Editor's Letter
All About Fash Trash!
Misbrigði Let's Stop Fast Fashion! Interview With Alexandru ASOS Marketplace Editorial Pick. EX-Bottega Veneta Designer For 66°North
Breath Of Sunshine
Interview With Giovanni
Street Style Met Gala
Fash Trash Team
Let me introduce myself if you don’t already know me. My name is Ragnheiður Ísdal (I know it’s a hard name but you can call me Heidi) and I’m the editor of Fash Trash
In this issue, we are taking on EUROPE!! If you didn’t know, people from Europe are HOT and can dress! I mean have you been on TikTok and seen Berlin fashion?
Well if not, you are in for a TREAT I would say that the European fashionistas LOOOVE the Y2K vintage thrift vibes and want to express themselves through clothes and be unique
If you think about it the name Fash Trash comes from this unique vintage trend, Fash = Fashion, Trash = Vintage (someone's trash is another man's treasure) so always keep that in mind
I want to help you to find the best Vintage stores in Europe and also remember that sustainability is very important and by thrifting, we are definitely going in the right direction! The world needs to change, and we NEED to think about how we can do it!
Here are three very important steps to have in mind:
1 recycle Germany was the first country that made a law that you have to recycle your trash!
2 thrift! I mean you can thrift everything from clothes to furniture
3 keep your eye out for greenwashing and try not to buy from fast fashion brands
For more tips and inspo go follow FashTrash on Instagram!
If you have fun ideas and comments I would LOVE to hear from you!
Here is my info, kisses! Email raggaisdal93@gmail com Instagram raggaisdal
Fash Trash is an underground vintage magazine where you can find your latest favorite fashion trends that help your style and the environment
This first issue is focused on Europe, where we share resources, artists, and environmentally friendly people who inspire others How thrifting culture and trends within the cities in Europe are and where you can find the best thrift stores in your local community We want to be the voice for people who wants to start or continue to reuse and thrift clothes There are already so many textile pieces in rotation around the world and we want to show people how to use and style those pieces
Fast Fashion has become an enormous probl
We want to help you to change that and sho clothing that does not harm our planet Tips a and bad fast fashion brands We want to recycle clothing and fashion pieces We hope evolve your style with vintage finds and tell s done so We want to tell stories from people w fashion is ruining our planet and what we can
We love scrolling through social media and fi inspiring people to interact with and find out m their style In this issue, we speak to people fr Berlin, Barcelona, and Madrid! We want to sh wherever you are in the world, a great thrift s the corner
Fash Trash will launch on 1st February 2023 want to welcome all of you to our launch part Our incredible influencers and thrift stores ha advertising our magazine since December an are excited !! The party will be in our favorite t Barcelona called Mahalo Vintage, there will b goodies for you! We can’t wait to take over n and meet new people who will help us make out there!!
Thank you for reading and being a part of our journey!
Misbrigði fashion show in Iceland is definitely the event you have to look into! It has been ongoing for 8 years and gets more interesting every year. This year the fashion show was held on the 3rd of November at Harpan and it was INCREDIBLE!
They teamed up with Red Cross which is a charity store in Iceland great for bargain if you need something new in your closet or at home The theme was to use unsaleable garments from Red Cross and design your own collection Every year the students on 2nd year at the Icelandic School of Art show their designs and this year we LOVED IT!
The idea behind the show this year is to recycle and be sustainable and it's incredible to see the designer making something old into a new wearable collection
Fast fashion is something that we have to be fearful of and we have to think about how we can stop it The short life of textiles and fashion today is very short so it's great to see the designer at the Icelandic school of art giving new life to old clothes and materials
Our favorite designer this year was Rubina Singh and she is definitely someone you need to keep an eye on her! She focused on elegance and effortless clothing but the thing that stood out was that her collection was made from bags!!
Rubina says that bags are definitely a key item and makes a look come together Rubina says that the thing that surprised her the most about working with the old garment is that the texture of the fabric is so different than when you go and buy a new one I mean have you ever tried to make something out of your moms' closet? We think that old fabrics have better quality so you should look into that! So next year put Misbrigði on your calendar and remember the name Rubina Singh she’s going to be big in this industry!!
