Fosho Magazine—A Digital Lookbook
Student Presenter(s): Joshua Joseph
Faculty Mentor: Alexander Root
Department: Biological and Chemical Sciences
School/College: College of Arts and Sciences, New York City
Fosho Magazine is a digital fashion photography look I started in 2019 that focuses on creative expression through fashion photography and art. I began by developing relationships and creating visual concepts with artists, musicians, designers, photographers and other creatives in my community. My goal is for Fosho to become a space committed to inclusion and connectedness in art and fashion. I hope to do this by creating visual art elegantly dealing with concepts like individuality, race and identity to leave behind for posterity. Fashion is a billiondollar industry that is profiting off of BIPOC and members of the LGBTQ+ community without pouring back into those communities. By investing in a sustainable platform to showcase and preserve my culture and the culture of the communities that I am an ally to, I hope to make a powerful statement against the cyclical and exploitative nature of fashion.
Right now, we are hyper aware of the need for a shift in fashion—whether that be with the diversification of the runway and campaigns or a re-distribution of the wealth around the industry. We need to reassess what our idea of inclusivity and diversity is in a system of rapid cultural expansion. The whole idea is to make fashion and art feel more attainable for the average person, because when they feel included and accepted they feel visible. And everyone wants to feel visible.