That's Hot Zine Issue #1

THAT’S HOT! ZINE Issue #1 September 2020

WELCOME !

I am SO excited to be able to present our first ever edition of That’s Hot!, a zine created to promote all things fashionable, sustainable and anything in between! This project has been a long time in the making, and I can’t quite believe how beautifully it’s all come together.

Launching a zine is never easy, but putting one together during a pandemic adds so many extra challenges so I am so grateful to have had such an amazing team, such brilliant contributors, as well as the JCRs who believed in us and gave us the funding we so desperately needed, and who have made this possible.

I’d also like to give a massive thank you to Unicorn for letting us rent their incredible pieces for our shoots, our amazing local designers (check them out on insta and dm them for commissions!), and Anglia Print for printing us!!

Aaaand finally a massive THANK YOU! for opening up this zine and giving it a read! I hope you have as much fun reading it as we had making it <33333 **P.S All our shoots this edition were very covid safe and in line with government regulations at the time of shooting** Big love and hope you enjoy, Rose Shohet xoxo FB: @thatshotzine Insta: @thatshotzine

CONTENTS. 4-5 Faster than Fast Fasion- Grace Page 6-9 Designer #1: @fake.news.jpeg 10-11 On Redesigning “The Basics”- Alexandra Fruntașu 12-18 Photoshoot #1: Balaclava 19-21 Covid, Conglomerates, and the Curious Case of the Phantom ‘Fashion Calendar Reset’- Alec Holt 22 Girl in Red- Daria Koukoleva 23 Designer #2: Lucy Bowen 24-25 Beauty is Pain, Pain Beauty- Rose Shohet 26-31 Photoshoot #2- La Renaissance 32-33 Fat-Positivity and Sustainability- Jacq A 34-37 That’s Cold!- Arianne Abram-Moore 38 Nothing to Wear- Grace Page 39-41 Upcycling: Bringing the Best Out Of Your Ill-Fitting Clothes- Katerina Gramm 42-43 Desginer #3: @disgustinglyella 44-46 The Real Catfish of Sustainable Fashion- Lily Sheldon

FASTER THAN FAST FASHION Grace Page

To scroll through social media is to be entered into a games arcade without warning, every detail designed with the intent to mimic slot machines that thieve your attention and encourage your infinite scrolling in anticipation of a win. Now pair this landscape with that of the equally addictive shopping trip, and you are met with my new friend, the Instagram shopping tool. As if ASOS and Amazon werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already enough. As if I needed any encouragement.

It seems that every time I open the app, I am left wondering how it knows me so well, as countless offerings of the perfect jeans, jumpers, and jackets are presented on my screen. How convenient that those earrings I was gushing over in conversation only hours ago are now dangling over my head and whispering, urging me to buy them. Is it listening in? It must be. As I sit swathed in my duvet as I have been for months, I oblige, using my fingerprint to authorise purchase after purchase. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not exactly helping, Apple Pay.

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We were raised on the Internet and fed Wi-Fi to grow, but the innocent platform of photo-a-day challenges and over-saturated filters that I befriended at thirteen has since transformed, unrecognisable now as a perfectly formed Westgate cradled in my hand. Never again must I traipse around any shopping arcade, sprinting from door to door to avoid rain, frustrated at the fact that I can’t find exactly what I’m looking for and that the clothes don’t quite fit. The stark lighting and unflattering mirror of the Topshop changing room are exchanged for the familiarity of my bedroom, where I feel at ease to consume and consume, escaping the looks of judgement that I would receive while lugging home tens of plastic carriers crammed to breaking point. In place of the episodes in which I would envy the shoes of the stranger across the floor, and have to muster up the courage to ask from where they were bought, I need only scan through her profile to find them tagged, and within minutes they are wrapped up and on their way to my door. The postman drops them off the following day laughing while saying that he’ll see me tomorrow, just as he did yesterday, knowing too well that the regular deliveries serve as my attempt to remedy the emptiness of isolation.

Along with numbing the sharpness of my eyesight, so too does the bright-white display of my phone numb my appreciation of the new. Its ease and instancy encourage me to swipe and click over, and over, watching with delight as I continue to add and add to the virtual basket that won’t ever be too full.

