REED Magazine Issue 03

REED MAGAZINE is a print and digital journal, that leverages Reed Art Department’s unique insight on modernstreetwear culture. Our aim is to reinterpret the culturethrough an acute curatorial lens to tell authentic stories thatmatter & resonate across Sneakers, Fashion, Music, Art,Food, Nightlife.Each issue features an icon in their respective field, who willserve as that issue’s guest editor-in-chief & enable us toview the cultural landscape through their eyes and work.As we close the books on 2023, we figured who would bebetter to highlight in our third issue than the creativevisionary and designer, NICOLE MCLAUGHLIN!

McLaughlin is a world-class designer.In 2018, a hobby evolved into a career, one that focuses onthe ever-evolving exploration around upcycling andsustainable fashion. Taking a tongue-in-cheek approach to her creative process, Nicole has transformed old volleyballsinto slippers, camera bags into bralettes, and crafted boardshorts from packets of Haribo gummies. This unexpectedtranslation of materials allows her to uniquely highlight themessage of sustainability—a key element to her success inchanging the perception around waste and sustainabledesign.