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Elisa Londono
Elisa Londono Mariana Alvarez Sierra
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Vivian Lee
Mariana Alvarez Sierra
Whitney Sylvain
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Vivian Lee
Andrea Di Lello Javier Asturias
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Patrick Meynard
Whitney Sylvain
Riley Brannan
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PROLOGUE Life • Ar t • Clashing • Fashion • Merge There’s no life without ar t, fashion is par t of that ar t that we so deeply admire , they clash, they merge , they become one , therefore fashion is ar t, and ar t is fashion. They don’t know how to live without another, they feed each other, and they feed the spectator s as well. Fulfilling the souls of those who are ready to witness the new era, one where limits are erased, one where vir tuosity, creativity, and taste are those who govern. We’re being guided as subjects, through the war of admiration, esteem, wonder and reverence . The wor ld belongs to those who are entirely open to possibilities, the possibility of love , of life , of change , of fighting, of growing and embracing. Opening our hear ts to those rays of direction that guide us, and without even noticing we find our selves in the path of ar tistr y, where we encounter the fine line between life and ar t, and fashion as a matter of fact belonging to ar t, an ar t that possess our souls, and without even noticing, we are bowing before its throne . We under stand we’re here for the adoration of brilliance .
Elisa Londono
THE CASUAL EVOLUTION Casualization of office wear is reaching its peak. Photos: Riley Brennan Model: Alex Sander Words: Whitney Sylvain
Formal and rigid wor kwear has witnessed a steady decline when compared to the inception of corporate America. What once began as a slow adoption of business casual dressing throughout the 1990s soon evolved into a robust shift in the expectations of what is considered appropriate wor kwear today. After business casual began to penetrate the wor kforce wardrobe , Casual Fridays encouraged employees to wear jeans, t-shir ts, and a more casual form of dress. By 1996, near ly 75 percent of American businesses had a dressdown day. Which presents the question, will the hoodies and flip flops frowned upon today be the norm for 2020 wor kforce wear? Office spaces and wor k environments play an integral par t on the casualization of wor k wear. Dress standards are unquestionably a product of their environment. The business casual dress code has become a popular way for companies to reflect their changing wor kplace . As more companies reject the cubicle lifestyle for an open and collaborative wor k environment, employees opt for additionally relaxed dress codes. Rigid traditional corporate str uctures tend to make people uncomfor table & an increasing amount of employees are placing more value in an adaptable approach to wor k. Consumer s tend to prefer similar characteristics in the companies that employ them as they seek in brands they want to consume . Characteristics including effor tlessness, transparency, seamlessness, & flexibility are at the forefront. Basically, as long as the wor kspace and job requirements don’t call for stuffy blazer s and restricting heels, you can bet those employed in 2020 are more likely to leave the “Mad Men” wardrobes at home .
The tension between women’s office wear and the often male-dominated wor k forces of the late 1900s played an immense par t in the origin of wor k wear r ules. Anything below business casual dress for women was unfathomable . Business casual wear was only the fir st step to being taken seriously, at minimum, beside their male counter par ts. Heels were worn by women to compensate for their smaller stature , and the men’s tailored blazer was hijacked, as padded shoulder s & power suits were a staple in any wor king woman’s wardrobe . Fast-forward to today, where comfor t driven silhouettes play a monumental role in the casualization and ver satility of office wear. We see wor kwear heading in a rather extemporar y direction. Who knows, one day the sandals you wore to the beach last weekend will double as the shoe of choice you spor t to the office . With multiple occupations and engagements, the emerging woman is busier than ever before , her schedule is packed, her time is precious, and there aren’t many instances where she can afford to pause and change her outfit amid engagements. Progressive women demand office wear to be seamless, transitional, and ver satile . We see both men & women opting to do a day’s wor k while dressed in the same look. Dropping the kids off to daycare , r unning errands, walking the dog, grabbing dinner, making appointments, and going to wor k all in a day’s time , and in the same outfit.
“BASICALLY, AS LONG AS THE WORKSPACE AND JOB REQUIREMENTS DON’T CALL FOR STUFFY BLAZERS AND RESTRICTING HEELS, YOU CAN BET THOSE EMPLOYED IN 2020 ARE MORE LIKELY TO LEAVE THE “MAD MEN” WARDROBES AT HOME.”
