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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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Cute, sustainable fashion throughout Milwaukee
Consignment shops offer affordable, vintage clothing
By Sofía Cortés
sofi a.cortes@marquette.edu
Marquette students are concerned about sustainability and working to fi nd different ways to bring sustainable fashion options to campus. ReWear It Marquette is a student-run clothing swap project that brings sustainable fashion right to Marquette.
“I started ReWear It Marquette with my friend, Paula Paliwoda, this past fall in order to make sustainable fashion more accessible to the Marquette community. Once a month, we host clothing swaps in the AMU where students can donate their clothes and get ‘new’ ones for free. We encourage people to follow us on Instagram @ rewearitmu for more information on how to swap with us,” said second-year student Elizabeth Grout.
Selling at consignment and secondhand stores is a great way to free up some closet space and even earn some extra cashback on your used and unwanted clothes. Shopping secondhand is also an option for those who want to shop sustainably. From brandnew items to timeless vintage pieces, these local boutiques and shops have it all when it comes to sustainable fashion in the Milwaukee area.
Bandit MKE
1224 E Brady St, Milwaukee, WI, 53233
Bandit MKE fi rst began as a small pop-up shop traveling throughout the Midwest selling vintage clothing and accessories. A few years later, Bandit offi cially opened their doors as a consignment shop in the East Village of Milwaukee.
Their clothing is all second-hand but always in near-to-perfect condition, curated on a buy/sell basis with their customers.
On the inside, Bandit is full of color, eclectic décor and a wall covered in accessories. It feels like traveling through different decades, looking through all of the different racks of clothes at Bandit. From fur hats to blingedout vests, there is truly something for every kind of style.
“My favorite thing about being a co-owner of the store would have to be seeing different pieces of clothing travel through time and the looks on the customer’s faces when they fi nd something they love,” Michelle Eigenberger, Bandit MKE co-owner, said.
Retique
90 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Located in the Third Ward, Retique doesn’t sell just any ordinary items. Owned by Goodwill, Retique’s mission is to bring high-end secondhand clothing, accessories and even decor to Milwaukee.
The store mainly focuses on quality and name-brand items. Everything in the store is brought in from different donation centers across the Midwest and from walk-in donations. Unlike consignment stores, Retique does not offer compensation for pieces brought in. Instead, the money is used to fund the Goodwill mission.
The Goodwill mission focuses on helping people fi nd opportunities in both education and employment.
Their clothing is priced a little higher than most secondhand shops in the area, but that’s because their quality of clothing is higher as well. In comparison to most department stores and online boutiques, their prices are still much lower.
Lela Boutique |
Milwaukee New, Vintage
and Consignment Fashion
321 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Lela Boutique is a consignment store that brings sustainability to Milwaukee by selling both second-hand and brand-new clothes and accessories. It’s defi nitely the place for those who like to mix and match both vintage and modern pieces.
They curate gently used items on a buy/sell basis and by appointment only.
“Lela Boutique has been offering sustainable fashion for 20 years, and the thrill of the hunt in fi nding used clothing to fi t your personal style is what it’s all about,” said Carrie Arrouete, owner of Lela Boutique.
REVIEW: Wes Anderson’s 1998 film, ‘Rushmore’
Dramatic elements make for engaging coming-of-age story
By George Kane
george.kane@marquette.edu
For many, winter break provides a much needed escape from classes and work, especially after a long week of fi nals. For me, at times, the month away from campus felt like a prison sentence. Albeit, one where I was given access to a variety of streaming services and was occasionally booted off of the Netfl ix account by one of my brothers.
While I did my time, I waded through various dramas, romcoms and thrillers to fi nd writer, director and producer, Wes Anderson. As a director, Anderson is widely known for his unique, stylistically-based movies and brilliantly written scripts. One of the most prolifi c fi lmmakers of the 21st century, with every fi lm, he engages his audience through colorfully decorated sets, inventive soundtracks and an overall product that is completely unique to cinema.
Out of all his fi lms, my undoubted favorite is Anderson’s 1998 dramatic comedy, titled “Rushmore.” “Rushmore” is centered around a 15-year-old, Max Fischer (played by Jason Shwartzman), as he romantically pursues Ms. Cross (played by Olivia Williams), a teacher at his school. He does so amidst fi ghting expulsion and his new friend, “Mr. Blume” (played by Bill Murray) who also vies for Ms. Cross’ love. As the fi lm progresses, the viewer is taken on a trip through the lens of Shwartzman, Murray and Williams’ characters, allowing them to live and learn various lessons with Max, Mr. Blume and Ms. Cross respectively.
