Deadbeat Zine

DEADBEAT

A ZINE BY SYDNEY TURNER

Deadbeat is a zine for those of us that identify as social delinquents, boss girls, and rebels.

For the black sheep that want to break down creative, social and political boundaries that seem to stand in the way of young females.

Sound familiar? Come join us, meet like minded individuals and say yes to girl gangs!

" The world was about feminism and liberation, and perhaps they felt like women have the right to be just as stupid, promiscuous, risk-seeking, adrenaline junkies and violet as their male counterparts."

-Jake Adelstein.

TANIA Tania is a 21 year old young creative from London. She is currently studying Fashion Marketing and Branding. She would love to see a change in the industrys attitudes towards body postivity.

What does the term ‘boss girl’ mean to you?

It means a female is independent and gets things done on her own, she is in control of herself and has her own objectives. wHERE DO YOU SEE SUBCULTURES GOING IN THE FUTURE? I think subcutures are always changing, however you can see youth subcultures becoming more apparent on the runway. This is due to designers taking influence from them, such as Gosha Rubchinskiy has a unique take on street wear. whats the best thing about being female?

How versatile mens clothing is on females, and how it is acceptable to have a unisex style; more mascline one day and switching it up to girly the next. describe your style in three words Baggy, careless, indvidual.

Do you think its important to be unique?

No, I think people shouldnt think about being unique and simply just be themselves. That can be unique to some and not to others, but at the end of the day who cares?

GEMMA Gemma is originally from Birmingham, however the 21 year old is currently studying Marketing in Nottingham. In her spare time she thrives from being behind the lense of a camera.

What does the term ‘boss girl’ mean to you?

A woman who sees herself in the same ranks as a man, someone who isnt afraid to go out and get what she wants, a girl that is well and truly ‘bossin it’. wHERE DO YOU SEE SUBCULTURES GOING IN THE FUTURE? I think subcutures are evolving onto the catwalks, street wear is on the rise and designers are using subcultures as influences for their runway collections. whats the best thing about being female?

I would say that women tend to get away with more, we also have the best of both worlds, we can dress in literally anything we could desire. describe your style in three words Plain, Black, Baggy.

Do you think its important to be unique?

No, I dont believe it is important to feel that way, why would someone base their decisions around being ‘unique’, just be yourself!

mihaila Mihaila is in the final year of Fashion Communication and Promotion, the 20 year old lives in London, but sees herself moving to a more creative city; to her london has become unoriginal.

What does the term ‘boss girl’ mean to you?

My idea of a boss girl would be someone who is in control of their life and career. wHERE DO YOU SEE SUBCULTURES GOING IN THE FUTURE? I think subcultures are constantly changing, I no longer feel it is appropriate to ‘box’ people into categories anymore. Styles over lap, people seem to take influence from anything that grabs their attention.

I believe subcultures have become a lot less political, I think beliefs and style have become two separate things now. whats the best thing about being female?

The best thing about being female is being able to wear whatever we want, plus we get to experiment with makeup. I dont think girls get jugded as heavily as lads do for being ‘out there’. describe your style in three words Comfy, Baggy, Graphic.

Do you think its important to be unique?

I feel it is important not to conform to what everyone else is doing, just do what you feel is right. If that makes you unique then hey who cares?

BETH Beth is a 20 year old from Sheffield, she is currently studying Photography at Nottingham Trent University. She has descibed herself as a ‘black canvas’ and constantly updates the colour of her hair and experimets with new and fresh makeup ideas.

What does the term ‘boss girl’ mean to you?

To be incontrol of what you like to do, even if thats only your appearance, for example having crazy hair and wild makeup. wHERE DO YOU SEE SUBCULTURES GOING IN THE FUTURE? I see them expanding and hopefully becoming more accepted. whats the best thing about being female?

People assume that I am weak (in some ways they are correct) but its amazing to prove them wrong. describe your style in three words Dark, Slept In and Un-fashionale.

Do you think its important to be unique?

I think there needs to be an element of originality, howeever I believe everyone is different as a person, so really everyone is unique?

“ Fierce and loyalty was upheald.. and while they were anry at the world, at least they were angry together.�

-Beth web.