Dear readers, Fashion comes and goes as fast as the news of the day, screamed from the rooftops and then forgotten, until someone, somewhere dares to resurrect it. That’s where our Fashion Issue exists: at the intersection of culture and storytelling.

Fanshawe has one of the most well-known and respected design schools in the country, renowned for its attention to sustainability, real-world practical skills, and business management. So for this issue, we’re putting the spotlight on fashion; what students are wearing, how their styles have been influenced by decades of trends, and where we’re going next.

As November kicks off with Remembrance Day on many people’s minds, a small piece of attire that we pin to our jackets can tell the world, “I remember.” By wearing a poppy, we hold onto the past, and hold close to our hearts every person to have lost their lives in the name of war. If just one small, red pin can say all that, what else can what we wear do? Can fashion defeat surveillance? Can it signal our sexual preferences or our gender identity? Can it save the environment? Or can it simply tell the world that you know what’s trending right now?

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What we find is that perhaps fashion can do all this and more.

Happy reading,

Hannah Theodore

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