Amidst global unrest and deepening ecological challenges, how can we root ourselves firmly in hope, courage, and resilience? Drawing inspiration from Rainer Maria Rilke’s timeless insight, “If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted, like trees,” The Lissome’s fifth print issue is an exploration into what it truly means to cultivate resilience – personally, culturally, and ecologically.

Anchored by an exclusive, in-depth conversation with our cover star, the actor, author, and environmental advocate Lily Cole, this issue delves into storytelling’s powerful role in resisting polarized narratives and fostering empathy. Through thoughtful interviews, essays, visual stories, and fashion editorials, we bring together visionary perspectives that offer both clarity and complexity.

From Michael Meade’s mythological reflections on finding inner anchors during tumultuous times to Alice Bernardo’s impassioned advocacy for craft as a transformative tool for community empowerment, we offer diverse paths towards personal and collective strength. Elizabeth McLellan introduces practical frameworks designed to harmonize our inner worlds with outer realities, providing tangible tools to build resonant futures.

This issue journeys through fashion, craft, creativity, ecology and activism, spotlighting projects and organizations actively seeding hope and tangible change. As always, we strive to share these stories with profound beauty and authenticity –inviting you to reconnect, reclaim your agency, and step forward with renewed imagination and grounded optimism.

CONTENT:
Shifting Landscapes
Seeds, Resistance and the Poetics of Regeneration

Future Fashion Landscapes
A Bioregional Journey into Wool, Design and Regenerative Farming

A Revolutionary Runway
The First Fashion Show in the World’s Biggest Fashion Landfill

Radical Roots
The Vital Legacy of Female Fibre Artists, Reimagined Today

Symbiotic Fashion
Beth Williams and the Agency of Fibre

Mending as a Visionary Practice

Take Care of Ourselves
Photo Essay

Surrendering to the Story
Navigating Systems Change with Lily Cole

The Alchemy of Craft
Craft Knowledge as a Path to Empowerment, Awareness and Resilience

Fruits of the Forest
A Journey through Peru’s Forest Fibres

The Initiate’s Path
Re-Centring Myth in the Age of the Machine with Michael Meade

Building Resonant Futures
Tools and Frameworks for Designing Personal and Collective Futures

The Reach of Our Arms
Fashion Editorial

A Personal Ocean
Water’s Wisdom in Strengthening Ecosystems

In Our Own Words
Create Your Own Community Retreat

The Book of Kin
Our Curated Selection of Slow Makers and Designers

In Early Bloom
Fashion Editorial

Moving with Materials

Rooting
Ancient Beauty Rituals and Grounding Practices

Brand Directory

A BIG THANK-YOU TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS:
Writers & Poets:
Anitra Lourie
Anna Holland
Anna Roos van Wijngaarden
Becca Warner
Dörte de Jesus
Elizabeth McLellan
Hardeep Kaur
Lorenzo Costa
Marie Wez
Mila Burcikova
Reemé Idris
Simon Lamb
Sophie Austin
Stacey Cotter Manière
Teresa Köster

Artists & Photographers:
Alonso Mujica
Ana Rita de Arruda
Andrea Tusell i Falcó
Arianna Lago
bela mora leal
Berta Blanca T. Ivanow
Callum Su
Eli Apezteguia
Elizabeth McLellan
Florence de l’Olivier
Leonie Sinden
Maria Baños Egüen
Maureen Martinez-Evans
Mona Osterkamp
Philipp Köhler
Rachele Daminelli
Richard Round-Turner
Shradha Kochhar
Simon Lamb

Stylists, Set Stylists, Production, Hair & Makeup
Aarthie Mahakuperan
Becky Burchell
Dörte de Jesus
Ellen Nevrokopska
Ferve Studio
Leonie Sinden
Tilly Hopcraft
Hiroaki Iwata
Joanna Banach
Lachlan Mackie
Martina Lattanzi
Yuka Sugo

Talents
Camryn Bent
Cecilia Marie Hökenschnieder
Damrasi Anjitha Perera
Giovana Fonseca
Hadassa
Hiyori Higashi
João Gonçalves
Josefa Sofie Hökenschnieder
Lily Cole @IMG Models
Margarida Estanqueiro
Yasmin El Yassini

Assistants:
Alister Rhodes
Anya Fler
Valentina Murtazaeva

Special Thanks
Alice Bernado
Florine Sinden
Paolo de Jesus
Sara Miller