Fig.’s inaugural cover featured an undergrad perched atop the John Harvard statue in pink fishnets, a collegiate hoodie, a rainbow blazer, and kitten heels. 382 years after the University’s founding, a fashion magazine arrived. Beyond fashion, the goal was to make us look at campus in a wildly different light.
Fig.’s name was an ode to 1) my unwavering love of the fruit and 2) the many fashion “figures” of Harvard’s campus -- a stats major sporting phenomenal red jeans, a classics student leading a secret life as a fashion photographer, a philosopher dreaming of a career in modeling.
Fig. mobilized a community of creatives, often disparate and hidden throughout campus. Within a year, Fig. grew from a team of one to fifty. Our print issues stayed true to my founding mission -- to use our community to platform a wave of newcomers -- designers rewriting and disrupting the fashion industry. In collaboration, we were able to reenergize campus, rework 200 year-old traditions, and make Harvard a playground for our own wild imaginations.
Over the years, we have had the honor of partnering with exceptional brands like For Good Luck, Preston Douglas, Rowing Blazers, Cuyana and many more.
Fig. has grown beyond what I could ever have imagined, producing ever-captivating editorials while welcoming critical fashion discourse to the world of academia.
Fig., is currently in its 7th print cycle. Join us, join Fig.
Nikole Naloy
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, 2018-2021
Harvard University ‘2021