Upon fi rst watching “Rushmore,” I loved every second, which I’m sure you already know if you are one of my six esteemed Letterboxd followers. Although, if not, I’ll give a short recap.
One of the many great things about “Rushmore” is the soundtrack, and I’m certainly not ashamed to say that each different song will be at the top of my Spotify wrapped.
Through a medley of astounding artists/bands such as The Kinks, Faces, Cat Stevens, The Who and John Lennon, Anderson picks music that runs linearly with his story. Each song provides a benchmark for every important moment, making it almost as if you are rewatching the movie when listening to each tune contained within its soundtrack.
Alike to the soundtrack, each actor in “Rushmore” fully embodies their character. In Jason Shwartzman’s debut role as Max, he kills it. To me, there is no one else who could play the lovable sociopath that is Max Fischer. Most people don’t cut car brakes, fell trees, and infest hotel rooms with bees in order to get “rid” of a rival. But, through Shwartzman’s amazing performance, the audience is able to relate to Max even through every misdeed his character commits. Even through these extremes, the audience can still fi nd relatability in an angry, confused kid who just wants to be loved.
What “Rushmore” does great is its balance of comedy and drama. These two aspects of the fi lm run intertwined with each other throughout its onehour 33-minute runtime. Whether it be through Murray’s character doing a melancholic cannonball into an unkempt pool or Max being pelted with rocks by his estranged best friend, there are many moments that are both dramatic and hilarious. And, in this, an important message still prevails that defi nitely makes the movie worth the watch.
“Rushmore” is about growing up and learning from your mistakes. About gaining a new perspective on a younger version of yourself and learning from it. And, as the credits start to roll and the chorus for the Faces song “Ooh La La” begins to state, “I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger,”
Photo courtesy of IMDB
Film soundtrack features Faces and The Who. the audience is encouraged to experience that same perspective. To wish that they “knew what they know now” when they were younger, because, at the end of the day, don’t we all?
Outwoken Tea spreads message of sustainability
Drinks served with chocolates from artisan candy shop
By Phoebe Goebel
phoebe.goebel@marquette.edu
When you wake up in the morning, what is the fi rst thing that you reach for? For people all around the world, the morning ritual of enjoying a warm cup of tea is the only way to set themselves up for having a productive day.
Outwoken Tea, a sustainable tea brand based out of Milwaukee, hosted a tea tasting event at the Wehr Nature Center in Franklin, WI, last Sunday. The star of the event was the Kenyan purple tea, which was paired with chocolates from Zachariah’s Chocolates, a craft chocolate shop in Mackinaw City, MI.
Aureal Ojeda, the founder and president of Outwoken Tea, came up with the idea of a sustainable tea company during her days working in construction. After seeing the negative effects that garbage has on the environment, Ojeda created a sustainable tea company that uses natural materials that are compostable. These materials include mushroom and cornstarch-based packages that make them biodegradable.
Ojeda said that one of the key aspects of Outwoken Tea is that fact that they do not use the typical mesh tea bags that other companies use. She said that these bags contain harmful chemicals that not only harm the environment but can also have negative effects when people
Photo by Phoebe Goebel phoebe.goebel@marquette.edu Tea bags are made from mushroom and cornstarch bases to be biodegradable and compostable.
ingest them.
This Kenyan purple tea not only soothes the soul but also benefi ts the environment. This woodsy noted tea is grown at an elevation of 6,000 ft above sea level on the mountains of Kenya and was tested for 25 years to ensure that the bold fl avor packs a punch. Each time the tea is purchased, Outwoken Tea plants a tree in the Milwaukee area to help with deforestation.
“Lots of sacrifi ces went into making this exact tea. But this sacrifi ce produced the best tea in the world, of course, in my opinion. While you’re sipping your next cup of tea, keep it in mind that you cannot get this tea anywhere else,” Ojeda said.
As guests sipped on their tea, Wehr Nature Center event volunteers passed out boxes fi lled with a variety of gourmet chocolates from Zachariah’s Chocolates. Ojeda explained that the chocolate fl avors were picked to perfectly accompany the tea and featured notes of cherry, orange, strawberry and hibiscus.
The chocolates also followed the overall theme of being produced sustainably. The chocolates are hand-made in a factory in Michigan and contain only natural ingredients. Unlike other American chocolate companies, these chocolates do not contain corn syrup, which helps enhance the taste of the cacao beans themselves.
As Ojeda expands her brand, she hopes that she can reach organizations such as schools because they are huge contributors to the environmental effects of tea bags.
“My fi rst year of business, I only sold 100 bags of tea, but I still planted 100 trees,” Ojeda said. “One person can make a difference. One person can make a change. We are all doing that today, one cup of tea and one chocolate at a time.”
