CONTRIBUTE

Guidelines for New Posts: 

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• We welcome writing contributions that are critical and analytical, and aim to make the fashion industry more ethical and sustainable! We do not publish brand or product endorsements! We also welcome original artwork and your own original photographs (including close-ups of fabrics or fashion items, photos from events such as Fashion Weeks, Pride, museum exhibitions, etc.) ​​ ​

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• New Posts should be about 500 words (1 page) with an introduction and conclusion and between short 3-5 paragraphs. Provide take-aways for your readers in the conclusion. 

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• Include original artwork or photos with detailed captions, and​​​ put your images where you want them in the text and add captions with the following info: Fig. 1: Photo title, photographer/artist name, year

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• Edit your submission, using our Editing Tips (developed by K. Sark and R. Chantree) 

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• Make sure your references are in bracket citations, including author last name, year, and page numbers​

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• All titles of magazines, books, websites, newspapers need to be italicized

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• All punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, semi-colons, etc.) need to be inside quotations, and before footnotes.

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• Include a short bio at the end of your article. 

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• Send us your article as a Google doc for our editing team to edit (not pdf!)

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• Once you receive the edits back, make or approve changes and the final touches as soon as possible 

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• After your post is up, help promote it on social media by reposting

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Guidelines for Reviews / Interviews: 

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• We welcome review pieces of different exhibitions, fashion events, media, documentaries, books, etc. (about 500 words) 

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• We also accept interviews and profile pieces that focus on sustainability, non-binary fashion, inclusion, diversity, and decoloniality 

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• To uphold academic and journalistic integrity, we do not publish personal opinion pieces or promotional copy for brands or product endorsement

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• Please use our template for writing reviews (developed by K. Sark)

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Guidelines for Photos and Artwork:

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• Take good quality photos and edit them if needed 

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• Label them as following: Fig. 1: Photo title, photographer name, year (place, and any other info)

 

• If using images that are not our own (from Pixelbay, from your friends, or anywhere else) always ask for permissions, and add "used with permission by..." after the photo caption to make it clear that it is not one of our photos but that we checked about copyright

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