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issue-one-cover — Issue One ‘Beginnings’

issue-two-cover — Issue Two ‘The Body’

Cover — Issue Three ‘Generations’

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Catch Half Breed at Soho Theatre next week!! The talented and lovely @tasshmarshall, who spoke to TG about her theatre show Half Breed for 'The Typical Issue' is soon kicking off her UK tour, in London's Soho Theatre from Mon 16 to Sat 21 Apr 2018. Half Breed is based on Natasha's experience growing up as 'that mixed-raced kid' in the english country-side. Natasha's play is semi-autobiographical and shares her struggle with feeling like an outsider growing up. 'I just wanted people to know that people like me do exist...there is diversity in being mixed raced, we have many stories.' 💗 • #londontheatre #halfbreedtheatreshow #sohotheatre

@rebecca_strickson_illustration created these beautiful works for @ohcomelymag. As we put together our fourth print edition it is good to be reminded of the importance of independent print. Makers across the uk, who we have long admired and been inspired by, painstakingly put together publications out of a belief in the need for independent print which offers an alternative to the often monolithic and reductive mainstream media. Offering a variety of stories which are emblematic of the (extra)ordinary human experience is invaluable. As a small team of three editors we produce TG in the evenings and weekends alongside our day jobs. We are joined by an incredible roster of writers, photographers and artists who give up their own time to produce work for us without financial gain. We all do so because we believe in the need for independent print. It is not an ideal situation to be in but the truth of it is that producing printed work is not an easy fate. It is important to be transparent about this so we can reveal the reality of doing work that we feel is necessary, but ultimately is not done for financial reward or sustenance. We believe artists, writers and publishers should be paid for their work but choosing to remain non-commercial and independent means that we continue to exist as a not-for-profit publication. We create TG because we want to have stories and experiences like our own reflected in the media. We do it for the love and the only way we manage to print at all is because of the dedication and support of our contributors and readers, for which we are eternally grateful. So support independent makers so that we can keep telling the stories that matter ❤️

The spectacularly brilliant Lydia Higginson wrote a feature in our third issue on her project @mademywardrobe. Lydia decided to make her entire wardrobe by hand over the space of one year. Her beautifully eclectic collection of handmade pieces, crafted with love, are a real marvel. Now Lydia is extending her skills to other aspiring makers by opening a textile workshop in London @theadworkslondon. Threadworks will act as an available studio space for makers as well as somewhere to host Lydia’s textile workshops - a way to teach her tailoring talents to a new generation. Lydia is passionate about re-grounding fashion in sustainability, as well as providing a space for makers to thrive in London, but she needs your help. Lydia is currently crowdfunding to open her dream space. She has reached 5K of her 8K target and has one week left to raise the remainder. You can pre-book on to one of her many workshops and learn to make everything from bespoke underwear, to a bomber jacket or pair of versatile dungarees for the summer months. Go and support her and invest in realising the future of textiles in the uk. Link to the crowdfunding page is in her bio 💖 good luck Lydia! We know you can do it

TG editor in-chief @jamilaprowse spoke with @saygalyusuf for @platformbradio today on intersectionality, colourism and the importance of bringing men into the feminist conversation, in honour of #iwd. Check it out on platform.org.uk

Happy #internationalwomensday ♀️ Thank you to all the women that have inspired us, collaborated with us and supported us in any small or large way. Typical Girls is all about celebrating women and encouraging an inclusive and open place for us all 💗💗💗

Photographs by @ronanksm from her series ‘A Black Body.’ Featured in our second issue (2016), based around the theme The Body. • • • #Typicalgirls #publishing #ablackbody #photography

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