Kyklos: About the first issue of the Future Fashion Zine

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Earth is an infinite landscape of beings whose lives are sustained by cycles. Each night we sleep under the watch of a moon which waxes and wanes, pushing and pulling with it the tides of the oceans. We bear witness to the annual cycle of seasons, watching as decay creates the space that life needs to take shape, and as life offers up blooms which feed the mouth of death. Though our perspective may waver, the law of nature declares that the times of dormancy and destruction we live through are also signs that renewal is imminent.

**Contactless pieces in these photos were purchased through DressX. Above: fluorescent pants by Nina Doll on Cathleen Deutsch.**
Credit: Anvi Agarwal

For nearly a century, clothing brands and parent corporations have fabricated an industry by convincing us we must “keep up” with what is fashionable. By design, we have been conditioned to buy clothes according to a busy calendar of seasonal luxury collections and never ending deliveries of fresh inventory to retailers the world over. The mayhem of modern fashion is unceasing and the only reason by which it abides is profit maximization. It has resulted in irresponsible extraction of resources, maltreatment and death of textile workers, rising amounts of toxins polluting our beautiful planet, and increasingly innumerable tons of textile waste rotting in the earth. H&M and Burberry, just two examples, have been exposed for incinerating unsold clothing because they produced too much inventory. An estimated 10% of donated clothes see a second life; the rest are trashed outright or sold to developing countries, where mountains of free t-shirts and jeans undermine once-flourishing local textile economies. Such notions as dressing in new outfits every season and keeping up with trends have been employed to make overproduction and overconsumption seem natural, when it is anything but.

Ancient Greek: [kýklos], κύκλος “cycles”

When Devin Gilmartin, Lily Cohen, Divya Moudgil and I founded the Future Fashion Group in 2018, we sought to educate the university community about the destructive nature of the conventional fashion industry and to create a space for NYU students to do the work that will transform it. Together we are changing how we and, by extension, how the world interacts with fashion– integrating a respect for the Earth and for each other, and incorporating the act of fashion as a love of beauty rather than a lust for what is new.

In the pages of this inaugural issue of the Future Fashion Zine, you will find voices that speak to where the fashion industry is in its evolution. Caroline Sourojon, Anvi Agarwal, and Olajide Adeleke explore the realm of digital fashion and it’s potential to disrupt the industry. Abby Fanucci and Emma Oliva expose greenwashing by brands like Reformation, and Nicoleta Krenteras interviews Marius Jung of Adidas and Carol Miltimore of Seek Collective. Abby Fanucci and Gabrielle Kwon report on the changing world of luxury fashion, and Emma Olivia discusses reforming wasteful shopping habits. Jaden Galvan illustrates the ingenuity of 3D printing by endeavoring to print a canvas bag, and Natalie Hohler and Emma Oliva explore the historical origins of contemporary fashion trends. Our editorial feature, Renaissance du Printemps, by Pamela Buscema draws inspiration from the growth and rejuvenation of springtime.

**Cover to the photo editorial celebrating Spring renewal.**
By Pamela Buscema

**Photography from Nicoleta Krenteras' interview with Carol Miltmore.**
Credit: Seek Collective

These members of the Future Fashion Group worked together in a variety of mediums and styles to create this first of many issues of the Future Fashion Zine.

Genevieve Carlson, Editor-in-Chief

Kyklos: About the first issue of the Future Fashion Zine

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KYKLOS: THE FUTURE FASHION ZINE 2021 SPRING ISSUE