It seems west coast employer s adopted business casual more quickly than east coast employer s, but now that both coasts have jumped on this unavoidable social shift, the future is looking much more comfor table for 2020 wor kforce wear. This new trend is liberating. It makes room for a more suitable corporate America. For Californians, it allows breathability in Saharan temperatures. And for New Yor ker s, it allows employees to wear sneaker s & comfor table shoes during their subway commute to wor k and choose not to trade them in for heels once they arrive at the office . As the trend evolves, it becomes hijacked by various industries looking to pair well with casual encounter s. In the fragrance industr y we see light & easy scents for a low-key crowd become the new benchmar k for what it means to smell good. In the tech industr y we obser ve wireless, voice activated, and easily operated technology revolutionize the wor ld and constantly redefine simplicity and fluidity. Ever yday fashion is moving toward the idea that people can wear what they want, as long as it is authentically them. This principle will define what people wear to wor k in the coming decade .
ABOUT SPACES Lifestyle insight. Words: Elisa Londono
Living in a culture where we have a tendency to casualize our relationships, our feelings, and the way we dress, it would only make sense for humankind to begin to make environments more casual as well. Don’t be surprised if the next office you walk into feels like an open lounge space , where people can relax and think about their ideas without the pressure of an ever yday office . As we move forward these spaces are changing, they want to feel more welcoming, they want their employees to want to go to wor k and enjoy the time they spend there because happy employees provide better results for
companies. As of now, it isn’t so much about making what we wear casual, it is about making our environments casual so that we can feel at ease , so that we can coexist in a wor ld where we actually enjoy what we do, and we are happy to go to wor k and spend time in the office . We’re gonna see shifts in the decoration of these spaces, the color schemes that they use , perhaps more neutral tones to display air s of relaxation, the spaces will be more open so that people can interact more easily, and finally, there will be no disr upt between per sonal life and wor k life .
THE NEW NORMAL Fashion is evolving with no regards to the norms of the patriarchal mainstream. Photos: Andrea Di Lello
Model: Devon Carberry, Trevor Martin
Words: Vivian Lee
The fashion industr y has always been a safe space for gender experimentation. Even in the vulgar popular stereotypes of the typical male involved in fashion, most usually por tr ayed as an exaggerated form of homosexual, the deeper tr uth of this caricature is that gender in the heterosexual and patriarchal under standing of the term has always been out of place in fashion. The industr y is fundamentally open and has been a historical trend setter in this direction. Now that society is caught up with the open mindedness of gender in fashion, it is as though fashion can now tr uly express what it has always wanted to say. Gender neutral as the new normal in fashion it is not merely a trend; it’s an expression and a culmination of the fashion industr y’s traditional challenge to patriarchal gender roles.
Cer tainly, if we take a closer look at trends it could be argued that the apparent gender neutrality of contemporar y fashion is not par ticular ly new. If we see Zara and H&M embracing this new normativity, thus making it as mainstream as possible , it could also be argued that there are precedents in popular culture . As an example , in the Western wor ld the entire wor ld of rock music in the 1970s seemed to be defined by precisely such a gender neutrality. Who can forget David Bowie or the Glam Rock phenomenon, with their undermining of entrenched views on sexuality? But it seems like something else is going on here . In these cases, Bowie and Glam Rock in general performed a type of exaggerated challenge to gender norms, breaking the frame of standard representations by a radicalized and over the top feminization.
Gender neutral as the new normal seems to be all the more subtle , and all the more confident. Pioneer s such as those of the 1970s were something like opening salvos. They needed to be over the top, to the extent that this was what was needed to tr uly generate a shock, to shake up the system, and, perhaps, get it to reflect more deeply on its fundamental prejudices. But things have changed a lot since then. The public’s attitude towards gender and sexuality in general has radically changed. In contrast, homosexual marriage was not an issue a few decades ago, now over 50% of the U.S. population suppor ts some for m of gay marriage . These are massive sea changes in how sexuality is viewed: in capitalist countries, it seems like sexuality is all the more about homosexuality and challenging gender nor ms. The capitalist and the homosexual
unite together to challenge centuries old views of sexuality and tradition. But if fashion is so progressive , so cutting edge , and so disr uptive , it is because it has the ability to view ahead of its times. If the fashion industr y is producing more and more products that are gender neutr al, this is not due to some trend. It is instead the sign that society has finally caught up to the experimentation and creativity of the industr y, an industr y that has not cared for the norms of the patriarchal mainstream. Cer tainly, the fashion industr y, in more oppressive times, had to hide and couldn’t express its idealizations. The fact that a greater por tion of society has now caught up to where fashion already is, is indeed, a vindication of the moral and ethical norms that under lie our industr y.
