Worn Fashion Journal

Worn, Issue 3

Reading Broken Pencil—the definitive guide to zines and underground publishing—we came across a review of Worn, a Montreal-based publication which sets out to deliver "intelligent and insightful content dealing with style, clothing and wearing." This journal covers "independent designers, fashion history, subculture studies, personal musings, and relationships between art, music, film and fashion."

The current issue looks quite promising, as it covers topics ranging from the history of Bakelite to the the styles of Weimar Germany to bark cloth, and counts ROM curator Alexandra Palmer among its contributors.

Francesca

Craftivity: A new book by Supernaturale!

Craftivity is a new book written by Tsia Carson, founder of the site Supernaturale and a veteran of the alternative craft movement. Ironically, with its beautifully illustrated quirky craft projects, it’s an inspiration to get offline for a while and engage again with the materiality of things. For more on supernaturale and their recent projects, go to supernaturale.com

The Lowbrow Reader #5 out!

Drawing by Mike Reddy

Also just out is the 5th issue of the Lowbrow Reader (edited by one of our contributors, Jay Ruttenberg). An intelligent take on comedy of all kinds, the current issue features a piece on the standup work of Joan Rivers, as well as an illustrated interview with Jack White of the White Stripes (which takes place in the Fashion Projects office!). To find out more visit the site www.lowbrowreader.com

Fashion Theory vol. 10 issue 1/2

Talking about fashion criticism, don’t miss the current double issue of Fashion Theory (the only journal dedicated to field of fashion, which was founded in 1996 by Valerie Steele, its current editor). The latest issue (10:1/2), celebrating the journal's 10th year anniversary and guest edited by Becky Conekin and Amy de la Haye, is dedicated to the history of Vogue (from its beginning in 1892 to the present) and provides an in-depth and long overdue look at the magazine from a range of different perspectives.

Francesca