Much to the annoyance of anyone who follows it, works in it, or just loves it, fashion is often dismissed as lightweight or lacking in gravity. Thankfully, magazines like Vestoj remind you just how misguided those preconceptions are. Bringing together academia, critical theory and the fashion industry, it explores just how important the industry is and how much it affects us all – whether we’re interested in it or not. Each annual issue takes a theme such as ‘masculinity’, ‘slowness’ or ‘shame’, and explores it in depth. This year’s is called ‘On Authenticity’, and it asks important questions about whether there is such a thing as an ‘authentic self’ and how our clothes affect the way we see ourselves. We’re still not sure how to say the name though...