FIT Magazine to cover local and global trends in fashion

Project Runway and Paris Fashion Week enthusiasts on campus will soon have a new outlet to express themselves: Fashion in Trend (FIT) magazine. Pending final approval, the organization will publish one themed issue per semester to create a space for members to explore the stories behind fashion that inspires them. 

In the Sept. 15 Student Council meeting, FIT founders Caton Lee ‘27 and Madeleine Oehlers ‘27 obtained unanimous approval to begin publication efforts this semester. According to FIT President Lee, the organization and magazine were largely inspired by widespread appreciation of fashion and style on the Hill. “I felt like fashion is such a prevalent form of expression on campus that I wanted people to have the ability to dive deeper into it,” Lee wrote in an email to the Collegian. 

FIT will release one themed publication both in print and digitally each semester, covering everything from global fashion trends to how people are styling a particular item on campus. To further engage with the student body and present fashion in a casual way, FIT will also interview students for “What are you wearing today?” segments to be posted on Instagram. 

While the semesterly publication will occupy the majority of their efforts, Lee noted that in the future, FIT may also publish shortened digital special editions, depending on member interest.  “As we grow and mature as a club, we hope to increase our publication frequency, but for now, we’re focusing on just one edition per semester,” FIT Vice President Oehlers wrote in an email to the Collegian.

To be considered a member, students must attend two meetings and participate in a writing, photography, design or editing capacity. Students interested in writing can contact the editors with an article pitch and be paired with an editor if the idea is approved. “We encourage our writers to select topics they are passionate about, allowing for a rich variety of perspectives in our magazine,” Oehlers said. 

Pending final approval from the Student Life Committee, the organization will email a general interest form to the student body to gauge interest and create a distribution list. Beyond the magazine itself, Lee and Oehlers hope that FIT will collaborate with other organizations for on-campus fashion shows and thrift events.

Vice President for Student Affairs Celestino Limas was both enthused by the project and excited at the prospect of one specific area of fashion coverage: sneakers. “Other folks that are also sneakerheads could actually cover a little bit from that angle because shoe culture is also its own thing on campus,” he said in an interview with the Collegian. “I think it’s gonna be exciting to see what students embark upon for different projects.”