Table of Cont ents 16 Favorite Finds 24 How to Survive the Cotton District 25 Tips on Shopping Green 26 Examining Success with Charles Freeman 28 DIY Denim and Tee 30 Featured Blogger: Peyton Shaffer 32 Product Review: ColourPop Metalized Lipstick 34 Interview with the Makers of Glo Drinks 36 How to Make Your Space Pop
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Spring 2017 ABBEY GOODMAN ALEX PARKER CAITIN GARDNER VIRGINIA WAGES KATHERINE CARR OLIVIA CHATHAM PEYTON BOWYER MARYKATE RANKIN
Editor in Chief CECELIA MARASCALCO Fashion Editor ELIZABETH COSTA Features Editor LAUREN WOLVERTON General Editor MARYSULLIVAN BENTON Lifestyle Editor JULIA HARRELSON Marketing Director ABIGAIL LORENZEN Photographer KATIE ERICKSON Photographer RACHEL BOWMAN Graphic Designer MADDIE MARASCALCO
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MEET THE EDITORS
Editor-in-Chief: Cece Marascalco
Photographer: Katie Eric kson
Lifestyle Editor: Julia Harrelson
Fashion Editor: Elizabeth Costa
Feature Editor: L a u r e n Wo l v e r t o n
General Editor: Mar ySullivan Benton
Photographer: Rachel Bowman
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Letter from the President
In the mid-1950’s a small group of fashion forward students decided to bring something unique to Mississippi State University’s campus, a fashion board. Since then we have seen Fashion Board become a leader and innovator among MSU organizations. Last year we decided to make big changes in administrative aspects in order to better accommodate our ever-changing organization. It’s been an exciting year to see the benefits of these changes and how they have influenced our performance as an organization. With the expansion of our executive
council and committee head positions, we opened up Fashion Board to more hands, minds, and hearts working together to create something special. We didn’t want to stay comfortable this year but instead push ourselves to continue to entertain and surprise our audience. So we found unique show locations like the Raspet Flight Research Laboratory and Rooftop of the Mill parking garage. We created partnerships with other organizations like the Health and Wellness Center that allowed us to be a part of a fashion show helping to dispel myths about sexual assault. Each group within Fashion Board has become more independent this year creating and thinking in ways Fashion Board hasn’t seen before. It was not a year without mistakes but we learned a lot and we look forward to seeing how this organization will grow and challenge itself. Fashion Board thrives on the talents and ideas of our members. We are more than just a campus organization; we are family, comprised of rebels, nerds, artists, and adventurers.
Sarah Sullivan FB President
Letter from the E d i t o r
I was really nervous about being editor-in-chief when I was faced with the decision to apply. Never had I ever overseen a group of people and I honestly doubled my ability to do what it takes to run a magazine. However, I thought back to last year as a staff member of Être and I remembered how badly I wanted to make the magazine the best that it could possibly be, so I decided I couldn’t turn down this opportunity. What an experience it has been. One of the biggest lessons
I have learned from this experience is communication and time management are key, in producing a fashion magazine and many aspects of one’s life. I had already known I was awful at time management, considering I had finished almost all my assignments in high school right before the class and still hadn’t completely kicked the bad habit now finishing up my sophomore year of college. And as the magazine developed, I realized that my ideas of how I wanted things to look, did not always translate and I got a bit discouraged when it came to communication. I learned a little about myself in the last six months. That to grow I must make mistakes. I think in a sense; fashion magazines work the same way too. And with that, I would never take back the contributions I have potentially given to the future editions of Être. Here’s to many more issues. Fashion Board has been around for more than 60 years, I smile at the idea of the magazine being around 60 additional years. Who knows, maybe it will make it to outer space in one hundred. Cece Marascalco Editor-in-Cheif
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Gemini Golden BROOKE BERRY “Don’t worry about what other people think about what you wear. I used to always want to wear what other people in Mississippi were wearing, but I was never comfortable. Once I started doing my own thing and not worrying about others, I became comfortable with myself and my style.” Shirt- City Thrift in Jackson Jeans- Urban Outfitters Dr. Martens- Dr. Martens’ website Watch- Walmart
BAILEY BERRY “Caroline De Maigret is probably my biggest influence. Over a year ago I watched her Inside the Wardrobe on British Vogue’s YouTube channel, and ever since then, she has been my style ivon. She is effortlessly cool with her vintage denim and sneakers. She’s everything I dream to be and more. Oh, and all things French.” Dress- Urban Outfitters Shoes- Urban Outfitters Shirt- ASOS Watch- Walmart
FAVORITE FINDS B y K a t h e r i n e C a r r
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Budget Beauty/Cut-Rate Chic BEKA BISSON “I think the biggest fashion faux pas is wearing clothes that you are not happy in. Whatever you wear should make you feel good.” Shirt- T.J. Maxx Pants- Repeat Street Shoes- Payless Wedgewood Cameo RingGrandma
