You are unapologetic about who you are.

And so are we. So FASHION has adopted a new tag line: “unapologetically ourselves.” We feel that it reflects where we are now since transforming, two years ago, from a traditional women’s magazine to a brand for all ages, sizes, genders, ethnicities and orientations. Since then, we have written about so many fascinating fashion and beauty lovers—from a guy who wears sequins to an 80-year-old woman with pink hair. We have featured people with a range of styles—from elegant to eccentric. And we’ve heard over and over again how emotionally and spiritually connected our subjects are to their fashion and beauty choices. So when our team gathered for an editorial conference a few months ago to discuss future story ideas, we realized that we are living in a new era. Fashion has grown to have a broad definition, and style is as individual as a fingerprint. People are feeling unapologetic about their life choices, and that has been extended to what they wear, how they adorn their bodies challenges and arise, even how it’s often they clothing style their that hair. becomes When

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Davy, the head makeup artist for Euphoria (“Joy Trigger,” page 52). Many have credited Davy with initiating a whole new beauty movement thanks to her fearlessness with neon colours, rhinestones and all-over glitter. Annika Lautens, our fashion news director, interviewed Zaldy, the man who has dressed RuPaul for the past three decades, for “Get to Know” (page 28). And the three brands in our adaptive jewellery story are remarkable for thinking outside the (jewellery) box (“Hidden Gems,” page 26). Their prosthetics, hearing aid accessories and fidget rings do more than just look good; they offer empowerment to communities that are often neglected. And then there’s our cover star, Dilone. After being dropped by a modelling agency when she decided to stop straightening her naturally curly hair, the New York native was cast in the Marc Jacobs Fall 2016 fashion show. A whirlwind of success followed, with Dilone landing prominent magazine covers, starring in major campaigns and walking in upwards of 50 shows in a season. “It was non-stop—a really exciting time,” she says. “I remember calling my mom and saying ‘You don’t have to struggle anymore.’ Before that, I literally had no money. I was jumping turnstiles, trying to get to castings. I got arrested because of it. And now I was working with all these designers—I couldn’t believe it.” OK, breaking the law isn’t exactly what we mean when we say we’re unapologetically ourselves. But determination, confidence, pluck...these are qualities we value in ourselves— and in you.