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.
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Andrè Leon Talley: ‘The Chiffon Trenches’
The Chiffon Trenches, a memoir curated by Andrè Leon Talley, has given many industry workers an insight into the world of luxury fashion. With such a dramatic lifestyle into glamour and elegance, this text connotes how to navigate around the fashion world and how connections is important for survival.
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.