SS25 CPHFW Talk Series – What is a magazine today?

The SS25 talk series with Vogue Business as media partner make up a vital element of the official schedule each season, representing an opportunity to dig deeper into wider issues facing fashion.

The talk will activate the global network of Copenhagen Fashion Week, inviting industry leaders from a variety of organizations and practices to speak across the topics at hand.

Furthermore, Copenhagen Fashion Week is excited to announce Vogue Business as official media partner, who will use their global audience to amplify the reach of the talks that will be launched as podcasts post release.

Topic:

The role of a magazine has entered into a state of flux, with the purpose, medium and output being analysed, provoked and subverted into different formats, focusses and desires. How has the role of the magazine changed so far, what is its potential and what opportunities has it unlocked for its future responsibility?

Moderator: 

Lucy Maguire, Senior Trends Editor, Vogue Business

Lucy Maguire is senior trends editor at Vogue Business. Alongside her focus on fashion consumer trends, digital strategies, and youth culture, Lucy leads the Vogue Business Next-Gen Edit, spotlighting emerging brands and startups across the fashion and beauty industries. She has previously worked with the Vogue Global Network, Suzy Menkes and British Vogue.

Panelists:

Olya Kuryshchuk, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, 1 Granary

Olya Kuryshchuk is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of 1 Granary, a leading global fashion education platform and creative network. With a focus on fashion design, 1 Granary uses its print, digital content, events, recruitment and brand development program to drive positive change in the fashion industry and provide practical resources for the next generation of creative minds. Through the unique designer network built through 1 Granary, Olya is one of the industry’s leading experts in talent acquisition and development, scouting design talent and building holistic brand strategy, ranging from design and production to communication and marketing.

Tina Wetshi, Co-founder, Colèchi

Tina Wetshi is a co-founder at Colèchi, a research agency based in London with a mission to humanise fashion. Colèchi launched Clean Fashion in 2020 and grew the campaign into three initiatives to educate and reimagine the supply chain through community and collaboration. Clean Fashion includes an annual summit, print journal and research in action through our knit club YKWU.

Steff Yotka, Director of Content, Ssense

Steff Yotka is an editor, fashion critic, and reporter. Currently, she holds the position of Director of Content at SSENSE, where the leads SSENSE's editorial, social, and newsletter storytelling with an international team of writers, editors, videographers and content creators. Previously, she was reported on fashion news, wrote features, and reviewed fashion shows for Vogue, and advised on Vogue Runway's special projects IRL and online. Her writing has appeared in Vogue, Business of Fashion, i-D, Harper's Bazaar, and more.

Navi Ahluwalia, Fashion Editor, Hypebae

Navi Ahluwalia is a writer, trend reporter and editor at Hypebae. She's passionate about covering diversity and inclusion within fashion, using her platform to share stories of creatives from different backgrounds and abilities. A regular attendee at fashion weeks across Europe, she's become a prominent voice within the emerging fashion and trend space.