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Project 05 / 05 · Zine · Editorial design

FashionBeyond

A fashion zine about confidence and self-expression. Eight spreads where bold serif headlines, warm neutrals and fashion photography set the rhythm.

Type
Personal project, 2025
Role
Editorial layout, typography and art direction
Format
8 spreads, A4 landscape (two A5 pages each)
Tools
Figma
01 — The voice

Headlines that read like a manifesto.

The zine speaks in short, confident lines. Read in order, the headlines tell the story on their own: fashion as a way to feel bold, unique and fearless.

  1. 01Dressed with Meaning
  2. 02Wear Your Confidence
  3. 03A Love Letter to Fashion
  4. 04Mix It Up
  5. 05Bold is Beautiful
  6. 06Own Your Look!
  7. 07Your Signature
  8. 08Style Speaks Louder Than Words
  9. 09Fearless Fits
  10. 10Slay the Day
02 — The spreads

Eight spreads, one rhythm.

Every spread pairs one dominant image with quieter supporting frames, and moves the headline to a new position so the pacing never repeats. Use the arrows or thumbnails to page through.

Fashion Beyond is a small zine about the clothes we choose and the confidence they carry, one spread at a time. Welcome to Fashion Beyond Dressed with Meaning Mix It Up Own Your Look Your Signature Style Speaks Louder Than Words Slay the Day The Last Look
Dressed with Meaning Confidence isn’t something you buy. It’s the way you carry what you already own: shoulders back, collar up, the coat you love worn like it was made for you. Start with one piece that feels like you. Some garments are closer to sculpture than clothing: folds of fabric, prints that read like paintings, silhouettes that change as you move. Treat your wardrobe like a gallery and wear what makes you look twice. To the jacket that survived five winters, the thrifted scarf with a story, the boots that know every street. Fashion is memory you can wear, and every piece in your closet is a chapter. A great wardrobe isn’t a big one. It’s a small edit of pieces that work together, fit you well and still feel exciting after the tenth wear. Buy less, choose better, keep what you love.
Mix It Up Style is personal. Nobody else gets to write your rules. Mix the sporty with the tailored, the vintage with the new: a sharp blazer over a hoodie, sneakers with a suit. Style lives in the unexpected pairings that make people look again.
Wear the bright colour. Try the oversized cut. Pick the statement earring over the safe one. Bold choices feel strange for about five minutes, and then they start to feel like you. Your look is your first sentence before you say a word. Own it: tailor the fit, choose the details on purpose, and wear it with the ease of someone who dressed for themselves, not for anyone else.
Your Signature Unique doesn’t have to mean loud. It can be the way you roll your sleeves, the ring you never take off, or the colour you always come back to. The most memorable style is rarely the most expensive; it’s the most personal. Look through what you own and notice what you reach for again and again. Those are your signatures, so build around them. Try one new texture each season, a linen shirt, a knit vest, a belt with some history, and see how it changes the pieces you already love. Trends move fast. A point of view lasts.
The best clothes feel as if they were designed with you in mind. They move the way you move, suit the life you actually live and fit into mornings that are already busy. Good design starts with people, not trends. Before you buy, ask how a piece fits your week, not just your wishlist. Inspiration is everywhere once you start looking. The colours of a late-summer market, a favourite barista’s uniform, the way a grandparent always wore a pressed collar. Keep a note of what catches your eye. Over time, those small moments add up to a style that is entirely yours. Comfort and style were never opposites. Soft tailoring, relaxed trousers and breathable fabrics look just as considered as anything stiff and formal. Choose materials that feel good and cuts that let you breathe, and you’ll wear them more, which is the most sustainable choice of all. Most of all, dress for the person you are becoming. Let your wardrobe grow with you: keep the pieces that still tell your story and pass on the ones that don’t. Fashion isn’t a costume. It’s a quiet, daily way of saying: this is me.
Fearless dressing starts with a simple question: what would you wear if nobody was watching? Maybe it’s the striped knit with wide white trousers, maybe the green jacket you keep saving for a special day. Wear it today. Confidence grows each time you choose the piece that makes you smile over the one that feels safe. Start small with a bold accessory, then a brighter colour, then a cut you’ve never tried. Mix textures, play with proportions and repeat a favourite outfit without apology. People remember how you carried yourself long after they forget what you wore. So step out, take up space and slay the day.
Fashion Beyond ends where your own story begins. Take what inspired you from these pages, leave what didn’t and keep experimenting. Style is never finished; it changes with every season of your life. Thank you for reading. Wear something today that feels completely like you.

The body copy was written in 2026 to replace the original placeholder text; the layouts and headlines are unchanged. Photography: Unsplash.

03 — The system

Warm neutrals, a serif voice, four repeated moves.

Palette

Taupe#7E6C59
Sand#EFDAC4
Terracotta#C65347
Mist#EAEAEA
White#FFFFFF

Taupe for headlines, terracotta for emphasis and folios, and sand and mist as the colour blocks behind the photography.

Typography

HeadlinesInria Serif Bold
BodyOpen Sans Regular, set small in narrow columns
FoliosPlay · 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

Layout moves

Offset colour blocks

Sand and grey panels sit off-grid behind the photography, so every spread has depth without extra decoration.

White-framed photos

Smaller images get a white border, like prints pinned to a board, which separates them from the full-bleed shots.

Vertical headlines

Headlines like “Own Your Look!” and “Slay the Day” run sideways, turning type into a structural element.

Terracotta folios

Numbered pages in small terracotta boxes, echoed by the numbered contents list on the opening spread.