Fresher Magazine

Features

Estee Loke

The Ultimate Respawn: How AVCon Brings Anime and Gaming into Reality

Estee Loke

Liam Wooley

How to Gender-bend Your Style — A Guide to Cross-Dressing at the Thrift Store

Liam Wooley

Rameen Sheraz

You Don’t Hate the Outfit. You Just Hate Who’s Wearing It.

Rameen Sheraz

Why do "ugly" trends suddenly become cool? From skinny privilege to Y2K nostalgia, this explores the hidden class, race and body politics shaping fashion trends.

Rameen Sheraz

Rameen Sheraz

If you haven’t heard of Suki Studio or Three Fates yet, consider this your sign.

Rameen Sheraz

Amber Lomax

Welcome to My Dead Grandpa – Nothing Here Is New, and That’s The Point…

Amber Lomax

While fashion industry is built around the next best thing. My Dead Grandpa is more interested in what’s already here.

Amber Lomax

Kate Strutton

Issue 6

Catch up with Cassie

Kate Strutton

Issue 6

What It Takes To Go Behind-the-Scenes At One Of Australia’s Biggest Fashion Events – And How You Can Too

Iced matchas to Melbourne Fashion Festival chaos; Adelaide fashion student Cassie Butschek is proving delusion, determination, and a well-timed email can take you far. We talked to her about runway stress, styling internships, and what it really takes to break into Australia’s fashion industry as a young creative with big dreams and even bigger ambition.

Kate Strutton

Issue 6

We Have Some Thoughts on the 2026 Met Gala

Eliza Scott, Rameen Sheraz, Seraphina Zhang, Shani Fox

Review

We Have Some Thoughts on the 2026 Met Gala

Eliza Scott, Rameen Sheraz, Seraphina Zhang, Shani Fox

Review

The 2026 Met Gala transformed fashion’s biggest night into a celebration of art, craftsmanship, and visual storytelling. This year’s theme, ‘Fashion is Art,’ saw designers and celebrities reference everything from classical sculptures to oil paintings and cinematic history, resulting in one of the most visually ambitious Met Galas in recent years.

Eliza Scott, Rameen Sheraz, Seraphina Zhang, Shani Fox

Review

Up with the Yuppies: Office Wear and the Corp-core Aesthetic

Kate Strutton

Issue 6

Up with the Yuppies: Office Wear and the Corp-core Aesthetic

Kate Strutton

Issue 6

The Yuppie aesthetic was one of perfectly tailored Ralph Lauren power suits, briefcases, narrow glasses, black coffee, pencil skirts and tennis on weekends. Sound familiar? It’s back and bigger than ever, so slip on your bayonetta glasses, slide on those sling-back heels and swipe through the seemingly infinite office fashion TikToks swirling through the algorithm.

Kate Strutton

Issue 6

Adelaide’s Finest: Adelaide Fringe Recap 2026

Fresher Magazine

Review

Adelaide’s Finest: Adelaide Fringe Recap 2026

Fresher Magazine

Review

The Fresher team went out to experience some of the plethora of shows on offer during this month of madness. Here’s what we saw, and what we have to say

Fresher Magazine

Review

An Interregnum of Divine Flesh and Machinery

Elaine Goh

Issue 6

An Interregnum of Divine Flesh and Machinery

Elaine Goh

Issue 6

This editorial imagines one possible reality as we glimpse at the monsters disguised among men – of Big Tech and capital’s relentless expansion. Set against a speculative landscape where flesh, nature, and machine coexist, these images mirror the uneasy coexistence between humanity and its own creations.

Elaine Goh

Issue 6

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