Fashion Through Personality:
EAST VS WEST
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hen Anna Bassman, junior at Pace University, wakes up in the morning, she says she chooses random clothes and rolls with it. This is a big shift from when she lived in California and would plan her outfit for each activity she was doing that day. She goes for muted tones today, with a lot of her pieces being in shades of green and brown. Bassman finishes her outfit with a 70’s coat that she found while thrifting in Brooklyn before heading out the door to New York City. Bassman moved to the East Coast around five months ago, after spending 18 years in California and two years in Oregon. She said the biggest change she’s seen has been with the people. “Everyone on the West Coast is much more relaxed and they’re not rushing to get to places,” Bassman said. “On the East Coast, everyone is always in a hurry, everyone is very upfront and blunt.”
With the difference in personality also comes a difference in style, according to Bassman. On the West Coast, she said she noticed a lot of warmer colors and flowy pants whereas the East Coast has a more vintage style. Leah O’Brien, a UO sophomore who lived in Connecticut for 18 years before moving to Oregon a year and a half ago, also believes that people on the West Coast dress more for the activities they are doing. Whereas on the East Coast, they dress for fashion. “Hobbies impact each person with their fashion,” O’Brien said. “I can always tell when someone is into 37 ALIGN
ILLUSTRATED BY KYLIE BULCAO-MOORE
WRITTEN BY ELLA NORTON
