''RUBBISH'' magazine is a

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hardback

fashion magazine Fashion journalism is a component of fashion media, with a focus on journalism, writing and photojournalism. Fashion journalists write about and critique fashion events and trends as well as cultivate and maintain relationships with stylists and ...

that aims to take a more lighthearted and sometimes

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look at the world of fashion, which is not generally explored by other fashion magazines. The magazine, created by ex-'' Teen Vogue European'' editor Jenny Dyson, was launched during

London Fashion Week London Fashion Week (LFW) is a clothing trade show that takes place in London, England, twice a year, in June and September. Showcasing over 250 designers to a global audience of influential media and retailers, it is one of the 'Big Four' fash ...

in February 2006. Dyson came up with the idea for the magazine whilst heavily pregnant with her second child.

Editions

* RUBBISH 1 – The first ever edition featuring

Giles Deacon Giles David Deacon (born 14 December 1969) is a British fashion designer, illustrator, creative director and founder of Giles Deacon group, a fashion enterprise. Deacon joined the Paris Fashion Week in 2016. Deacon has been known to challenge the ...

and

Erin O’Connor Erin O'Connor (born 9 February 1978) is a British high-fashion model. Early life O'Connor was born and brought up in Brownhills, West Midlands, where she attended Brownhills Community School. She was brought up Catholic and her father is fr ...

. Launched during fashion week in February 2006. * RUBBISH 2 – Launched at the

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in November 2007, featuring

Thandie Newton Melanie Thandiwe Newton ( ; born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton ( ), is a British actress. She has received various awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and a BAFTA Award, as well as nominations for two Golden Globe ...

. * RUBBISH 2.5 – Limited edition, only 1000 copies, collaborating with Henry Holland,

Holly Fulton Holly Fulton (born 1977) is a Scottish designer who set up her eponymous fashion label in 2009. Known for bold graphic and 3D motifs, innovative use of textiles and distinctive accessories, she has been described as the "queen of prints". She is ...

, Anthony Zinonos and Kyle Bean. In 2011 RUBBISH 2.5 won a

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Award in the category Magazine and Newspaper Design, securing a place in the D&AD 2011 Annual.

The London Fashion Week Daily

'' LFW's Daily Rubbish'' a free eight page broadsheet launched in September 2007, as a joint venture with the British Fashion Council. Five thousand copies were distributed daily during London Fashion Week. providing news, gossip, interviews, fashion profiles, behind-the-scene glimpses, cartoons and quizzes. In 2008 ''LFW's Daily Rubbish'' was renamed ''The Daily'' and continued to be published live at London Fashion Week. Writers include Rebecca Lowthorpe (''

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''), Sarah Bailey (''

Harper’s Bazaar ''Harper's Bazaar'' (stylized as ''Harper's BAZAAR'') is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. Bazaar has been published in New York City since November 2, 1867, originally as a weekly publication entitled ''Harper's Bazar''."Corporat ...

''), Anna-Marie Solowij (''

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''), Sarah Mower (

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), Lauren Cochrane (''

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''), Melanie Rickey (''

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''), fashion commentator and broadcaster

Caryn Franklin Caryn Franklin MBE (born 11 January 1959) is a British fashion and identity commentator and visiting professor of diverse selfhood. She was former fashion editor and co-editor of ''i-D'' magazine in the 1980s and long-time presenter of BBC t ...

, and Orange Prize-winning novelist Linda Grant.

Rubbish & Pencil

In 2011, William Sieghart and Neil Mendoza bought a stake in RUBBISH magazine. Together Sieghart, Mendoza and Dyson formed creative branding agency Pencil Agency Ltd. Dyson the CEO of RUBBISH became the group creative director of the Pencil Agency Ltd, marking Sieghart and Mendoza’s official return to the world of marketing since they sold Forward Publishing to WPP.

Rubbish finger puppets

In 2009 RUBBISH magazine launched limited edition fashionable

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s. The puppets include fashion designers such as Jean Paul Gautier and politicians such as

Nick Clegg Sir Nicholas William Peter Clegg (born 7 January 1967) is a British retired politician and media executive who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015 and as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015. H ...

. In 2011 RUBBISH launched a new range of finger puppets to celebrate significant contributors to fashion of the 21st century. This included Isabella Bow,

Karl Lagerfeld Karl Otto Lagerfeld also called Kaiser Karl (; 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer, photographer, and creative director. Lagerfeld began his career in fashion in the 1950s, working for several top fashion hous ...

Viktor & Rolf Viktor & Rolf is a Dutch avant-garde luxury fashion house founded in 1993 by Viktor Horsting (born 1969, Geldrop) and Rolf Snoeren (born 1969, Dongen). For more than twenty years, Viktor & Rolf have sought to challenge preconceptions of fashion an ...

, plus

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influ ...

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