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DESIGNER #1

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@FAKE .NEWS .JPEG (insta)

FAKE NEWS (esooko) Painting your trousers- £25 Premade trousers-£35

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T-shirts£20

Pocket pieces2 for £10

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ON REDEFINING “THE BASICS” Alexandra Fruntașu The set of clothing items viewed as “wardrobe essentials” is gradually being superseded by a set of guiding values and principles, such as self-expression, sustainability, minimalism and solidarity. This shift from the material to the abstract is crucial in adjusting to the digital era, where value isn’t quantifiable in palpable possessions. Unfortunately, virtual possessions are more likely to take centre stage at first. Gucci’s Sneaker Garage App, where users design their own virtual footwear, is a recent step forward in digital clothing. Even though it seems that our consumerist culture has a new-found medium, and “the wardrobe” hasn’t essentially changed, the current economic, health and climate crises are forcing upon us a less superficial approach to fashion. In the post-truth era, the access to reliable sources of information is the new consumption paradigm. Thus, common-ground ideas, values and principles would anchor us more into a shared sense of reality.

Self-expression, solidarity and sustainability are more important than ever.

The human body is constantly monitored and regulated, being a battleground between systems, institutions and authorities. The only way we can reclaim our bodies is by individualising them.

An outfit or even a single clothing item can be a signifier of gender identity, sexual or romantic orientation, political and philosophical convictions, and even of book or movie fandoms.

Therefore, a fashion choice can be a carefully articulated and impactful statement, helping the individual to identify groups of like-minded people.

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Solidarity is the binding force within a group. In fashion, it can break down the barriers of alienation and apathy through innovation –“The alienation generation” is a t-shirt logo from Marc Jacobs’s Heaven collection, which sets a masterful example for groups using glamorising self-irony as a creative spur to know, own and perhaps even overcome themselves – and the engagement in discussions about a cultural context at large – a famous case would be camp fashion, which was the theme of Susan Sontag’s essay Notes on Camp, that continues to initiate discussions and inspire events, such as the 2019 Met Gala. The social configurations of our generation are ultimately built upon wardrobes of identities.

Despite living increasingly insular lives, we use technological interconnectivity to put on identities in the fitting rooms of our chat windows and to parade on social media platforms.

Encouraged by peer acceptance, we end up adhering to the communities based on our chosen wardrobe of identities.

There are sustainable and non-sustainable ways for self-expression. The latter are indirectly responsible for climate change and reinforce wage gaps, polarisation and other societal ills, while the first are empowering, uniting people under common interests, messages and causes. I can’t help but compare fast fashion to blockbusters. Even if you don’t think of fashion as either art or industry, this binary opposition is consolidated through your day-to-day actions. We need to redefine our basic needs, interests and ambitions, and to pick our wardrobes accordingly.

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Rose’s white nightgown- her grandma’s nightie from the ‘60s Isabella’s baby blue slip dress: rented from Unicorn £6 Natalina’s pink dress: ‘70s vintage dress leant to her by Sunny’s friend Alice

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COVID, CONGLOMERATES, AND THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE PHANTOM ‘FASHION CALENDAR RESET’ Alec Holt.

In May of this year, Business of Fashion revealed their #rewiringfashion roadmap with no small accompaniment of fanfare and hyperbole, backed by a weighty raft of industry signatories. The proposal: nothing short of a fundamental overhaul of the annual luxury fashion calendar, capitalising upon the unique opportunity for a fresh start provided by the pandemic. As of now, however, the @rewiringfashion Instagram account is looking rather desolate, with no posts in the six months since that initial mission statement. Radio silence from BoF’s channels, too. Nor has there been any word from a collaborative Dries Van Noten-led initiative which set out a similar statement of intent in the early months of lockdown by means of an open letter.

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Neither proposal put any serious emphasis on the dispiriting environmental shortfalls of the luxury fashion industry, but a recognition of the unsustainability (in terms of both creativity and the climate) of its current pace was implicit in their exhortations to slow down and to “align to a new set of principles”. So, when can we expect this fabled deceleration?

Six months on, the first ship has already sailed with few aboard. The Spring/Summer 2021 shows largely went ahead without missing a beat; many even managed to have in-person audiences. There were some charming platitudes regarding the need to ‘go back to basics’, and the likes of Craig Green and Yohji Yamamoto sought to mirror the times with austerely ascetic collections of comparatively few looks, but generally, it was business as usual. Better business than usual, in fact – LVMH have already managed to bounce back to double-digit percentage growth in sales of clothing and accessories compared to the same quarter last year, while flagship brand Louis Vuitton felt that a minimal commitment to upcycling materials was ample justification for 120 looks on the menswear runway alone, accompanied by several capsule collections. So much for shifting the paradigm. The cadence of a uniquely pressurising industry hammers on unchecked.

