Dear Readers,

Uprising has been a magazine dedicated to documenting, forecasting, and commenting on the current trends and trajectory of fashion and culture. We wanted issue seventeen to be something different. To fully understand where these forms of self expression come from, we must examine the history of fashion more broadly and as a symbol of not only fashion, but culture and industry.

There is a level of complexity required when describing fashion that goes beyond simply documenting trends, Every year, trends die off and soon enough they eventually return. There are certain timeless looks that seem to never go out of style. It is all about the state of continuing without interruption. These elements of fashion and culture seem to speak of different time periods and self expression. Although these looks are from a certain period in history, they simultaneously fit in with contemporary trends because some trends are perennial. They may go away temporarily, or they get pushed to the margins, drowned out by whatever new trend is the loudest or most innovative, but they never truly die.
Issue 17 became the issue that celebrates the history of fashion, and more importantly the movements and culture that inspire trends. While looking back at these movements we hope to gain to better understand how these elements of history have influenced out style and culture today. We are ecstatic to share with anthology with you!

Ella Poppen & Patrick Markovich; 2023-2024 Co-Editors-in-Chief
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