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by Laura Niersbach Image by Laura Niersbach, inspired by Jamie Okuma’s collection The 2025 New York Fashion Week constituted a historic milestone for Indigenous designers. Jamie Okuma became the first Indigenous American included on the official CFDA calendar, while the inaugural Indigenous NYFW featured 25 creators from across the Americas (Allaire, 2025a; Nelson, 2025). These developments addressed longstanding patterns of underrepresentation and appropriation, foregrounded

by Anouk Jurkowski Illustration by Anouk Jurkowski In a time when gender identities are increasingly fluid, fashion is taking on a more political role. Especially in menswear, clothing is being used to deconstruct – or at least challenge – rigid notions of masculinity. But how much subversion really lies behind the androgynous look? And who actually has access to this form of self-expression? Historically, masculinity was never as “neutral” or “pragmatic” as it’s often portra

by Dominik Dodt Photo by Dominik Dodt Fashion shapes society and the reality of life for many people. It stands for identity, belonging, and change. This is already evident in various trends and movements that address the issue of sustainability in production, sourcing, and marketing (Green 2025). Nevertheless, many brands still think in terms of traditional gender classifications. Clothing is still strictly divided into “male” and “female” based on colours, cuts, and materia