about
what is rewind magazine?
Rewind started with a feeling. A curiosity about a time that felt slower, a little messier, and somehow more human. The early 2000s were full of small, tangible rituals and hobbies. Flipping through magazines, loading CDs into a boombox, getting lost on the way to a new place, making things with your hands just because you could. Those moments might seem ordinary, but they shaped an entire generation’s way of seeing the world.
As an all-girls collective working through this project together, we found ourselves returning to those memories and images again and again. Some of us lived them firsthand, others experienced them secondhand, through siblings, clips on the internet, or the stories people tell. Still, they felt familiar. Nostalgic. Like a version of growing up we were always meant to remember.
We wanted to create more than just a magazine. We wanted a time capsule, a sleepover conversation, a car-ride sing-along with the windows down. Through spreads on road trips, fashion, would-you-rathers, music, games, accessories, and the celebrities who filled our screens, we’re not just documenting a decade, we’re honoring the nostalgia of growing up in it. The awkward phases. The glitter. The flip phones. The joy of discovering who you are alongside your friends. Rewind became our way of piecing that world together. Not to romanticize it blindly, but to understand it.
The website exists as a companion to the physical magazine. It gives this project a place to live and breathe in a different form, while still honoring the intention behind it: connection, creativity, play, and presence. Every click is an invitation to pause, reflect, and step back into a moment that made us who we are, even if we didn’t realize it at the time.
Rewind is for the kids we were, and the kids we still are.
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letters from the editors
Growing up, print magazines were my first window into journalism. Before I even knew what “editorial” meant, I knew the magic of discovering trends, ideas and tiny pieces of culture tucked between glossy pages. Today, most media lives on screens; moving faster, disappearing quicker and rarely inviting us to pause. Print demands a different kind of attention. It lets you slow down, linger on a spread and experience storytelling as something you hold, not just scroll past. Creating this issue felt like returning to something I didn’t realize I’d been missing. Holding a magazine asks you to flip, pause, remember.
This edition celebrates that feeling and the childhood moments that shaped us: forgotten 2000s trends, early fashion obsessions and the cultural touchstones that defined growing up. My hope is that as you turn each page, you’re reminded not only of the decade we’re exploring, but of the simple joy of print itself.
When creating this issue, one phrase kept coming back to me: a simpler time. That feeling is at the heart of this magazine. Life now can feel overwhelming, and my hope is to transport you to the early 2000s, a period that felt truly simple. I want this issue to spark nostalgia and to wrap you in the same cozy warmth felt when coming home from school to a hug from your mom. For a moment, I invite you to set down your responsibilities and step back into childhood wonder.
Putting this magazine together was both challenging and deeply rewarding. It furthered my love of editorial design, but sparked a new passion for leadership and guidance in me. Every detail was crafted with intention, and I never compromised on quality. I am grateful to everyone on our team for their hard work and dedication. I am so proud of what we created, and I hope you feel the joy and care woven into every page.
