Polyester magazine

In celebration of _Polyester_ reaching its fifth birthday, its founder Ione has released four zines to mark the occasion. “Each zine we’re publishing represents the essence of _Polyester_ in its own way,” she says.

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Ione Gamble, founder of Polyester Zine, on the making of issue four, feminist zines and naughties teen movies

Editor Ione Gamble tells i-D about shooting self-publishing legend Tavi Gevinson for the cover and picks her favorite quotes from the zine.

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polyester mag paye layout i love the colour scheme and the heart shaped imags. I also love how the big picture is spread over the two pages.

For Ione Gamble, the founder and editor of _Polyester_ zine, tackling sensitive subjects was never a calculated plan, but one that developed naturally during its three years as a publication. “I think mental health is a big part of women's, especially our age, life, for better or for worse, it’s something that a lot of us live with,” she tells It’s Nice That.

Eric Burdon on the cover of british mod magazine Rave, March 1966.

The London publication gives us a peek inside its latest issue before it hits shelves