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Representing the creative future
Josephine Sidhu: Post-graduation growing pains
The CSM menswear graduate on childhood memories, see-through swimming costumes and adjusting to life outside the art school bubble while under lockdown.
There’s no pattern for a pandemic: fashion during coronavirus
We asked fashion creatives how the pandemic is affecting them, from cancelled jobs and calls for self-improvement to cries for help and compassion.
Rory Parnell Mooney: “Hopefully we can learn to slow down”
In the midst of a pandemic, Rory shares his tips for working in isolation, adapting to a slower pace, and how he is helping fashion students during quarantine
Timothée Gleize: Fashion + technology = sustainability
This RCA graduate designer is making technology humane with his virtual reality creations
Ida Petersson: “Don’t run before you can walk”
Browns’ Director of Men’s and Womenswear Buying on the hopes and hardships of emerging talent
Libby Jane Page: “A signature DNA and a strong brand identity are the keys to success”
Net-a-Porter’s Senior Fashion Market Editor on the scouting process and why buying and editorial teams work best in tandem
Studio sounds: Goom Heo
Korean designer Goom Heo shares her studio playlist in advance of her AW20 Fashion East debut
Ice Ice Baby Spice: 3D fashion gets a meme-worthy makeover
Digital fashion filmmaker Agusta Yr on Iceland, Internet culture and her new collaboration with No Agency New York and 1 Granary Showroom
Arnar Már Jónsson and Luke Stevens: Getting better every day
The designer duo are swapping seasonality and newness for continuity and refinement
Brigitte Chartrand: (R)e-tailing young talent
SSENSE’s Senior Director of Womenswear Buying discusses how the multichannel retailer engages with talent, why e-commerce trumps brick-and-mortar for young designers, and what you need to have in check before you can start selling.
Polly Brown: "I work best when I’m bored"
Photographer Polly Brown explores the damaging role of airport security in her upcoming exhibition, Airportals
The strength found in slowness with Barbara Grispini
The D/ARK showroom founder discusses the importance of good behaviour, why young designers shouldn’t be given too much at once, and why greater importance should be placed on keeping things slow.
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Magazine Issue 6
With unprecedented honesty and depth, 1 Granary Issue 6 dives into the work and lives of fashion designers today. As a response to the construction of desire and personality cults that govern our industry, the magazine steps away from the conventional profiles and editorials, focussing instead on raw work and anonymous, unfiltered testimonies. For the first time ever, readers are given a truthful insight into the process, dreams, fears, hardships, and struggles of today’s creatives.