Genuinely cheering news came in the form of the recently announced ‘Fashion Pact’, led by the Kering conglomerate and committed to by everyone from Adidas to Prada to mannequin manufacturers; collectively the signatories command a 30% share of the fashion market. Their focus on climate change – they aim to be carbon neutral by 2050 – and ecological preservation – sourcing materials involving zero deforestation and eliminating single-use plastic packaging by 2025 – is admirable, as is the transparency and accountability to which it is claimed the pact will hold its members.

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But still, it’s a far cry from the radical reinvention many hoped the Covid standstill would precipitate. Perhaps it is blithely naïve to expect multi-billion dollar corporations to be able to make the dramatic pivot towards a calendar model, which would give precedence to craft and restraint over volume and trend-based hype, still more so to think that they might actually want to if they do have the means.

Yet it has nonetheless been dismaying to see the determinedly enthused optimism of this spring dwindle into that familiar, complacent torpor which seems the logical conclusion of capitalist pleonexia.

Luxury fashion doesn’t have to be sustainable for another thirty years, using the Paris Agreement as its yardstick, and so it won’t be. Meanwhile, the marketability of their glacial gestures towards self-improvement safeguards more profit through more products sold at unsustainable rates. We need to buy fewer clothes, but the LVMHs, Kerings, and H&Ms of the world will never tell you that.

The pandemic is far from over, but any hope for the desperately needed hard reset it might have facilitated for the fashion industry is fast slipping through the cracks.

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GIRL IN RED Daria Koukoleva IG: @redwomenoxford

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DESIGNER #2

LUCY BOWEN

by ELENA HORGAN lucybowen.ie/collections

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BEAUTY IS PAIN, PAIN BEAUTY Rose Shohet My housemate just spent 10 minutes Trying to button up my corset— If this is what women bonded over in Victorian times, I bet they were all the best of friends— she keeps yelling “I’ve almost got it! It’s almost done!”

While I suck my stomach in And arch my back like some sort of Discount Playboy model It’s on now and I can barely breathe But it’s worth the pain, even though The wires are digging into my ribs; This hand-me-down, hand-painted Pastel pink and cerulean garment Makes my waist look tiny and Tricks me into thinking I have style; By which I mean I “bought it off my Cooler friend” But that’s what self-branding is all about, Right?

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CORSET BY EMMA CANO GRANT DEPOP: GRANTEMMAC

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ANNA MCDONALD & DANIELLE TWISS

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Oli’s Leather skirt - Unicorn £10 Black ruffs - Oli’s own from eBay I believe Black chiffon shirt- Oli’s Green jacket- oli’s Corset- orangey/red £22 handmade by chlo3g123 on depop Abby’s Black underbust corsetborrowed off a friend Basic White shirt- Oxfam £6

Grace’s White corset top with billowy sleeves- £6 second hand on eBay White ruff - handmade by Anna’s mum Red velvet dress- friend’s vintage dress from the 70s Headpiece- made by Anna from cocktail sticks and gold spray paint Grace’s Black beaded blouse- from a Bristol vintage shop Jewellery- a mix of antique (rings) and costume jewellery already owned/charity shop

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FAT-POSITIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY Jacq A

There is a problem with the sustainable clothing industry. They routinely ignore fat people, until it comes time to blame us for the industry’s shortcomings. The fashion industry has a long-term hatred of fat people, even going as far as turning down our money just to keep us out of their shops and ruining their image. In all of the suggested fashion promotional adverts that are directed at me on Instagram, not a single one goes up to a size I can wear. All of these adverts are also from sustainable companies. Bigotry in ‘progressive’ communities are nothing new to me, but it is depressing to see this hate literally dressed up as concern over the planet’s resources and working conditions. Eco-fascism is a term I’ve seen used more often, and it sums up how sustainable fashion deals with people it hates.

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Buying plus-size clothing in the UK is expensive, and the choice in the high street is limited at best. I live near to Westfield Stratford - the largest shopping centre in Europe.