Why is fast fashion so bad? You get to be on trend in the cheapest possible way, how is that negative? We are here to tell you all about why and how YOU can change it! In the golden age going shopping was an occasional event where you’d dress up and enjoy the luxury but over the years something has changed Trends are changing so fast and people want to be on the trend train! Nowadays people go shopping for a hobby or retail therapy FOMO (“the fear of missing out”) is real and people don’t want to get left behind
Fast fashion is defined as cheap, trendy clothing that companies copy and paste from the newest trend they see on the catwalk or on celebrities They try to get the newest trends on the market as fast as possible while it’s still at the height of its their popularity
Shein, as you already know, is one of the biggest fast fashion brands in the world! Almost every day they release new items on their site and the quality isn't even good!! For these prices you can only imagine how cheap it is to make the garments the workers are paid and treated so poorly that they have literally screamed for help by printing “HELP ME” on the washing instructions!!! How crazy is that? This has to stop and is the reason we need to stop giving these fast fashion companies our money, it is absolutely not worth it just to look good in one picture for Instagram
These brands watch the fashion week runways closely and within a month they got the new, trendy clothes in their stores Where is the logic in that? This process is much longer than this, it doesn’t take a scientist to know that
Companies are in a such a hurry to get their trendy collections in stores that they don’t even care about the quality Toxic textile is increasing, and polyester is one of the most popular fabrics in the industry They even try to trick you into thinking that they are sustainable!! That is what we call Greenwashing
Now you are thinking “what is greenwashing”? Well, we can tell you that! Greenwashing is when fashion companies appear to be more sustainable than they really are Meaning they make false claims about their “sustainable” garments and are vague with the facts Companies like H&M, Zara, and Nike have been called out for their greenwashing
This is such a terrible development and we all need to be aware of it Now is the time to make a change We are the dictators of our future Lets all come together, be informed and make it happen!
We spoke to Alexandru Goos who is born in Moldova and lives in Berlin at the moment studying Fashion design We got inspired by his incredible and interesting Instagram account (@alexan true) Alexandru fashion style and the content is AMAZING, by scrolling down his the account you WILL get inspired by fashion, original content and poses!!
As we said Alexandru was born in Moldova, his father is Russian, and his mother is from Moldova When we asked him to describe himself, he said that he is very impulsive, active, very persuasive and that he dreams big
We were so fascinated by his style that of course we had to ask him where he shops?? “Well except for shoes, I mostly buy second-hand clothes I love the smell of history in the little shops ” Alexandru loves his shoe collection and says that a good pair of shoes could make pajamas look good! AND WE AGREE!! His favourite pair of fashion items is obviously his Prada loafers, and we think that they make every outfit looks so fashionable Well,
let's go a little bit deeper!
What it is that inspires him as a person?
What’s something you notice about someone when you first meet them?
“Very nice question! it was a smile that hugged me ”
Who inspires you?
“Life inspires me the ups and downs, the pain and the hope, the desperation, and the addiction, the day and the night, the here and now ”
What’s something you don’t want to be doing in 10 years?
What makes you happy?
“It makes me happy to make the people I love happy Inspiring people also gives me a lot of strength and when I'm alone it makes me happy to imagine what it would be like if I lived my dream ”
What’s the biggest learning experience you ’ ve had?
“Extroverted people like me always need a lot of people around them the danger of losing yourself and giving too much trust is very great That's how my Stop Trust tattoo came about people come and go but trust has to be earned it is like a treasure that can be found with a lot of effort ”
What makes you smile the most?
“Small moments when I manage to be present and feel grateful for all of this ”
What’s inspiring you in life right now?
“It inspires me to see that time heals all wounds and that patience pays off ”
“I want to continue to keep my fire burning and not lead an unfelt life ”
What do you like doing in your spare time?
“Long walks where so many good ideas come up are great and I love to go dancing just close your eyes and feel the beat ”
What’s your favourite food?
“Hard to define, I love food I like to eat healthily and make sure that my food has many colors summer rolls are a good example ”
What do you like doing in your spare time?
“Long walks where so many good ideas come up are great and I love to go dancing just close your eyes and feel the beat ”
If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
“I would like to live in Hawaii drink my coffee on the beach go surfing and get browner than the coconuts ”
If you could choose a superpower, what would it be?
“I would love to fly to the beach right now ”
What’s one item you let yourself splurge on?
”A good bass lets me feel endless ”
Now let's talk FASHION!!
Favorite city to visit?
“I would like to fly to Tokyo their culture and fashion fascinate me ”
Your favorite high fashion store?
“Prada baby”
If you could switch lives with one person for a day who would it be?
“I would choose Machine Gun Kelly to know what it feels like to be a rock star and if that makes you happy ”
Vintage or newness?
“It's the balance that counts 90% of my wardrobe is vintage and the rest are carefully selected pieces that are just nice you need an awareness of what clothing is and what feeling it should give you if you need a quick kick you go to Zara and buy a shirt, for example It's not really about the shirt, because if that were the case, you would first think about where you could buy shirts and therefore automatically go to second-hand shops until you found the one that makes you feel really good what I'm trying to say is, if you fall in love with a piece of clothing then the store doesn't matter The interesting thing is that true love is hard to find, and we would buy significantly less as a result ”
What’s a trend you would like to see disappear forever?
