Ten photo essays exploring this year through the medium of fashion

'The Fashion Annual' The Algorithm Issue, by Lynne Coleman, takes inspiration from the global news cycle to paint ten fashion portraits illustrating events hitting the headlines in 2018, from #MeToo, toxic waste to Instagram anxiety.

“I wanted to create a set of snaps that told the stories of the past year using fashion and photography as the pen and paper,” explains Lynne, “From our bare-faced inability to ban single use plastics to discussing how mental health issues perpetually plague people who, from the outside, look like they are having all the fun.” Adding, “I took the word algorithm and spun it out – using it as the framework of the book.” Editorials featured include ‘The Mathematics Of The Face,’ exploring social media, face tuning and overly-filtered simulations of life to Instagram influencers discussing social media anxiety in ‘Colour Cult.’ Check out a sneak preview below

Lynne Coleman ‘The Fashion Annual – The Algorithm Edition’, published by Luath Press, available from Harvey Nichols, £20 hefashionannual.com.

Colour Cult

Photography: Brian Sweeney

Plastic

Photography and art direction: Aleksandra Modrzejewska

Fear

Images: Ellie Morag
ImageryCourtesy of Luath Press
TextEmma Firth