There are no plus-size dedicated shops there, and only two shops that hold a plus-size section where I can try on clothes. There are more online options every day, but I can’t try these on to see if they fit me right, unless I want to pay return fees if I don’t like them. Charity/thrift/second-hand shops are rarely my friends either, even though they are often suggested as a place to obtain sustainable clothing.

I’m a size UK24/US20/EUR52. In over thirty years of going to these shops, I’ve only found five items that fit me. It is clear that non-fat people have no clue about how difficult it is to find clothing that fits whenever they suggest this option, mainly because of their fatphobia - the fear, avoidance and hatred of fat people.

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THAT’S COLD! …winter dressing for those who really feel it…

Arianne Abram-Moore Most of us step into Winter with a heavy heart. Reluctant to let go of a balmy summer, we dread the howling winds, rain and frost that will inevitably force us to rug up, to go inwards and hibernate. Whilst it’s important to be grateful for our seasons, as they remind us that despite the climate crisis, mother nature can still enforce her rhythms, winter can be challenging to embrace, let alone dress for.

Once more, for those that feel the cold one step further, perhaps suffering from poor circulation, chronic illness, or anorexia nervosa, the colder months act as a real threat to well-being, comfort, and to health.

Along with the physical sensations plummeting temperatures evoke, an emotional numbness can also ensue, for the fear of being cold can lead to social detachment, distraction, and a lack of spontaneity. But, it doesn’t have to be this way! As part of my recovery from anorexia, I’m learning to liberate myself from the layers, embrace this glorious season (one we are so lucky to have), and have fun with clothes again. Hopefully, with these tips ’n tricks, I can encourage you to do the same, so you’ll be confidently navigating this winter whilst remaining cosy, keeping conscious and cute!

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1. GET YOUR BASICS COVERED Please invest in some quality thermals that are responsibly made and wear them everywhere you go to reap the benefits of consistent warmth, (I’m talking high denier tights, long sleeves, long-johns, vests, etc). Once this base is covered, you can have fun playing with (less warm) fabrics/pieces. The notion of quality applies to shoes and socks too. Get yourself some thermal socks (bamboo fibre ones from BAM are my favourite) to ensure you’ll still have ten toes by the time spring rolls around. And to keep that lovely warmth in, swap the canvas Converse for sturdy boots, which are also great for impromptu outdoor adventures. Leather is best, even better when second-hand, but if you’re concerned about its ethical implications, brands like Doc Marten’s are rolling out vegan leather options, so even your feet can align with your values.

2. BE PREPARED! Hoard reusable hand warmers in your bag, a pair of gloves and a hat. Contrarily, under these circumstances, being sensible and prepared makes way for fun and greater spontaneity. You will be less distracted by the bitter temperatures and more present, thus feel better connected to those around you. So, when your pal asks if you want to head out for a frosty climate protest, or an impulsive, blustery beach clean, whip out your hand warmers and say: ‘hell yeah’!

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3. LAYERING Layering can go one of two ways: you end up feeling like a factory reject marshmallow because your base layers aren’t fitted enough, or you feel as snug as a Russian Doll and yet each garment gets a chance to shine. As we’re aiming for the latter, explore colour, texture, pattern and fabric, which could be as simple as choosing pink striped tights over grey ones, or an orange thermal to go under a slip dress instead of black.

Choosing colours that bring joy to your heart is an amazing way to help lift yourself out of any winter blues, so don some wacky colours and play with their tones: think of the joy you might feel in an ensemble composed entirely of your favourite colour.

And if you’re thinking of putting your summer wardrobe away, stop! Alone, ‘that mesh top’ won’t do much for keeping you toasty, but savvy layering will enable you to repurpose summery pieces which has a beneficial effect on your wallet, and the planet.

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4. THE EXTRAS Maybe darker tones are more to your taste: the blacks, greys and navies. There is nothing wrong with a mysteriously dark outfit, but perhaps in bringing sunshine to your extremities (green gloves, pink ear muffs, purple hats) you might evoke joy in your heart. It would be a shame to cover up your gloriousness under many layers of dark clothes, however comforting they may feel. Let your outfits be a reflection of what’s going on inside and pull on that rainbow scarf if you’re having a brilliant day, or want to. Finally, if you are in a routine of wearing neutral, more practical outfits, consider investing in a ‘power coat’ this winter. It’ll work to make you comfortable being seen, something that can be hard to embrace if you’ve been in an emotional hibernation for a while, something that I found came with my disease and know affects others.