PONTÊ BELISLE: “I just buy what’s different and looks good… I’m the Jiggy-est in Mississippi.” or “I just buy what’s different and looks good… [If there was a fire I would] grab my flight suit & space boots (NASA jacket and Adidas shoes.)” Jacket-Urban Outfitters Flower Button Up- Target Joggers- Urban Outfitters Shoes- Nordstrom’s Rack Necklace- Grandfather
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How To Survive the Cotton District The Cotton District from the untrained eye can seem like a bunch of bars, houses, and one-way streets that are hard to comprehend. Though always a great time, 1. If you want a pet, you must get the cutest dog humanly possible and walk it around. This can be ANY hour of the day. 2. Make said dog an Instagram account so that both you, and your dog, may gain almost instant popularity. 3. When at the bar (Thursday-Saturday especially) you must always order 2 drinks at a time or else you risk spending your entire outing in line. 4. When you want to find out who is day drinking, put on a head-to-toe Lululemon outfit and go on a walk to pretend that you exercise to get a good look around. 5. Designate one of your friends’ house to be the pregame/late night spot and go there almost every chance you get. 6. When getting cheese fries from the bin 612, order the kid’s chicken strip
meal and add cheese. This gives u cheese fries with 2 chicken strips for ~one dollar more. 7. DO NOT wear heels in the district when you plan to walk around. You will fall and be embarrassed. 8. Be friends with anyone that puts a baby pool in their front yard. 9. If you live in the district and want people to know something about you, put it in your window. (ex. frat flag, Darth Vader, beer cans, etc.) 10. In order to save a little money and choosing where to drink for the night, check the bars’ Instagram profiles. They post their daily specials and sometimes it is too good to pass up. With these tips in mind, you are sure to have a more enjoyable experience in the Cotton District. It is one of the most fun places in town with the most charisma. Cheers! By Abbey Goodman
SHOP LOCAL By shopping local, you not only help out the community, but it helps the earth because most local businesses can shop local therefore reducing the amount of transportation that is used by larger businesses. But “why not order online?” you say. Local stores order in bulk so that is less waste and packaging needed to get it to you. They also take up fewer resources and land. BYOB (BRING YOUR OWN BAG) BYOB is brought to a whole new level. Don’t just bring your biodegradable bags to the grocery stores, bring them when you By Alex go shopping too! Wait. You don’t have biodegradable bags just laying around your apartment? Same. Go ahead bring a cute tote if you want to be extra. Trendy clothes deserve a trendy bag to be put in.
you will have to wash your clothes and when you do, try to use an eco- friendly detergent. Wash with low water heat and line dry. It will also keep your water and energy bill down. Win win. BUY VINTAGE I know most of us are a bunch of college students just rolling in dough but buying second hand is the way to go. Thrift shopping isn’t just a trend, but it decreases the amount of waste and factory pollution used to actually create new clothing. Get out there, you frat boys. I know there are lots of dads waiting for you to buy their New Parker Balances that they just donated.
SHOPPING
KNOW YOUR FABRIC Before you spend all your grocery money on a new wardrobe, check the labels. Natural fibers are way better for the environment to produce than synthetic fibers. Look for fabrics made of silk, cotton, or even bamboo if you bad. BUDDY SYSTEM Before you go shopping, see if your friends want to go too. You can reduce the amount of transpiration by all going in one car. I know you will probably fight over who has the most gas and who’s driving, but you can reduce your carbon footprint and keeps the environment cleaner. WASH WITH CARE Do you know what is even more fun than doing laundry? Everything. But eventually
DIY Look at the very back of your closet. If it looks anything like mine I know you have some old jeans or clothes you haven’t seen since you told your mom “it’s not a phase”, so throw a little bleach on them, add some jewels, and cut a little. Reusing old clothes to make something new is a good alternative to just throwing your clothes out. So get your ex’s old T-shirt they left and get creative. GO FAUX Be bad without the boujee. Don’t buy those real fur coats. I know we all would rather use our parent’s credit cards for a new coat so Go Faux. It’s less expensive and it’s more animal-friendly. Real fur coats use toxic chemicals that are bad for you and the earth. NATURAL BEAUTY Be conscious of what goes into your beauty products. You can find natural products that are better for the earth and your skin. Also, there are many drugstore brands like Wet n Wild, Ardell, and Hard Candy that do not use animal testing.
EX AMIN IN G S U C E S S WI T H
CHARLES FREEMAN B y Ka t h e r i n e Ca r r
As Assistant Professor in Fashion Design and Merchandising, father, and husband, Charles Freeman has to be a master of managing his time. He maintains a high-productivity schedule maximizing his efficiency and allowing him to give his best at work and to his family. Charles sums up his mission with this: “You can either work from the minute you get up until eight or nine o’clock at night, or you can find a more productive way to do things nine to five.” He uses a Microsoft Outlook Calendar to schedule every minute of his day from social media time to getting a coffee. Freeman says that little fifteen and twenty minute things like that can add up throughout the day to three or four hours that could have been used as productive work time.
