STREET STYLE SEPTEMBER 2020
who’s on staff? editorial EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Natalie Guisinger CREATIVE DIRECTOR Evan Parness PRINT FEATURES EDITOR Deirdre Lee DIGITAL FEATURES EDITOR Melina Schaefer PRINT FASHION EDITORS Nick Farrugia Juan Marquez DIGITAL FASHION EDITOR Jacob Ward DESIGN EDITORS Carly Lucas Mackenzie Schwedt PRINT PHOTO EDITORS Katie Corbett Ryan Little DIGITAL PHOTO EDITOR Rita Vega STREET STYLE EDITOR Lucy Carpenter MANAGING PHOTO EDITOR Alex Andersen VIDEO EDITOR Kendall Ka
business PUBLISHER Colleen Jones MARKETING DIRECTOR Kira Mintzer OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Drisha Gwalani FINANCE COORDINATORS Alex Chessare Deesha Shah EVENTS COORDINATOR Alex McMullen HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR Julia Napiewocki
DIGITAL CONTENT EDITOR Alex Sterchele
PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATORS Mackenzie Fleming Gillian Yang
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Hannah Triester
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Liz Haley
september
STREET STYLE One of the questions that I’ve been asking myself over the past few months is what “street style” will look like in the near future, not only for our issues but for the entirety of the fashion community. Aside from the outward addition of masks, how is style changing at this point in time? While our team would typically take to the bustling streets of Ann Arbor to capture the most notable fashion, this month we turned our focus inward to analyze upcoming trends in the era of COVID-19. From our staff glossary of SHEI’s favorite looks to cowboy-inspired streetwear, our September issue introduces new ways of thinking about individualistic expression of style. We hope to show that in a time when life may feel as if it is at a standstill, inspired minds in the world of fashion are still very much alive.
Lucy Carpenter Street Style Editor
PHOTOGRAPHERS Rosalie Comte Maggie Innis SCARBO DESIGNERS Helen Lee Gabi Mechaber
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HEAD 02 I GLOSSARY COLLAGE 06 TREND WATCH: FALL BLAZERS 12 WORKPLACE COWBOY 16 GHOST STYLE 22 MONOCHROME FEATURE 26 URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY 30 GAL FIERI 34 URBAN WORKWEAR 38 STUDENT FEATURE: EVAN STARR 42
SHEI GLOSSARY COLLAGE
ART DIRECTION SOPHIA LAYTON
PHOTOGRAPHER MAGGIE INNIS GRAPHIC DESIGNER HELEN LEE
TRENDWATCH
F A L L BLAZERS
MAGGIE INNIS @maggieinnis
“I’ve been looking for blazers every time I go to a thrift store! I think it’s a really good way to stay warm when the weather gets cooler. And it’s an easy way to make me feel a little bit better out in the world when I’ve been wearing my comfy things all day. I really like my green blazer - green is my favorite color. I’ve been seeing a lot of blazers around recently, so I’m excited to see how people will style them this fall. I think we’ll start to see a lot of loungewear soon, too.”
WORKPLACE
COWBOY
PHOTOGRAPHER LUCY CARPENTER GRAPHIC DESIGNER GABI MECHABER MODEL JACOB WARD
Pants- Depop Shirt- Walmart Bag- Depop
JACOB WARD @jacob.ward “I call this look the ‘Workplace Cowboy.’ I was watching Lovecraft Country on HBO, and one of the characters was wearing ascots. I thought to myself, ‘huh. I wonder how I can make ascot streetwear.” “I just threw it together with jeans, and the boots kind of have a cowboy look. I just thought, yeah cowboy workplace!”
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PHOTOGRAPHER LUCY CARPENTER GRAPHIC DESIGNER CARLY LUCAS
MONO CHROME Back at the start of quarantine in early March, I was surprised to find that forced isolation made my motivation to create stronger than ever. I soon began an indoor photo series where I chose one color per day to become the theme of an entire shoot. This “color series” quickly gained traction on a few different social media channels, and I was encouraged to continue creating throughout the course of late spring and summer. Though I explored a variety of concepts for different photo series, there was something special about this initial project that I couldn’t leave behind. At the same time that I was making space to create, I was also keeping an eye on how fashion was changing with the rest of the world. Besides the obvious addition of masks in daily streetwear, what was new?