It’s crucial to keep toasty when your body can’t do it efficiently itself. Letting yourself get cold drains reserves of energy that need to go into healing. So take caution when dressing, but remember the winter offers just as many opportunities to be playful with your clothes as the summer does. Accept the cold, the possibilities it brings and don’t be afraid of being seen because clothes offer up the perfect way to express your story, and your story is always worth telling.

Stay warm out there!

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NOTHING TO WEAR Grace Page

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UPCYCLING: BRINGING THE BEST OUT OF YOUR ILL-FITTING CLOTHES Katerina Gramm If velour tracksuits and all denim everything (à la Britney and Justin) were the moments that underpinned 2001 fashion, then nearly two decades later it’s all about upcycling, i.e. rags to riches of your old and dusty clothes. Now, upcycling doesn’t have a strict definition, and can range in its creativity, originality and modality. At the most basic end of the scale, you have your simple tie-dye t-shirt, made using just dyes and elastic bands, but serving to refreshen a plain look and make your outfits pop just a little more. At the other, most extreme end, sit designers such as Duran Lantink, who Vogue recently described as an ‘Upcycling Wizard’. He and Kym Ellery, known as the lead of the highly coveted brand, Ellery, collaborated on Ellery’s spring 2021 collection, completely foregoing new designs and instead focusing their entire collection on upcycled deadstock. Unsurprisingly, this bold aesthetic was greatly received, with the obvious sustainability credentials helping to solidify these two designers as proponents of the next wave of sustainable high fashion. For those interested, look up @duranlantinkyo and @kymellery on Instagram.

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For those of us in the middle, not in the leagues of major designers but looking to do a little more than dye or crop an old shirt, there are plenty of ideas floating around on the Internet to give you the inspo you most desperately crave.

Looking at Pinterest, Instagram and Depop are great places to start when looking for upcycling ideas. Indeed, a quick look on your Depop Explore is sure to bring up multitudes of patchwork Nike vests and graphic printed jeans. Once you have a basic mood-board (either on paper, Pinterest, or if you’re like me, swilling around in your head), make sure to check out YouTube, where you’re certain to find lots of video tutorials on how to remake your clothes into the trendiest pieces going.

Now, it’s important to note that a lot of the hottest upcycling trends do need a sewing machine. I’d personally highly recommend investing in a second-hand machine if you’re serious about revamping your old wardrobe, and my trusty Brother machine has been there for me through broken needles and denim sewing upsets. However, do not be discouraged if you don’t have access to one! The more complex upcycles may be slightly out of reach (although hand sewing for many hours is still an option if you have the time and energy), but there are many tutorials actually catered towards those without sewing machines. Just search ‘upcycle no sew’ on YouTube to be surprised at the number of helpful tutorials there are. One of my favourite techniques at the moment is bleach tie dye, which removes colour from clothes to leave them with a really cool looking effect.

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Personally, I’ve been reworking ill-fitting clothes for over a year now, mostly taking in the waists of skirts, dresses and trousers that just look so much better when they’ve been tailored to your body. More recently, I’ve attempted a few larger projects, and it’s reinforced my love for upcycling a million times over. A cardigan I recently bought second-hand was turned into a little sweater vest, which when layered over a large dress shirt was a preppy but super trendy look. My greatest upcycle so far was on a pair of my step-dad’s old Levi 501s, which I remade into a pair of cross-over jeans. I took inspiration from the Agolde cross-over jeans, which retail for $300, showing how upcycling can not only update your wardrobe, but can also be great for your bank balance!

Remember, upcycling should always be a bit of you, so although it’s totally alright to take inspiration from someone else’s piece, you should always try and add some of your zesty originality to your rework.

Good luck and get sewing!

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DESIGNER #3

Bart Simpson patches- £10

Commission tops- £20-25

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@ELL ATHE WOODC OCK

Sleeping bag tote£15

(depop) Bucket hats from waste denim scraps- £15

@DIS GUSTI NGLY ELLA (insta)

