LETTER FROM THE EDITOR They say the best way to impart knowledge is to tell a story. I’m no Stephanie Meyer, but if I were to tell anyone a story, it would likely be about The WALK. For every day that I work on this magazine, I’m inspired by someone’s creativity, someone’s dedication, someone’s sheer madness-tingedbrilliance. Take our monochromatic food shoot (“A Moveable Feast”). It began with a basic premise: food, models, clothes, color blocking. The idea was simple; the results were anything but. When I arrived on set, crispy leaves of purple cabbage had been turned into edgy shoulder pads, shoes were adorned with Twizzlers, and a clutch had been created out of Eggo waffles. Chili pepper necklaces and raspberry ring-pops accessorized an avant-garde red pantsuit. The student models (Joanna Karaman ’12 and Shannon Leon ’12) were quite literally giggling at the ludicrous loveliness of this culinary feast for the fashionably inclined. I dedicate this letter to the army of enthusiastic volTop left: Joanna Karaman ’12 models a look from our “A Moveable Feast” shoot. Photographed by Alex Remnick ’12. Top right: Maddie Macks ’12 and Anthony Diepenbrock ’13 model looks from our “Old City Love Story” shoot. Photographed by Ayasha Guerin ’12. Below: Lace. Photographed by Max Wang ’15.
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unteers whose work lies behind the pages of this magazine. It’s truly an unique concept, and not for the faint of heart: a fashion magazine drawn from the resources of a college campus, featuring student models, student photographers, student layout designers, and clothing pulled entirely from local Philadelphia boutiques (and occasionally Frogro). Yet, somewhere along the road from brainstorming sessions to the printing press, these humble beginnings are transformed into something exemplarily and sublimely authentic. As I pass down my editor’s hat like I wish my mother would her vintage Chanel handbag, I do so with the confidence that my story will be but one of many told in the enduring legacy of The WALK. And, should you ever doubt the power of fashion in all its creative and transitory brilliance—as it lies here for you to enjoy on the pages of our Winter issue—remember the wise words of Mark Twain: “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.”
Jocelyn Teece, Editor-in-Chief
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