Since we began publishing biannually, meeting our print deadline hasn’t happened once. So, for our tenth anniversary issue, we decided that our only objective was to launch on schedule so we could enjoy a holiday in August. Our deadline was concrete and inflexible. And what that means for you is an unfinished issue. We’re really sorry.

We did manage to find a bunch of forgotten voices who have advocated the beauty of the unfinished creative artefact, and cult figures whose careers were revived by renewed interest many decades later. Thankfully, nobody’s creative path is ever truly finished anyway. Buffalo Zine is ten issues old, but age is only a number, and (let’s be real) numerals are just something abstract we project to pretend we have control over our chaotic, messed-up world.

“It’s Buffalo Zine's 10th birthday, and this time around the issue looks a little rough around the edges – because, as Buffalo’s editor-in-chief Adrian Gonzalez-Cohen puts it: “Let’s not sugar coat it: basically we didn’t finish on time.” For its anniversary issue, the biannual zine wanted to show the stressful nature of magazine making, and the all-too-often feelings of hopelessness and despair that come with setting a deadline. Instead of pushing to meet the cut-off point, they said ‘fuck it!’, and let the deadline meet them, regardless of how ready they were. The result? Beautiful chaos, with almost 500 deconstructed pages of fashion and features. Each page is filled with annotated interviews, illustrations, and editorials, plus the odd Post-It note and spelling mistake. Buffalo's ‘unfinished’ zine removes the exterior gloss of fashion and shows what really goes into making a magazine happen. “This is Buffalo Zine with her knickers down. Welcome to the wonderful world of magazine making!”
— DAZED