“NOW THAT SOCIETY IS CAUGHT UP WITH THE OPEN MINDEDNESS OF GENDER IN FASHION, IT IS AS THOUGH FASHION CAN NOW TRULY EXPRESS WHAT IT HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO SAY.”
ABOUT GENDER ROLES Lifestyle insights. Words: Mariana Alvarez Sierra
In the last couple decades, movements and questions have been rising on society’s gender roles. The thesis that states, gir ls must be feminine and boys must be masculine , has slowly faded through the year s. Society is rejecting the old-fashioned gender roles imposed by the patriarchy that no longer dominates our lives. Today we are free to choose , we are free to determine who we want to be and how we want to look. This feeling often referred to as gender equality, is the ultimate goal of feminism, a societal mindset where we all have the same blank canvas to write our own stor y. This time will go down in histor y as the moment boys
were no longer afraid to be feminine and gir ls were no longer afraid to be aggressive . The moment where we under stand that standing for equality means standing for feminism. In the upcoming year s, we will face the last fights for gender equality, a battle we are already winning. As women, we have such a huge role to play in this transition. Because is it tr uly fair that we are still looking for those human rights Clinton was talking about in ‘97? Is it possible that after 20 year s of Sex and The City, women are still undergoing the same issues? Is it possible that we still haven’t seen through Yoko Ono feminist manifesto? Change is overdue .
CONTEMPORARY MINIMALISM The time for a new vision of sustainability made basics is here. Photos: Javier Asturias
Model: Nicky Wu
Words: Mariana Alvarez Sierra
We live in a wor ld were sustainability and conscious consuming gain follower s ever y day. This is how it is meant to be . We have acknowledged that we can’t keep living like the generations that came before us. For them, consumerism used to be the norm. We now see society transitioning to a new set of r ules and morals. Millennials decided to induce a change in society and show sustainability as the new ultimate trend. It was meant to wor k, in the end, they are the generation who invented this strategy. Slowly, sustainability became a word we got used to seeing ever ywhere , a word we star ted associating with ever y sor t of product, a word that would ultimately change our decisions as a consumer. With this concept, came other s like social responsibility, ethical production, fair trade , transparent, green and eco-friendly. These terms took over the mar ket and star ted changing our train of thought regarding the items we decide to buy. How amazing is it to see a society being capable of breaking free from an old norm, one that was dragging us faster to the end. This transition is one of the most revolutionar y in histor y, and even though most believe that sustainability is a trend, we believe it is here to stay.
“AND IN A VERY UNEXPECTED TIMELINE, THESE NEW FASHION HOUSES, DETHRONED THE FAST FASHION LEADERS, BY CREATING ANOTHER SHOPPING PATH. ONE WHERE THE REASONS WHY YOU BUY ARE EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS THE PRODUCT YOU BUY.”
It was meant to happen, eventually, sustainability caught up with the fashion industr y. And in a ver y unexpected timeline , these new fashion houses, dethroned the fast fashion leader s, by creating another shopping path. One where the reasons why you buy are equally as impor tant as the product you buy. A choice where “good� is no synonym of cheap, but to long-lasting. We are talking about brands like Ever lane , Reformation, Patagonia, Eileen Fisher, People Tree , Veja, Matt & Natt, and many, many more . These up and coming fashion brands have developed a whole new identity in our society. They are redefining the r ules of the fashion field, and they are demonstrating that comfor t and quality are game-changing factor s. Most impor tantly, they are here to remind us that luxur y is not a price . Yet again the mind wander s, are we tr uly ok with dressing all-basics for the rest of our fashionable lives? Let’s face it, we all enjoy that real trendy Zara piece that is offered at an absurd price . Sometimes we are just weak and forget about all the green words.
