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Representing the creative future
Quarantine Dispatch #7: Struggling with depression pre, during and post lockdown
A Slovenian fashion student describes how it feels when others’ isolation lows are your everyday normal
Why are students leaving fashion education?
The potential of losing a generation of designers in relation to graduates and independent brands is widely discussed, but what about those at the start of their education?
Quarantine Dispatch #4: I never liked this city
LCF student, Katerina Kondrat, replied to our open call with a poetic journal entry on London
Quarantine Dispatch #2: Designing between Wuhan and New York
As part of our series where we share your thoughts and feelings in quarantine, Parsons fashion student Terrence Zhou puts his reality into words
Quarantine Dispatch #1: Overcoming cancelled aspirations
Designers, art students, tutors and fashion professionals shared with us their thoughts and feelings from lockdown. First up is LCF student Lisa Keane, who is rebuilding her motivation to create again, at home
Working class fashion students falling through the cracks
Is COVID-19 widening the class gap between fashion students?
Nightmares and creativity during COVID-19
Why are we seeing such vivid dreams and how can we make them a part of our creative process?
Weed in fashion education
Why do fashion students in California use weed and how does it affect their creativity?
Roger Tredre: The Great Fashion Designers
Who made the cut and why?
Why are we burning out?
Students are increasingly stressed, anxious, and afraid to fail. What does that mean for our creative future?
Hyping isn't Helping
The promotional potential of designer support systems has created a warped idea of what a healthy career looks like.
Learning to Live on a Sinking Ship
This is the story of being in fashion while battling serious depression.
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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.