Some say fashion is a language, some say it’s a set of codes. Whether proclaimed in loud statements or subtle signs, it’s a pact between the fleeting and the timeless. It is memory and aspiration stitched together, a narrative more visceral than it may at first appear—layered, textured, unfolding as we look in the mirror in the morning and with each step down the cracked sidewalk. It exists not just in the fabric or the seams, but in the choices made each day, the clash of confidence and doubt. Fashion is a story we tell ourselves about who we are, or perhaps, who we wish to be, with all the certainty and fragility that implies.

Layered celebrates this definition of fashion, peeling back the artifice to reveal the intricate conversations between cloth, memory, and identity. It delves into fashion not just as an industry, but as a chronicle of moments, choices, and cultural dialogues. Moving beyond trends, beyond the zeitgeist, the publication explores the narratives of garments as well as the stories of those who wear them. Layered is an ode to the complexity of fashion—at once deeply personal and universally shared, a mirror of our collective hopes, contradictions, and ever-changing selves.