editor’s letter for Zipped magazine
Fashion is personal. When you’re at a consignment shop, each clothing item comes with a story. Sometimes, you get to hear the story, other times you create your own through your imagination. It’s fun to pick out a piece that’s lived multiple lives with multiple people. You pick it out because you think it’s special, not because others are telling you it’s “in.” Vintage pieces are timeless. You keep ‘em for a while. Then pass ‘em along to the next lucky thrifter. It’s almost like “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” It’s a way to turn your closet into your own personal fashion playground.
This fall’s publication focuses on the harsh reality of overconsumption in our society. Those who are privileged live in a constant state of material hunger. Craving… craving… and craving without ever reaching satisfaction. Lacking appreciation and always looking for the next big purchase. When in reality, most of the time, the items they’re surrounding themselves with are merely items. Items they have no connection to. Items without stories. Items that can be easily replaced.
Before you read this, take out your earphones and listen to “Give It Away”, by Red Hot Chili Peppers. You can’t read the next part until you do ;). Contrary to popular belief, the lyrics are more than just the product of a hardcore rockstar screamin’ away. These three simple words have a lot of meaning.
Anthony Keidis, the lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers, was dating Nina Hagen: a German singer/songwriter at the time the song was written. One day he was going through her spectacular, rockstar closet and found a jacket. A jacket unlike any jacket he’d ever seen before. He glanced at it, in awe. Nina proceeded to say “It’s my favorite item in my closet. Take it. You can have it”. Anthony refused, it was too special. Nina replied, “That’s why I gave it to you. It’s important to give things away; it creates good energy. If you have a closet full of clothes, and you try to keep them all, your life will get very small. But if you have a full closet and someone sees something they like, if you give it to them, the world is a better place”.
I hope this fall 2021 issue inspires you. My team and I have worked very hard to bring our vision to life. It would not have been possible without each and every single person involved in our Zipped community. Thank you to everyone for turning our vision into a reality, incorporating your ideas, and just being creative. It has been a pleasure to work with each and everyone of you. Most of all, thank you Charlie’s Angels. I couldn’t have done it without all six of you.
This is Zipped, Apocalypse.
