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F OT R STREETWEAR
Streetwear World Wide
Streetwear Nation
STREETWEAR NEWS
SPRING TRENDS
FOTR NYFW CAPSULE REVIEW
2020 FASHION WEEK RECAPS
Cover: IG: @justintouvor
s r o t i d E m o r F r e tt Le Welcome to FOTR Magazine -A streetwear tabletop fashion magazine. Let us introduce ourselves: we are the team behind Fresh Off The Rail Streetwear Fashion Week, the largest streetwear fashion week in the US. We are deicated to creating platforms to highlight streetwear and streetyle culture golbally. We will learn from one another what a streetwear magazine is and what it can be, in our always changing new world of fashion. FOTR Magazine is about trust, fashion and partnership: We, the editors, will strive always to keep you engaged; you, the readers, are free to engage with us or to reject us.
Collaborating with photographers and models around the globe as they capture streetwear images in the cities and countries they reside led to the creation of our Streetwear Nation section. It is our goal to grow the streetwear nation segment of FOTR magazine to 25 percent of the content seen each issue. Lastly, this month we are giving readers a recap of our NYFW capsule featuring 7 emerging brands and the Fall/Winter 2020 Fashion Weeks from some of the industries most infouential brands. We thank each and every one of our supporters and look forward to this journey. we have eagerly embarked upon.
Contributors ROMAINE S /EDITOR-IN CHIEF EOUTEE WAUX /CREATIVE DIRECTOR ERIC MAY /LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER NYLAH MAY/ADVERTISING AUDREY BURTON/ SOCIAL MEDIA
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Fesh Off The Rail recently produced a streetwear capsule presentation for 7 up and coming brands during NYFW. The brands came from all over the country some with their first trips to the Big Apple so you can imagine what an impression some of these guys were left with. The presentation were held on Thursday, February 6th in the heart of Chelsea from 5pm to 8pm with an after-party that followed. Refreshments provided by Oxley Gin and photos by Ken Grille Fashion Photography. Participating brands included: Havoc Company from Michigan, Run Da City Clothing from Lafayete, LA, Hayven Brand from Kansas, MO, Oh Ok Apparel from Houston, TX, Haute Fleaux from Lake Charles, LA, Risk is Key and IF Legends from Houston, TX.
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St reetwear Nation What does streetwear mean to you? A writer from Inverse Culture states, “Streetwear fashion is contemporary, usually casual clothing that is worn by urban youth subcultures. That definition is vague as streetwear is an all-encompassing umbrella of styles & themes - similar in vein as the hip-hop genre is to music”. That being said, have you ever wondered how street style looks around the world? What are the cultural influences and similarities the street wear nation have in common? In order to capture the art, fashion, lifestyle and the culture of streetwear we have partnered with photographers from around the globe to get their perspective on street wear through their images. From China, Tokyo, Europe and the U.S. we have you covered. .
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Delhi, India IG: @ritikchettri
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Los Angeles, California IG: @jonlaflare
Herrera, Panama Photo: @carpediemvisual
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Frankfurt, Germany Robin Sascha IG: @sascha_amaniel
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New York, New York Shemari Banks IG: @the_mari_mcqueen
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Los Angeles, California IG: @atikhunk Photo: @izzi.bombdizzi
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Liege, Belgium IG: @justintouvor
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Carolina Forest, South Carolina Photo: @zay_hoodie Model: @keyanaa121
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Los Angeles, California IG: @atikhunk Photo: @izzi.bombdizzi
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Seoul, South Korea IG: @shinnashinna
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St. Paul Minnesota IG: @sadeklunique
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Berlin, Germany Mooe IG: @ mooe_so
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YaoundĂŠ, Cameroon IG: @theophile.scott
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St. Paul Minnesota IG: @sadeklunique
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Berlin, Germany Mooe IG: @ mooe_so
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FEATURED BRAND This months featured brand is the brainchild of 10 year old JJ Dickson from Houston, TX. The IF Legends (International Fashion) brand is comprised of collective ideas and thoughts that derived from the fashion legends and folklores. Jeremy ‘JJ’ Dickson and his classmate, Christian Tan, from Wharton Elementary School in Houston, TX were charged with creating a business as a class project. Together they created a company called IF Gaming. IF Gaming was derived from their favorite game ROBLOX. The ‘I’ stands for Ice and ‘F’ is for Foudan which is Christian and Jeremy’s ROBLOX usernames, respectively. JJ, his love for eclectic fashion and a little motivation from designer Travis Hamilton, has taken the name to further heights with IF Legends. The graffiti and abstract art pieces designed by JJ Dickson are street wear styles ready for any school year.
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK TAKEON Founded in 2018 in Soho New York, TAKEON serves to create and bridge the gap between women’s wear and streetwear. Co-founders Chelsea Ma and Jessica Zhao strive to cross over quality, design and culture. As female streetwear enthusiasts, Chelsea and Jessica noticed that there was something missing when it came to “streetwear” clothing for women. “I feel that women are often underrepresented when it comes to streetwear. Streetwear culture can often become a boys club but I believe that girls can wear mens suits and guys can wear women’s cardigan if they choose to.” states Chelsea. Both co-founders work to pursue quality, integrity, and originality for women and men within the new world of fashion. TAKEON currently sells in dozens of store world wide including Shanghai, New York, and Tokyo. Having completed 15 pop-ups in Soho New York, TAKEON continues to build a community centered brand that focuses on unisex and utility wear.
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LONDON FASHION WEEK HAREM LONDON HAREM London is a genderless brand founded in 2015 by two entrepreneur sisters; Creative Director Dee and Managing Director,Begum Ozturk. The two sisters empower and complete each other asa team, and as leading women they are proud to be a part of a much wider community of female entrepreneurs and innovators. HAREM London combines two different worlds: London and Istanbul, East and West, heritage and future, belonging and searching. HAREM is about feeling comfortable with a global cross-cultural identity and the brand express an experience of diverse identity with pieces that blend influences, fabrics and techniques from both countries and cultures.
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MILAN, ITALY FASHION WEEK ICEBERG Iceberg presents Fall/Winter 2020, a contemporary, luxury, sporty, grungy and punk womenswear collection. The new season encapsulates the brand’s luxury world: specialized knitwear, outerwear with diamond-shaped quilting, the skillful mix and match of fabrics and all the details that define elevated sportswear with cartoon influence. The undisputed star of this collection is the brand’s knitwear expertise. Technical three-dimensional knitwear, glossy, luxurious and meticulously designed. Macramé angora, fluffy mohair and wet-look sequins on relaxed, comfy silhouettes. Slanting geometric patterns play with the diagonal maxi sports shapes.
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