomic lens, examining how current farming practices are accelerating soil erosion with potentially dangerous and irreversible consequences.
What is topsoil?
As th...

“TikTok is letting young women be more themselves without shame. It’s also helping society realise that things shouldn’t be dismissed simply by virtue of being liked by girls.”

The future of journalism has never been more unpredictable, but 21 aspiring or newly established young journalists from a wide range of countries recently tried to look ahead to “The European Media Landscape in 2030” over four weeks of digital seminars. LSE Media and Communications MSc graduate Maya Kokerov reports on the M100 YEJ Workshops, part of the Sanssouci Colloquium.
It’s clear that digitalisation is becoming the main technological trend for our social and cultural life. Beyond mere e...

Under the title "The local-global nexus: Exploring new strategies for local journalism in the post-covid era", this year's participants of the Young European Journalists Workshop (M100YEJ) dealt with the future of (local) journalism in a global world along the dimensions of politics, economy, society and innovation from August 27 to September 17, 2020. The central focus of the workshop was the subsequent interdisciplinary scenario process on the future of Europe's media landscape in 2030. An ...

Cover magazine, p 40-47, ‘How COVID-19 infected fashion’

Commercialised St. Valentines’ Day is fast-approaching and yes, its still lockdown. We’ve all been looking for a reason to celebrate or dress up during these isolated times and what better way than an annual (albeit capitalist) holiday? For long-distance lovers living apart, for those lucky enough to be locked down together and for your own self-love; here’s an inspirational list of things to treat yourself/your partner to this Valentines Day.
We can promise they won’t be too cheesy, although...

Retrofuturism is the fantastical dream of our past. It refers to how people of bygone eras envisioned the future, and its distinctive aesthetic has breathed renewed life in fashion, furniture and, naturally, across social media.
Here’s a very basic analogy of retrofuturism:
In Steven Spielberg’s Back to the Future II (1989), all the skater boys are armed with hoverboards instead of the electric scooters we’re making do with now. Needless to say, our 2015 looked a bit more prosaic than Spielbe...

Just off the main entrance of Somerset House, you enter a room where time moves more slowly than the place from which you came. Two silhouettes in the distance metamorphose into distinct figures, chaotically draped in full-skirted gowns – one in royal blue ruffles with dashes of stark white linen, the other chaotically adorned in hues of pink and purple and placed slightly off kilter, her hands straining for balance. Dozens of thick tentacles, belonging to the octopus which has seemingly engu...