EDITORS’ LETTERS Welcome to an upgraded issue of Fashion Quarterly! You may or may not have vaguely heard in passing about a certain fashion magazine called Secret Scholar. Like any other organized endeavor, Secret Scholar had a rough beginning. However, with our third year in progress, we have completely revolutionized what was Secret Scholar to what is now Fashion Quarterly, with a whole new staff to match. In light of the new changes, we have even dedicated a men’s page due to popular demand for all our male readers! I am also proud to say that one of our very own staff members, Jasmine, received an opportunity to intern at Marie Claire in New York last fall. We are lucky to have her share some insight to those interested in exploring the fashion industry in her article. Though this isn’t New York, UCSD also has its own share of fashionable divas. You can often see them rummaging through the Perks wall of fashion magazines in between classes with their tights and Carrie Bradshaw heels. Yes, we see you and this magazine is for you! Whether fashion is your life or simply an interest, we hope to inspire and ignite your creative individuality. Strut down Library Walk and make it your own fashion runway. Enjoy FQ, the first fashion magazine at UCSD.
Hello Lovers, Here we are again, the beginning. A new year, a new quarter, a new wardrobe and a brand new start. Also referred to as the devil who can’t afford Prada (hello college and tuition), I have the honor of filling in our previous Co-Editor Monique’s studded shoes while she studies abroad in Japan. Though I can’t say creating a fashion magazine from scratch is all glitz and glamour, Fashion Quarterly definitely has its own appeal. It is the product of aspiring student photographers, fashion designers, stylists, publicists, writers, event planners, bloggers, models and editors. In a span of just three months, our publication has outgrown itself; the number of printed copies and staff members have doubled as the application pool quadrupled since our last issue. This year, we are even joined by three gorgeous gentlemen on staff -Conor, Kevin, and Marcoswho aren’t intimidated by a room full of high heels and red rouge. Though our staff has been subject to long nights, followed by longer days and numerous caffeine fixes at Goody’s, we have condensed “fashion” into the thirty-two pages you hold in your hand. So, thank you for making our sacrificed hours of beauty sleep worthwhile by reading Fashion Quarterly! But if you absolutely hate it, please remember to recycle. PS. Send us your suggestions and opinion letters to fashionquarterly@ gmail.com! We appreciate your love and support.
3 WINTER 2010 Editor’s Letter