Most of the fashion houses that present themselves as sustainable offer only out-oftrend basic silhouettes. And even though we all love an exceptionally built cashmere tur tleneck, some days we just want a little more fashion forward piece . So what should we do? Are we just destined to go back to fast fashion? Or can we overcome fast fashion and thrive in ethical production? Yet again these questions leave us to get creative and reconstr uct our old basics and create a new collection of ever yday essentials that will transform our wardrobes as we know them. The inspiration comes from street style and human creativity. It is amazing what a clever mind can do with a white button down on a Saturday night. People are breaking their basics apar t on their own to come up with new amazing pieces for their wardrobe . Society is calling for these reconstr ucted basics revolution, and street style is slowly leading us toward it. Though they are not the only ones calling for this revolution, Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, creatives director s for Monse have been following this path for a while now. Their collections are an inspiration for a new path of elegant but alternative basics that can be easily been incorporated into our ever yday life .
THRIFTED FEVER Lifestyle insights. Words: Whitney Sylvain
There is indeed an untapped potential in the realm of thrift shopping. The once denounced and unpopular idea of hand-me-downs are more favored than ever before , par ticular ly amongst Generation Z. For some , the thought alone of thrift shopping can be mentally exhausting. But the next generation sees beauty in this fr ugal way to fashion. Thrifted clothing is unique , the prices are impossibly low, and the recycle and reuse idea assures consumer s that they are being environmentally responsible . These are three key values people are searching for in their clothing purchases. While sometimes it can seem challenging to navigate through the chaos, it doesn’t have to be . Here are a few tips on how to maximize your thrift trips & find those hidden gems • Thrift Often - New styles are arriving into these stores ever y day. Thrifting is like love , you never really know what you’re missing, or what you’re looking for until you find it • Don’t Search for Something Specific - It’s less stressful to casually shop. You won’t end up disappointed if you had no expectations to begin with • Browse Menswear - Because gender fluidity is the 2020 vision. The larger silhouettes and masculine characteristics are qualities you can’t get from the womenswear options of the past • Location Matter s - Don’t shy away from thrifting when you travel to get the best regional fashion finds for cheap • Don’t Give Up - Patience is the key when thrift shopping. Don’t r ush, take your time to find those hidden treasures
BEYOND ATHLEISURE Lets all rise up and embrace this sneaker culture. Photos: Patrick Meynard
Model: Cristina Londono
Words: Elisa Londono
As society expects women to be anything but ordinar y, be more than beautiful, act ladylike , cross their legs when seating down, say please and thank you, behave proper ly and act accordingly it only makes sense for this expectations to become par t of their DNA, a chip within them that r ationalizes what women are supposed to be , how they’re supposed to look like and what they are supposed to do and say. Women all over the wor ld are being objectified, dressed in miniskir ts and the highest heels possible to attract as many men as possible , because of this rotten idea we have that “sex sells”, ver y 90s and retrograde . If as a society we do not unite and decide to fight back this stereotypes, for the better good, one that could be extremely beneficial to our kids. We need to become more avant-garde , we need to think outside of our comfor t zones, is it really that terrible to think of women in a dress, in sneaker s with no makeup? Most would say that it doesn’t make sense , or perhaps that it isn’t tr uly feminine , but if we leave behind the misogyny we would achieve a cer tain level of open-mindedness where we’re able to comprehend that yes, women are beautiful interesting creatures, but they’re smar t, opinionated and outgoing as well.
“PERHAPS THIS ABUTMENT BETWEEN FEMINISM AND CASUAL WEAR COULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT FOR BREAKING THE ARCHETYPES OF SOCIETY, WHERE WOMEN GET TO BE WHOEVER THEY WANT TO BE, THEY GET TO BE CASUAL, SEXY, SMART, AND FUN, THEY GET TO PLAY AS MUCH AS THEY WANT WITH THOSE FINE LINES OF ACCEPTABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE.”
