Futuristic (1st Birthday) Issue #07
Celebrate with Chew!
Amid the heated debates on everything eco, the design industry is warming up to the idea that the greenest thing we can do is reuse, reduce and recycle writes Frankie Chevalier. "Spandex silver jumpsuits anyone?" Chew fashion columnist Rachel Arthur beams us into the latest scene of fashion fixation: the space-age trend that's wearable (without being considered a die-hard Trekkie). Travis Lyle searches for Die Antwoord: Ahead of the curve or off his rocker? Waddy Jones has consistently confounded predictions with each new twist in his creative journey, and has just set off on a brand new tangent &elipsis; Swedish photographer Philipp Jeker shoots futuristic clothing with a twist: reusing seemingly ordinary items to make a startling fashion statement. Whoever thought cleaning gloves could be so cool? Stylist Zeynep Tarhan pays tribute to heroines of the past - in the future - in a memorable, fashion-forward shoot.
