Based in Denver, Mars in Scorpio founder Alexander Ablola represents a younger generation of creatives in a rapidly developing city who work in a genre-bending, interdisciplinary, and collaborative way. Trained as a photographer, Ablola cites emotional honesty as the basis for the work that he produces; synthesizing a vast range of inspirations ranging from anime to punk, streetwear to fetishism. Prior to founding Mars in Scorpio as an online boutique, he was the co-founder of independent fashion publication Soft and Shallow. Soft and Shallow was notably featured in both local arts and culture publications (Westword, 303Magazine) and national level fashion publications (SHOWSTUDIO).