Leaving behind paradigms can be a ver y healthy exercise , and actually, help us stimulate our minds. It is incomprehensible that in the 21st centur y we encounter such antiquated set of r ules directed only towards women, in Cannes Film Festival the policy has been, for generations, about women not being able to wear flats for the festival, encountering a juxtaposition of men getting to enjoy the comfor t of a flat footed shoe , whereas women who aren’t proper ly dressed for the occasion, meaning women who are not wearing high heels will be denied their entr y to the festival, imaginably the meaning behind this abr upt idea, under statedly, could be that men and women are not equals after all, but this would just sound like nonsense , wouldn’t it? . It tr uly does make the mind wander, and It is here precisely where we find a window of oppor tunity, one we should embrace and take advantage of. It is the time to rebel, and if by wearing something completely out of the ordinar y, women get to make a statement, they get to raise their voices, and perhaps open people’s eyes, maybe they should just star t wearing more sneaker s, perhaps gowns with sneaker s would make a greater impact. Perhaps this abutment between feminism and casual wear could be an under statement for breaking the archetypes of society, where women get to be whoever they want to be , they get to be casual, sexy, smar t, and fun, they get to play as much as they want with those fine lines of acceptable and unacceptable . Lets all rise up and embrace this sneaker culture , one that is becoming a sneaker culture of oppor tunity, one that allows us to exist outside assumptions of who we’re supposed to be . Getting to rise up, stand together and not complain about the comfor t of our feet. This shall not just be seized by women, it is a tr ue belief that if we stand together, not as men and women, but as par tner s, as equals, the reach of our intention will be absolute .
“AS WOMEN ARE RAISED WITH EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT THEY SHOULD BE, BREAKING THROUGH THE PARADIGM OF THIS, SHOULD ONLY MAKE SENSE IN PLENTY 21ST CENTURY.”
SNEAKER CITIES Lifestyle insights. Words: Elisa Londono
What makes a great sneaker city? This is a question that makes you wonder if cities are big on sneaker culture due to the amount of sneaker stores they have , or perhaps because of the amount of people that are into sneaker s. But in reality it is a mixture of all, of the hip and the classic, of the old and the new that make a city a sneaker culture city. Here is a list of the top 10 sneaker cities in the wor ld, based on their diver sity, sneaker style and coolness, inspiring other cities. NEW YORK CITY • TOKYO • LONDON • LOS ANGELES • CHICAGO PARIS • SAN FRANCISCO • BERLIN • SHANGHAI • MIAMI All these cities have several characteristics in common that make them a desirable scenario for sneaker culture to develop. They are cities that stay ahead in fashion trends and have strong street style . Comfor t in all these heavily corporate cities is an immense factor that drives society into having shoes that act like gloves. It is amazing to think how 20 year s ago, women would carr y their high heels on their pur se while riding the NYC subway. Today we don’t see this anymore .
REDEFINING NUDE What’s sexier than not knowing where the skin ends and the dress begins? Photos: Javier Asturias
Model: Tayja Strickland
Words: Whitney Sylvain
Nude , or flesh tones have always been a “safe” color preference for both men and women. The most appropriate color to wear beneath a white t-shir t, and most likely the hue of your favorite pair of wor k pumps. Often seen in monotonous & traditional silhouettes, nude is the color you wear when you want to blend in. This new color palette , inspired by nudes & flesh tones, encourages fashion forward women to trade in their millennial pink and vibrant hues for the shades they’ve once unenthusiastically written off as mainstream and lack luster. See , this fresh emergence of flesh tones is presented backed by golden highlights to create a subtle sheen and luxurious feel which complements ever y skin tone . From blushed fair tones to olive bronzed beauties, the time is now to wear your shade and be proud of it. The New Nude trend takes a page from the Fenty Beauty handbook. One of the makeup industr y’s most diver se range of foundation tones yet. As the wor ld evolves women are becoming more independent than ever and more likely to place themselves and their own preferences at the forefront of decision making. Choosing to wear clothing that makes them feel their best ver sion of sexy and not conforming to the body-cons and waist-synching silhouettes in which the male gaze often prefer s. Restricting clothing is dated and uncomfor table , so 2010. The 2020 fashionista is seeking to be liberated from fitted silhouettes & rather let peek-a-boo skin and draped fabrics naturally highlight her sex appeal.