“I think everyone should do what they want ”
Your fashion icon?
“Art is a language Everyone can understand music, but speaking through fashion is a challenge in my opinion Alexander McQueen mastered this language and lived it with every drop of his blood ”
What’s your favorite season fashion-wise?
“Get your sunglasses out, it's summer ”
We would like to thank Alexandru for this interview and let you readers know that you should definitely check out his Instagram!
Did you know that you can buy vintage clothing on ASOS??
If you go to their front page, in the right corner you can click on a button called ASOS marketplace!
Vintage stores all over the world have started to sell there!
You can shop by category or by the boutique. We LOVE this concept and that you could sell your own clothes there!
GO CHECK IT OUT !!!
These are our favourite boutiques:
Kitzy
Located:
NERJA, SPAIN
NorthernGirl
Located:
BALDONE, LATVIA
BLANK SEAMS
Located:
MANCHESTER, UK
Toyoshima ex-Bottega Veneta men ’ s designer has joined the Icelandic outerwear brand 66°North If you don’t know 66°North yet let me tell you a little bit about it!
The brand was founded in 1926 and is getting bigger and bigger every year They specialize in outerwear which, obviously, is very IMPORTANT for Icelandic weather By opening new stores everywhere in the world the brand is gaining recognition more and more by the day and just opened a HUGES store in London
Toyoshima joins 66°North after over a year and a half as Bottega Veneta’s head designer, of ready-to-wear menswear He was hired to build the brand up as the next big ‘fancy thing’ in winterwear
As the competition is high as Canada Goose, The North Face, and Moncler are currently represented the top tier of technical fashion brands and 66°North is just steps away BUT what 66°North has is that they maintain a strong base of European manufacturers, including some factories owned by 66°North outright They have teamed up with a PR firm for the US and previously collaborated with the FAMOUS Danish fashion brand GANNI
I don’t know about you, but we are definitely keeping an eye on Toyoshima x 66°North and looking forward to watching them grow!
Model: Alejandro
Photographer: Ragnheiður
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Model: Alejandro
Photographer: Ragnheiður
Location: Home
Model: Alejandro
Photographer: Ragnheiður
Location: Home
Model: Alejandro
Photographer: Ragnheiður
Location: Home
Model: Alejandro
Photographer: Ragnheiður
Location: Home
Model: Alejandro
Photographer: Ragnheiður
Location: Home
Model: Alejandro
Photographer: Ragnheiður
Location: Home
Model: Alejandro
Photographer: Ragnheiður
Location: Home
What do you do?
The streets of Barcelona have very fashionable people every day!! One of our team members went on the street to spot out the new trends and we FOUND IT!!
What stood out the most for us was the oversized jackets, fur (from coats to hats), and everything oversized from your jeans to jackets
Well, there is nothing new about the oversized jacket, but we think it will NEVER go out of style! In every thrift store, you can find the perfect oversized jacket!! What makes an oversized jacket so perfect is that you can layer it however you want As you can see one of our stylist girls is that she's wearing a blazer underneath her beautiful oversized coat! I mean talking about the ying to your yang
Then we have the ICONIC pilot jacket that we think is a must-have, every thrift store you go to I bet you will find the best-oversized pilot jacket out there!!
We also think that everyone needs a good Bomber jacket in their closet! Cool for winter and summer
Vintage fur jackets are one of the most beautiful things we know about! Things have changed over the years and now brands are stopping using fur and changing to faux fur and we LOVE that!! Animal cruelty is one of the worst things we know about and if the designer changes that is great We saw on the street that people were wearing both faux fur and real fur, but we can give a go that the real fur was worn by older women so we can bet it that is vintage or an heirloom It is just something so sexy about fur and you always
look rich wearing it!!
OVERSIZED EVERYTHING!
We saw it’s obvious that oversized jeans, tops, and jackets are something that everyone is wearing right now Styled with chunky boots or nice sneakers makes the outfit look AMAZING! We think that oversized and unisex clothes are so nice and fit everyone
He was outspoken and said “No one wants to see curvy women ” in an interview with Focus in 2009 He even had the audacity to say that Heidi Klum was “too heavy”, like have you seen her? She’s STUNNING!! He also said that Adele was “ a little too fat”, who wants everybody the same? Not us! We can see how people are not happy about this decision to have his name for the Met Gala even though he passed away in 2019
If you think that this is the only thing, well think again!!
Karl disapproved of the #MeToo movement In 2018 he said “If you don’t want your pants pulled about, don’t become a model! Join a nunnery, there’ll always be a place for you in the convent ” When it came to homosexuality, he told Vice in 2010 that he was against the idea of gay marriage even though he was a gay man himself
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