Inaya
Malik
A multidisciplinary creative working at the intersection of movement, fashion, music and culture — between Chicago, Atlanta and Shenyang.
Creative Director · Dancer · Model · Artist Manager
A creative built across three cities and many disciplines.
Inaya Malik is a Black and Chinese multidisciplinary creative, born in Shenyang and raised in Chicago. Fluent in Mandarin and shaped by multiple cultures, she brings a singular perspective to fashion, music, dance and visual storytelling.
She began dancing at age 3, later coaching and choreographing for high schools and universities by 15. Her work now spans modeling, acting, creative direction, artist management, wardrobe styling and recording studio operations — held together by quick execution, clear communication and lasting relationships.
Cultural Perspective
Black and Chinese, fluent in Mandarin and connected to creative communities across Chicago, Atlanta and Shenyang.
Performance Foundation
Trained in ballet, jazz, modern, hip-hop, contemporary, Chinese folk and tap.
Production Range
Campaign planning, model sourcing, artist support, studio coordination, styling and music video direction.
Six disciplines, one creative voice.
Hire Inaya for a single discipline or for end-to-end creative direction. Select a service below to see scope and recent work.
Case studies across fashion, music & movement.
A focused selection of recent projects — shot, styled, directed and danced.
Fashion
Soft Power
Music
Neon Liturgy
Dance
Body / Language
Studio
Xen Studios — Year One
Styling
Soft Tailoring
Editorial gallery
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Trusted by brands, artists & studios.
A growing roster of collaborators across fashion, streetwear, music and culture.
Featured recognition
Internship offer from Black Entertainment Television following a conversation with Louis Carr, Chief Executive of Advertising at BET.
Fashion · Brands · Events
- Beauty Empire Chicago·
- Iridium Clothing Co·
- 333 Half Evil·
- Stock Boy Chicago·
- The Chicago Streetwear Expo·
- Prospera·
- Broken Hustle·
- Flourish IP·
- Blitzz·
- Salute The World US·
- AP Club·
- Sosa Brand·
- Enigamatic Brand·
- 3 Star Model Type US·
- Ethereal Worldwide·
- Nightchicago.us·
- Fortitude·
- Star Mafia·
- Phase Four Experiments·
- Jaded Solyn·
- Star Market Chi
Music · Artists · Studios
- PAQ Music Publishing·
- Xen Studios·
- Taylor Bennett·
- Adamn Killa·
- Xen Nightz·
- Thirteen Degrees·
- Kels·
- KioRacks·
- Mike DFG·
- Yobryy·
- Xella Red·
- Greyishere·
- Stable·
- Xotik·
- 7kCjay·
- WATER$·
- MEF Lab·
- Mama's Funk Palace
Creative, credible, consistent.
Working with Inaya means original creative strategy, fast execution and clear communication. She approaches every collaboration as a real relationship — her network, energy and cross-disciplinary range help brands and artists move from idea to polished execution.
Fast creative execution
Idea to shoot to delivery without losing the vision.
Cultural and visual instincts
A perspective shaped by Chicago, Atlanta and Shenyang.
Real relationships
A network across fashion, music and performance — built on trust, not transactions.
A foundation built early, refined every year.
Academic
- Southland College Prep High School · Class of 2026 · 4.6 GPA
- Spelman College · Psychology · Class of 2030
- Shenyang Normal University · International Business (Summer)
Dance
- The Joffrey Ballet Chicago · 2014–2026
- Pre-Professional Division · Full scholarship
Acting
- Southland College Prep · Theater, film club & speech team
- 1st place · IHSA dramatic duet acting
Start the conversation.
Brand campaigns, music videos, choreography, bookings — inquiries route to the right inbox automatically.
Inaya — direct
inaya.l.malik@gmail.comBookings, creative direction, modeling, choreography.
Xen Studios
studio@xenstudios.coStudio sessions, A&R, artist management, brand partnerships.
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