“TO BE EFFORTLESS AND SIMPLE. TO NOT LOOK LIKE YOU’RE TRYING TOO HARD. TO BE EFFORTLESSLY FABULOUS IS INDEED AN ASPIRATIONAL QUALITY.”
As we see more comfor t-driven silhouettes spread through our wardrobe choices, the occasion wear categor y will be fully inspired by simplicity merged with a superior sense of sexiness. by giving consumer s soft and flowy fabrics, draped and easy elegance with under stated glamour. Relaxed fabrics & seamless design merge to bring you a heightened more sensual ver sion of the slip dress trend in the new color palette of the season. The #freethenipple campaign took social media hashtags and casual women’s dressing by storm. Liberating and 10 times more comfor table , this social trend aimed to normalize women who choose to be free from bras. In some ways this new occasion wear concept reintroduces this trend. This next-to-nothing silhouette , and weightless fabric application ensures comfor t and a more minimal lifestyle and aesthetic similar to the Free the Nipple Campaign.
The New Nude also stems from feminism declarations and the Future is Female mindset. Satisfying rebels craving to bypass traditional silhouettes and fabrications including A-line dresses & dainty lace details. Minimalism has never been more widespread than it is now. To be effor tless and simple . To not look like you’re tr ying too hard. To be effor tlessly fabulous is indeed an aspirational quality. We can foresee this coloring and fabrication presenting itself in various silhouettes separ ate from dresses. Imagine draped satin blazer s and silky pants in your favorite bronzed chestnut color! If the aforementioned is what’s ahead, then the future looks bright. Expect to see this trend on r unways including Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Cushnie Et Ochs, and Viktor & Rolf and in the low-end fashion empires including ASOS White , ZARA, Nordstrom, and Missguided. For year s women could count on a nude bra to make them feel secure and confident in their wardrobe choices, The New Nude trend offer s that same reaffirming quality. It’s the new generation of the little black dress. This trend aims to address the needs of women who want to be unconsciously sexy. And what’s sexier than not knowing where the skin ends and the dress begins?
BESPOKE BEAUTY Signified Skin care. Words: Whitney Sylvain
In addition to driving brands to become more transparent, authentic, and diver se , consumer s are challenging the cosmetic industr y to rethink mass production and the “one size fits all” beauty concept. Seems like for the 2020 consumer, the oily, normal, and dr y skin label isn’t specific enough.
Allowing consumer s to decide which area their product focuses on, in areas like brightening, wrinkle reducing, pore minimizing, color correcting, redness neutralizing, or acne control. Bespoke will be at the forefront of ever y industr y come 2020 similar to how digital media is today.
Fragrances were fir st to see the customization cur ve , but as technologies evolve and consumer s become more educated and engaged, skin care and cosmetics become areas to expand as it relates to customization. Customer s want to alter their products to fit their needs and lifestyles eliminating the trial and error while delivering greater accuracy, long-term benefits, and total satisfaction. Bringing more clar ity on how to interact with your skin, brands are recognizing that customization is a new form of luxur y.
Variety is what makes beauty a unique industr y. With cosmetic brands teaming up with apps like MatchCo, which turns the iPhone video camera into a color meter to determine customer’s skin tone , the beauty industr y seems to have no obstacles as it relates to technology and what it’s highly selective consumer wants next. Different skin needs different ingredients and the beauty industr y is recognizing this, allowing consumer s to tr uly own their products.
TO FINALIZE And So It Begins With the abrasive evolution of technology and culture clashing and acting as key influences in the direction of fashion, we can bet the future of the industr y will continue to evolve and challenge the status quo of year s prior. Rather more women embrace the Comme des Garcons route or we all collectively choose to discontinue stuffy attire for wor k, one thing’s cer tain, the fashion industr y is heading in a much more relaxed direction. We’re choosing sneaker s oppose to heels, wearing our own shade of nude , and opting for new per spectives to view our basics. Clear ly longing for and even progressing towards heightened levels of self satisfaction, this principle will characterize what people wear in the year s to come . While the future seems unclear in other industries, we know exactly the direction fashion is heading...don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Whitney Sylvain