1 Granary Spotlights Unfiltered Fashion Testimonies With New Issue

LONDON — One Granary, a global support network that “connects, promotes and educates fashion graduates from universities around the world,” is today launching its sixth issue, titled “Sure, sex is great, but have you ever been called talented?” Olya Kuryshchuk, founder of the magazine, said the issue dives into the work and life of fashion designers today. Christopher Kane, Cecilie Bahnsen, Stefan Cooke, Charlotte Knowles, Eftychia, Sheryn Akiki, Landlord, Caroline Hu, Rokh Hwang and many more share truthful insights into their process, dreams, fears, hardships and struggles in today’s fashion industry. The magazine includes “anonymous and unfiltered testimonies” from creatives on their worries, frustrations, fears, regrets, hopes and dreams. The cover of the sixth issue of 1 Granary.  Courtesy six For example, one industry creative told the magazine that “Knowing your worth is an incredible thing. But so is knowing that to the industry, you’re worthless.” While another asked, “To what extent does our fixation with individual talent enable a culture of abuse?” Aya Noël, editor of 1 Granary who came up with the idea for the issue, said, “A career in the fashion industry demands a high degree of social positioning — fake it till you make it — which means that interviewees rarely speak

Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

Read More...

from WWDWWD https://ift.tt/2XzOjU2