Letter from the Editor

Welcome to of REPmag and thank you for choosing to click on this website.

This magazine brings together two things that have always shaped me: fashion, and disability. 

Growing up, I have never felt at place anywhere. I was born with a hearing loss, started wearing hearing aids at the age of four and was diagnosed with epilepsy at three after experiencing frequent seizures. Throughout school, I often felt judged, whether it was for asking people to repeat themselves, or for taking a little longer to process and understand. That difference was often misunderstood, and sometimes mocked. 

As I got older and began consuming more media, I realised something was missing. I rarely saw people like me represented, and when I did, it was limited, often centred around visible disabilities. Invisible conditions, like my own, were largely overlooked.

At sixteen, I was invited to model for Bijoux De Mimi’s hearing aid jewellery launch -  a moment that felt both exciting and significant. For the first time, i saw what representation could look like, and what it could mean for someone else watching. 

By eighteen, I knew I didn’t want to wait for change, I wanted to be part of it. That’s where the concept of REPmag was born. 

REPmag exists to create space. For those who want to feel seen, and for those who want to learn. Whether you identify as disabled or not, this magazine invites you into conversations that challenge, celebrate, and expand the way we see disability within fashion and beyond. 

This is only just the beginning.

Laaibah Amjad

Founder & Editor, REPmag