The indie fashion tome unveils “System Collections”, a new biannual edition curating the key looks and voices of each season.
System Magazine is expanding its print repertoire with a new biannual edition called System Collections, which launches this week. Billed as a deep-dive into each season’s shows and collections, the inaugural issue focuses on the Autumn/Winter 2025–2026 runway season. The concept is to present a “first-of-the-season, editorial showcase of all the key runway looks” across both print and digital platforms. For System – long known for its exclusive long-form conversations and image-maker portfolios – this offshoot marks a timely pivot that captures the immediacy of fashion month within the magazine’s characteristically thoughtful format.
The launch issue spans 288 pages and is anchored by an exhaustive visual portfolio of the season’s fashion highlights. An exclusive 82-page section is created by photographer Mark Kean and stylist Vanessa Reid, with casting by industry heavyweight Piergiorgio Del Moro. True to its name, Collections features looks from 80 different brands, showcased on 32 of the moment’s top models. Early glimpses on social media reveal a stark, studio-shot aesthetic – one cover, for instance, shows models Awar and Athiec wearing head-to-toe Saint Laurent, a bold composition of sharp tailoring and bare skin against a neutral backdrop. Other images highlight a range from heritage houses like Alaïa and Versace to an upcycled creation by rising star Duran Lantink, signaling the issue’s broad scope in cataloguing the season’s defining looks.
System Collections also acts as a forum for fashion commentary from some of the industry’s most influential voices. The issue brings together 24 critics, editors and insiders in conversation about the season, tackling “fashion’s most important topics, on and off the runway.” The lineup bridges the establishment and the avant-garde. Legendary critics like Cathy Horyn and Tim Blanks make appearances alongside contemporary voices such as Rachel Tashjian and YouTuber-turned-critic HauteLeMode (Luke Meagher). Industry figures including stylist Carlos Nazario and Business of Fashion founder Imran Amed add their insights, while veteran editor Katie Grand (founder of Love and Perfect Magazine) debates next to influential bloggers-turned-entrepreneurs like Susie Lau (Style Bubble) and Bryan Yambao (Bryanboy). By collating viewpoints from creative directors to retail analysts, the issue offers a 360-degree read on where fashion stands now.
The significance of System’s new venture is as much about timing as content. System Collections seeks to slow down the news cycle and distill it. The Business of Fashion described the project as a “time capsule” of the season’s key looks (BoF, 2025) – a curated archive that offers clarity after the frenzy of fashion month. System Collections looks to translate the chaotic deluge of runway images into something tangible, edited and enduring – a collectible reference for a season in style.
