MATERIAL is a digital space dedicated to the discussion of fashion and fashion-related news. In creating this platform, we hope that readers can enrich their understanding of fashion phenomena and explore the ways in which fashion can influence, and be influenced by, our socio-political climate. We want to demonstrate that fashion can extend beyond its ‘materials’ — to encourage collaboration, establish community, and offer insights into who we are as developing human beings in a very materialistic world.

MATERIAL is a digital space dedicated to the discussion of fashion and fashion-related news. In creating this platform, we hope that readers can enrich their understanding of fashion phenomena and explore the ways in which fashion can influence, and be influenced by, our socio-political climate. We want to demonstrate that fashion can extend beyond its ‘materials’ — to encourage collaboration, establish community, and offer insights into who we are as developing human beings in a very materialistic world.

ARTICLES

An Editorial Isn’t Representation, It’s Marketing
Daniel Cox Daniel Cox

An Editorial Isn’t Representation, It’s Marketing

Should men be classified as popularists of intersectionality if they are participating in a stereotype-motivated photoshoot of what men and women should be? This article interrogates the blurred line between queer appropriation and representation, concluding as to why the current state of ‘progressiveness’ may be flawed with money involved.

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Magazine Review: i-D, Legacy & The 40th Anniversary
Daniel Cox Daniel Cox

Magazine Review: i-D, Legacy & The 40th Anniversary

This article discusses the 40th anniversary of i-D magazine and how important the power of family and community is in such a time of crisis with the pandemic. We discuss several articles in the magazine, concluding the importance of looking out for one another.

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