FEATURE
What I saw wasn’t the immediate addition of new trends, but an overall increase in interest in fashion by way of social media. Whether it was simply my personalized feed or a true shift, the passion and creativity that I saw on sites like Tik Tok during this time of isolation was unparalleled. In an environment where people were unable to enter the world in the usual manner, they took to the virtual world to explore new interests. The fashion-focused sector of social media sites suddenly seemed more accessible to every user. Trends emerged where users would show their sense of style before vs. after COVID-19 hit, talking about how much this time in isolation had changed their view of fashion and bolstered their confidence to dress how they desire. There was no gatekeeping of trends or backlash against fashion “amateurs�, but instead the opposite; users were encouraging each other to design and test new styles, providing thrift tips, and talking about different ways to shop virtually. As I continued to conceptualize photo series, I watched this new passion for creativity and style unfold online. One of the trends that quickly took hold in midsummer was the full monochrome outfit. This reminded me of the color series that I finished back in March, and I knew that I had to combine what I was seeing on social media with a new shoot. I designed this shoot as an extension of my original color series, paying more attention to the styling and location. I learned through the styling process was how variable monochromatic fashion is; so many different tones and patterns can be exchanged to create different looks. Each piece of this outfit was thrifted the same day as the shoot, as I challenged myself to shop sustainably from start to finish. Watching the evolution of trends in the virtual world has inspired me to continue creating, and the monochromatic series is only the beginning. I can only hope that this newfound love for fashion that so many have shared will continue to grow in the future, no matter what the world looks like.
WRITER LUCY CARPENTER PHOTOGRAPHER LUCY CARPENTER GRAPHIC DESIGNER MACKENZIE SCHWEDT
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PHOTOGRAPHER ROSALIE COMTE GRAPHIC DESIGNER MACKENZIE SCHWEDT
GAL FIERI
Pants- Thrifted Shirt- Thirfted White Turtleneck- Thrifted
SOPHIE LEVIT @_slevs_ “Everything that I’m wearing is thrifted, so that’s kinda fun. I like to thrift for the sustainability of it. Also you get fun, one of a kind pieces like the flame shirt. And you can easily find basics, like the white turtleneck.” “I just liked the flame shirt because it reminded me of lord and savior Guy Fieri. I originally bought it for an outfit for a music festival, but then it slowly developed into a basic staple in my wardrobe. Now I wear it more often than I’d like to admit - it attracts a lot of attention, and people ask me where I got the guy fieri shirt.” “When it comes to fall fashion, I think we’ll see a lot of little shirt, big pants looks. I love layering too, if you can’t already tell.”
PHOTOGRAPHER LUCY CARPENTER GRAPHIC DESIGNER CARLY LUCAS MODEL SOPHIE LEVIT
URBAN WORKWEAR
PHOTOGRAPHER SCARBO GRAPHIC DESIGNER GABI MECHABER MODEL DEMETRIUS MARKHAM
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Student Feature
Evan Star
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Growing up, senior Evan Starr always knew that he had a passion for music. Between playing the saxophone and mixing beats on the side, audio holds a special value in his life as a hobby and as a potential future career. Though Starr is majoring in Spanish here at the University of Michigan, he’s found that his love for the audio industry has only grown, and he hopes to continue pursuing it in the future. Life as a student right now appears to be more challenging than ever. From making decisions about personal health and safety to general education and social life, it can feel nearly impossible to manage the weight of so many responsibilities. While difficult for Starr to adjust to changing times, he’s also discovered a greater ability to focus on his passions and use music as a tool to aid in improving his mental health.
“I have high aspirations for myself to succeed as an audio engineer in the music industry. I think every day I’m just focused on myself and trying to improve what I have control over at this point in my life, even though it’s unpredictable right now. I think music is an extension of me, and working on it is pretty synonymous with working on myself. And it’s more than just music, it’s audio in general. It goes handin-hand with working on my mental health and my personal life, and with my career goals. I started getting into audio as a hobby, and then it definitely changed. It’s been a complete 180 from something I just thought would be fun to something I’m looking at pursuing as a career. I’m not saying that I’m sure I would produce for a living or anything, but I want to do something with audio in the future.”
WRITER LUCY CARPENTER PHOTOGRAPHER LUCY CARPENTER GRAPHIC DESIGNER MACKENZIE SCHWEDT
“We talk about ‘a daily routine’ now, but it’s just so different than normal. I’m usually really active, I get out and do a lot of stuff. It doesn’t look the same as it used to. Since everything has been so unpredictable, the only way for me to just keep moving and be happy has been to focus on what I can control in my life. Right now that looks like working toward my goals and staying motivated toward that, which when you can’t leave and see other people can be really difficult. I’m an extrovert, I love being around people, so it can make it extra tough. I think it’s been a blessing in some ways because I usually have a hard time focusing by myself. I haven’t always been great at being alone, and I think this situation has made me uncomfortable in ways that have allowed me to further explore my music and really focus on what I want to see from it in the future. I’m changing my scope of what it looks like to do things for myself, and to find energy in working alone. It’s been showing me that even when I can’t be with a lot of people like I used to, I can still succeed in pursuing my goals.”
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