Because Charles Freeman has such a full plate, he shops on the weekends for next week’s menu. He makes enough for
“Do when you have to do it, so that you can do what you want to do when you want to do it.” dinner’s leftovers to be tomorrow’s lunch. To take full advantage of time, he even schedules what he will be doing while he is eating lunch whether it’s checking
it… Some point, it’s going to get to an end where you can’t move it down any further.” Whatever homework has to be done will be looming over the fun to be had with friends. Once the party is over and it’s time for homework, “You start slipping on your quality because you want to be in bed,” Freeman states. However, when the schedule is abided by Freeman says, “You can do more things with more people, and you enjoy things more.”
“In order to be more flexible, you have to be more rigid”
email or browsing social media. Having this schedule and planning when to eat also helps Charles plan his budget. Saving money with the help of a schedule does not stop at food. Scheduling helps anticipate when money will be spent and prevents impulsive spending. When asked about the struggles of maintaining personal life, Charles Freeman says that with a schedule, he is less worried about his work while with family and only on occasion does he have to work at night. “In order to be more flexible, you have to be more rigid,” Charles says. When friends call on a whim to grab drinks or dinner yet homework is on the schedule for that night, Freeman says, “If you can move it around, you have to have somewhere else to put
Freeman lives and dies by his schedule, and if he does not complete a task in the allotted amount of time, he reschedules. Charles allots about forty-five minutes every Friday to meditate on the next week and make his schedule, so that he can take the weekend off. After all, one of his tips is, “Plan your work; work you plan.” Since using this strict scheduling method, Charles Freeman can add more things to his schedule, spend more quality time with his family, and gain more responsibilities and projects to advance his career. In the same way, students can have more time for things that they want, can spend more time with family and friends, and advance in their school by following Charles Freeman’s motto: “Do what you have to do when you have to do it, so that you can do what you want to do when you want to do it.”
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DI WHAT YOU NEED: Jeans of your choice Large bin/ tub Gallon of Clorox original bleach Water Rubber gloves WHAT WE USED: 100% cotton non-stretch Levis
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or those fashionistas who are balling on a budget, I have the perfect thing for you. Get out there, do a little thrift shopping or just grab a pair of old jeans from the back of your closet and make them fab again. I know I’ve always had trouble finding the perfect pair of boyfriend jeans that I wouldn’t have to spend a pretty penny on so I just made some!
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Fill the tub with just enough water to cover the jeans you have chosen.
½-3/4 of a gallon of Clorox bleach. I have tried off brands but they do not work
Holes WHAT WE USED: Cutting board Box cutter/ razor blade Washable marker
Place the jeans carefully in the bucket so the water doesn’t splash on your clothes. Make sure the jeans are completely submerged in the bleach water mix
Place the bucket in direct sunlight. The sunlight speeds up the bleaching process.
Wash jeans by themselves in a washing machine as normal.
Stir bucket of the bleach water mix so the bleach is evenly distributed throughout.
Flip jeans every 10 minutes until they turn the desired shade.
Dry in the dryer as normal.
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Mississippi Misfit
Her seven-year-old imagination runs wild watching her grandmother sew a tiny, blue dress made of felt. Her dream Bratz doll dress that she designed herself is coming to life before her eyes. She realizes in that moment that this is what she wants to do for the rest of her life. This is Peyton Shaffer. She grew up in Biloxi, Mississippi, where she played dress up with friends, fell in love with all things Dior, and found her passion for the fashion industry with the help of her grandmother, who dreamed of being a fashion designer herself. Now Peyton studies fashion design at Mississippi State University and writes a killer fashion and lifestyle blog, How to Run in Heels. How to Run in Heels is the fitness, fashion, lifestyle blog of your dreams. Peyton
not only has a natural fashion sense but also has a personality brighter than my BECCA highlighter. “I like to live life on the edge,” Peyton said, laughing. After sitting down and talking with her, I learned she wasn’t lying. She is anything but boring, and her blog reflects that. Whether she’s hanging out with G-Eazy on his tour bus (yes, seriously) or lost in London at 2 a.m., Peyton always has a good story to tell, and even better advice to give. How to Run in Heels isn’t just a collection of unusual stories (though I wouldn’t mind if it was), the blog is also full of fitness and fashion inspiration. How to Run in Heels is intended for college students, and Peyton does a fantastic job of providing realistic diet plans and trendy, yet afford-
able looks. Peyton describes her personal style as “classic with bold statement pieces that make the outfit pop,” and her blog posts showcase her style perfectly. Anything from a how-to article on losing 20 pounds in a month to styling an entire outfit under $100 to some of Peyton’s original designs can be found at howtoruninheels.me. One thing that makes Peyton unique is her passion. I was surprised to learn that she is really interested in the economic side of fashion. I have never wanted to sit around and talk about economics, but Peyton’s passion for it radiates and draws you in. She was excited to teach me about how Brexit impacted the beauty industry, and I found myself surprisingly eager to learn. She knows an incredible amount about the
B y L a u r e n Wo l v e r t o n Photos by Rachel Bowman
fashion industry and its history, and that really sets her apart from the crowd of fashion and lifestyle bloggers. Though she grew up in Biloxi, she said she has always felt like a bit of a “Mississippi misfit”. Peyton hopes to move to an urban, fashion forward city somewhere on the east coast after graduation, and I know her passion for fashion and bubbly personality will pave the way to a bright future for her. I’m excited to see Peyton and her blog grow, and can’t wait to get inspired from her upcoming posts. I’ll be eagerly waiting, cold brew in hand.