Earrings from old brocken crockery- £7

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THE REAL CATFISH OF SUSTAINABLE FASHION Lily Sheldon Imagine for a minute, it’s pre-corona days and you’re actually able to attend an event with people you’ve never met before. It’s a second year’s party in Cowley and you’re surrounded by unfamiliar faces that seem like they would be familiar and a whirlwind of Carhartt pants, halter necks and Nike Airforces. When suddenly the magnetic fields of fashion draw you to the pengest over-sized jacket that you’ve spent years hunting down; you’ve been to over a hundred charity shops since you made the switch from Urban Outfitters to your local Cancer Research shop but are still yet to have found any jacket that resembles anything like this magically constructed piece of denim. Your legs are pulled by the forces of the fashion gods to investigate where the denim jacket wearer managed to acquire “such a fine” denim jacket. Without realising you’re speaking, “hey your jacket is so peng, where’d you cop it?” Met first with drunk hesitation and then second with “ah, I got it from that store online that like sells vintage looking clothes, like Shein or something. It’s on sale.” Suddenly you’re emotionally overwhelmed. The false expectation that this would actually be a second-hand jacket but the reality that it’s actually just part of the consumerist world that capitalises off the trend of looking sustainable as opposed to actually being sustainable compels you to faint, obviously.

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You’re lying on the ground surrounded by your thoughts, fears, and disappointment surrounding the latest world of “sustainable” fashion.

Your drunk mind outlines the different levels of vintage clothes buyers based on your different friends. There’s firstly your friend “Alicia” and we’ll call her trend the “hand-me down fashion”. She hasn’t bought an item of clothing in years because she relies on her older siblings, friends or parents’ wardrobe galore to provide her with clothes. Why buy into consumerism when you can upcycle your dad’s fleece from the 70s? Then there is your friend “Annie”. You both buy clothes from your local charity shops, spending hours sifting through seventy year olds’ T-shirts and jeans that would never fit the proportion of both your wide hips at the same time as the length of your short legs. Annie doesn’t mind dabbling in a bit of Depop, Ebay, or even Asos marketplace, who doesn’t love supporting a small-owned business, but she’s still conscious of the carbon footprint in these clothes being transported to you. Lower down than Annie there is the “Molly”. She buys her clothes from the high-end vintage shops such as “Rokit” or “Beyond Retro.” The shops which zoom through all the charity shops and buy the best finds for £3 and then sell them for £30 but they look dank and there’s no harm because it’s sustainable, innit. We then move on to the worst, the sustainable fashion snake, the deepest kind of person, the “Alex”. Alex is the person who opts for the denim jacket that gets the creds of looking second-hand but was in fact a product of a fast fashion factory in Thailand.

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Alex’s jacket was bought from the retro section of Shein that probably appealed to them from their cookie influenced Ad on Facebook. There’s Shein’s vintage section, Beyond Retro’s own brand clothing, the Retro Realness section of Primark and any rack in Urban Outfitters. Even shops like Topshop, the most basic of them all, have opened “The New Vintage Section”, which are reaping the benefits from this trend of fashion consciousness without actually having to be fashion conscious. But just because your denim jacket looks vintage does not in fact make you a moral person, similar to just because you posted a campaign on your Instagram story does not actually mean you signed any petitions or took any assertive action to the cause. You think about how these “vintage” products are just as bad as buying anything else from those sweatshop endorsing companies. Shein still depends on exploitative factories but any of those moral concerns are just waved away in your pursuit of appearing “trendy” and “street” in your denim jacket.

You’re still lying on the ground of this party in Cowley. You’re drowning in drunk and high thoughts surrounding the flaws of unsustainable fashion that attempt to appear sustainable.

Thoughts about whether you’ll ever find your perfect denim jacket from a charity shop swarm around your mind. Vintage clothes in the form of your friends: Alicia, Annie and Molly peep that you’re on the ground and they come to help you up. They ask you, “what’s wrong, did you drink too much? Do you think you’re going to vomit?” You look around to see if Alex’s catfish jacket is still in sight. It’s disappeared into the abyss of fast fashion wearing people. You jump up, tears stained on your face and reply: “nah, I’m calm, was just fooled by a catfish.”

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TEAM TEAM TEAM COVER ART Ella Woodcock DESIGNERS @fake.news.jpeg @disgustinglyella @grantemmac @so_whats_the_stitch_ @itsapatshke

PHOTOGRAPHERS @sunnyyparke @danielletwissfilm

MONEY STUFF Anna McDonald Maga Flores-Treviño

BACKGROUND ARTISTS Rose Morley Sunny Parke

MODELS Isabella Mann Natalina Popat Rose Shohet Oli Varela Grace Anthony Grace Critchley Abby Ferraro

EDITORS Katerina Gramm Emily Passmore Ellie Chen SOCIALS Natalina Popat

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