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notes by Diana for our 14th issue.
issue 14 has begun <3
Editor's Letter: Taking Chances to Live Every Dream
All photos on this post©️ 2025 Michelle Kenneth Your eyes do not deceive you. Things look a little different around here. It was finally time to change the site to align with the new direction I am taking in life. I decided to take my Conde Nast College training and create the site they trained me to make. Sure. There have been a few false starts over the years, but I kept coming right back to…
Thank you for 2021. You can help support TheDesignAir for 2022
Thank you for 2021. You can help support TheDesignAir for 2022
As 2021 draws to a close, we’ve all seen disruption and resilience in aviation in equal measure. The industry has proven itself as strong as ever, facing multiple lockdowns, border closures, new strains and an ever changing landscape. We’ve seen airlines open new routes, shift to cargo, and even through the thick of the hardest, longest challenge to face the commercial industry, we’ve seen…
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Editor's Letter - Issue 61
I am beyond excited to be coming on board as the new editor of Promo Magazine. In collaboration with my online magazine The Urban Watch, I will be writing a series of monthly articles featuring the change makers in the fashion industry.
The problems in the industry range from the garment workers dying abroad to models being abused here in the U.S. Many of these problems have persisted for decades like open secrets. There’s a lot of reporting that needs to be done. Other industries are covered by pools of reporters, but the fashion industry lacks some real journalists. Writing about clothing and trends is cool, but we need to dig deeper. There’s a common misperception about fashion that people have—that it is elitist, frivolous and vain. Sure, it can be, but fashion is so much more. It goes beyond the fit, fabric and finish, beyond the color and texture trends. Fashion is a reflection of social, economic, political and cultural changes. It is the brand that speaks, tells the story, pushes boundaries, questions gender norms and calls for change.
It might take years or decades to see our dream future of fashion, but it’s important to highlight those who are already making a difference. This year has been eventful and revolutionary in many ways. After the Harvey Weinstein scandal, sexual assault in the industry became more openly discussed, resulting in firings of many famous fashion photographers and opening the doors for new talent—like Tyler Mitchell, who became the first African-American photographer to shoot the cover of Vogue in its 125-year history. Louis Vuitton named Virgil Abloh the artistic director of its menswear line, making him the first African-American to hold the title at the European luxury brand.
Even though the oldest and the most famous designers show at the Paris Fashion Week, New York, I think, is the mecca of change, which provides a space for younger, rising and progressive designers. This last season alone, Spring/Summer 2019, was one to remember. Pop star Rihanna with her first lingerie line Savage X Fenty crushed the old, stereotypical perceptions of women’s bodies, like the ones that are portrayed during annual Victoria’s Secret Shows. It was a celebration of womanhood that NYFW has never seen before. Brands, such as Telfar, Luar, Monse, Eckhaus Latta and Chromat presented gender-fluid clothes, reaffirming that gender is a social construct. Opening Ceremony hosted a drag show with more than 40 LGBTQ models and performers. Finally, Pyer Moss’s show was the best of all—an ode to black culture. He chose Weeksville, Brooklyn to present his collection. In 1838, only 11 years after slavery was abolished in New York, Weeksville became one of the country’s first free-black communities. On November 5, Pyer Moss was announced as the winner of the 2018 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.
These are just some of the most prominent names that are making a difference, but there are so many more. The first to be featured in Promo as a change maker in the fashion industry is Amanda Munz. She is the founder of The Fashion Foundation, a nonprofit that funds education by taking the excess samples from designers and retailers and then selling them in their physical and online shop. They use the money from the sold merchandise and various fund-raisers to provide supplies for New York City schools.
This holiday season I wish you to give a little. Like Amanda says, that one toy you give a kid might be the only toy they receive this season.
Happy Holidays,
Demi Vitkute
on matcha & being 23 | the wildflower diaries
on matcha & being 23 | the wildflower diaries
Hey, wildflowers!
A lot of big and exciting changes are happening.
downtown girl
I moved! Yep, the Wildflower Nation HQ is officially located in my new abode in the heart of the city. So far, I’ve loved it. The entire process of deciding to move and go back to classes was so smooth, I know it was the right choice to make.
I’ve always loved being in the city. With the hustle and bustle and all,…
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February Contest
Hi everyone! Thank you all for your submissions to our “Love is in the Air” contest. I want to make sure that each winner gets a day on the Website so I’ll post the winners one day at a time over the next week. Thank you all again and congrats to everyone who submitted. They were all very good and it was very hard to pick the winners. – John Page
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