ARE YOUR LIPS
PO PP IN? By Virginia Wages Photo by Rachel Bowman
our newest obsession: metalized liquid lipstick
Colourpop is a one stop shop for all things lip reled – especially liquid lipstick. We tested two of their newest shades on four models to see how the results would vary based on hair color, skin tone, and lip pigmentation. The results were nothing less than spectacular!
By Alex Parker Photos by Katie Erickson So you might have seen these bad boys called Glo while you were out at the bar. They are water activated cubes that light up once it detects liquid. But did you know that they were invented right here in Starkville by two former Mississippi state students? Kaylie Mitchell, from Pascagoula Mississippi and Hagan Walker from Columbus are the two behind these fun drink accessories. Kaylie graduated from Mississippi state this past December as a graphic design major who came up with the idea of Glo after she was given the assignment to design a conceptual company based from an object out of an antique store. Glo started as a glowing tea bag which transitioned to something more universal that can be used in any beverage. Her partner Hagan, is the mastermind behind the making of Glo. He graduated in December 2015 as an electrical engineer major. After winning 1st place with Glo at Mississippi States entrepreneur week,
they decided to keep going. They have made over 100 different versions of Glo and are currently working on a Glo bath bomb. I was very impressed with the logic behind Glo. They are not only super cool and super fun, but it’s a sweet way for bartenders or hostesses to notice of your glass is empty because the lights turn off automatically when it is out of liquid. Ummm. Awesome. The lights last a total of 8 hours while they are in use. So that means you can use them multiple times unless you want to party for 8 hours. That’s okay too. Also, there is no switch or button needed for it to work which keeps the process very sanitary. Glo is used at many bars around the area and can be found at Occasions, Campus Book Mart, Maroon and Co. and eat with us. If you want to buy in bulk, you can also buy straight from Kaylie and Hagan. After putting up a viral thread video, Kaylie received an email invite to the 2017
Academy Awards held in February. They know people like Glo, but the highlight of their trip was to see people who have everything they could ever want, react in awe towards their product like the way I did gives, gives them major validation that they are on the right track. When I asked Hagan and Kaylie if they had anything more to add they just told me to “ Go for it.” Dream big because we are young. Kaylie explained to me that even though it’s a super small business and some may find it silly due to it being just an ice cube, she knows it
is worth it to pursue it. They are so happy to have come so far considering that Glo has only been on the market since August 2016. They are thankful to h a v e Starkville and Mississippi State supporting them throughout their journey.
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Having a space of our own is a part of what makes us who we are, so it is natural that we want our homes and apartments to be a reflection of who we aspire to be through colors schemes, art, lighting, and even quirky
Living Room Tip #1: Having the main source of light be natural is always a must in order to open up a space. In this particular room, the use of neutral furniture mixed with bright pops of color from art and throw pillows makes for a bright, joyful living room. Living Room Tip #2: Rather than only having a couch and coffee table in a living room, try creating a small sitting area next to a window or even a blank wall. This creates the illusion of the space being larger than it actually is. It also adds a quaint touch to the overall look.
Bedroom Tip: Bedrooms should always be calming and relaxed. Using subtle colors for furniture, linens, and pillows immediately draws attention to décor around the room. Bedroom décor should be a representation of who we are and what we enjoy. In this bedroom, posters, paintings, and knick-knacks give the space a personality. The use of novelty lighting adds an inspiring flair.
Décor Tip #1: Unique décor is essential in any home or apartment. It is what ties the entire space together and allows the owner’s person-
Décor Tip # 2: Using plants as décor adds a sense of life to a space. Rather than having all manmade decorations, add natural touches here and there. Succulents are some of the easiest plants to maintain and they are also captivating. By Caitlin Gardner Photos by Katie Erickson
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