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Print Isn’t Dead

MERDE exists to satisfy the postmodern craving to hold something real in your hands—and to escape the numbing scroll of the infinite feed. We print sustainably in small batches with a recycling-certified printer in Riga, Latvia, because the medium should matter as much as the message.

A self-deprecating platform laced with humor and wit, MERDE reflects on fashion’s cultural landscape by exposing the creative process without a filter. Each annual issue tackles one theme with absolute seriousness (and equal irreverence), disrupting fashion’s oversaturated narratives through subversive imagery and critical reflection.

Beyond print, MERDE’s digital stories run year-round—from fashion week dispatches to artist interviews across the globe—fueling a universe that is as much about questioning as it is about celebrating. MERDE is a publication with reflexive instincts, built on the belief that fashion’s most vital stories live in its contradictions.

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You’re tired of fashion media that feels interchangeable. You want content that cuts through the noise, that makes you stop, hold, and think, not just swipe. You’re conscious about the images you consume, and curious enough to contribute your own vision to MERDE’s ever-growing international network of collaborators.Beyond print, MERDE’s digital stories run year-round—from fashion week dispatches to artist interviews across the globe—fueling a universe that is as much about questioning as it is about celebrating. MERDE is a publication with reflexive instincts, built on the belief that fashion’s most vital stories live in its contradictions.

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    MOLLY APPLE

    EIC + CREATIVE DIRECTOR

    @mollyroseapple

    📍 New York, USA

  • A child sitting on a woman's lap, facing the camera, wearing a bandana with a skull pattern, in a dimly lit room.

    CHRISTIAAN PEINAAR

    CULTURE EDITOR + CONTENT PRODUCER

    @christiaan_pienaar_

    📍Berlin, Germany

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    EDDY SOILIHI

    FASHION EDITOR

    @eddysoilihi

    📍 Marseille/Paris, France

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    MALORIE SHMYR

    BEAUTY EDITOR

    @malorieshmyr

    📍 Berlin, Germany

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    BLYTHE TOKAR

    COPY EDITOR + WRITER

    @blythetokar

    📍 Michigan, USA

  • A young girl with short, tousled hair smiling at the camera outdoors.

    AMY MAZIUS

    CONTENT PRODUCER + WRITER

    @amymazius

    📍 Los Angeles, USA

  • CHLOE ZOFIA

    Managing Editor

    @cczofia

    📍 Los Angeles, USA

  • MICHELE VITALE

    Contributing Editor

    @michelevitale_

    📍 Milan, Italy

  • JESSICA KRUSCHWITZ

    Contributing Videographer

    @extraneously

    📍 London, UK

  • KENNA KROGE

    Contributing Photographer

    @kennakroge

    📍 New York, USA

Ra&Olly - James Laffer

Ra&Olly - James Laffer

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KD Presse - Alexandre Baret

KD Presse - Alexandre Baret

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IPS Diffusion -Nadia Mebarek

IPS Diffusion -Nadia Mebarek

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