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Fall 2012 ISSUE 10 |ZIPPED MAGAZINE
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WINTER BREAK WONDERS Get cozy and relax this winter break with the help of these essentials.
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DARE TO GO DARKER Pucker up this holiday season with a luscious dark cherry-stained pout.
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NO CATWALK IN THE PARK Jobs in the fashion industry are few and far between, but they do exist.
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‘CUSE COUTURE SU student designers have some serious talent. See for yourself.
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SKINNY MINNIE Barney’s New York gives Minnie Mouse a controversial makeover.
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PUTTING ON THE RITZ Vintage glamour never goes out of style.
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Three SU students discuss how they developed their notable personal style.
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THE LIFE OF LEATHER Fashion’s endless love affair with leather started decades ago and continues today.
SPECIAL THANKS: Ellie Mia Boutique, South Crouse Avenue at Marshall St. Modern Pop Culture, Armory Square Some Girls Boutique, Armory Square
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ZIPPED EDITORIAL Kelly Bucci Editor-In-Chief Sarah Schmalbruch Managing Editor Morgan Evans Creative Director Christina Ferraro Features Editor Dana Rose Falcone Associate Features Editor
Christina Riggio Fashion Director Alexa Santos Associate Fashion Editor Dani Haygood Associate Fashion Editor Abby Maddigan Research Editor Jessica Dysart Copy Editor
PHOTO & DESIGN Vania Myers Art Director Madeline Kelly Associate Art Director Meg O’Malley Photo Director Altan James
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EDITOR There is a difference between being fashionable and having style. It’s no secret that there are hordes of fashionable students on this campus, but not all who are fashionable have style. A stylish person doesn’t dress to impress others; he or she dresses a certain way simply because that is how he or she wants to dress. A stylish student may look to trends for inspiration, but he or she takes that trend and, rather than blindly following it, adjusts the trend to fit his or her personality. I have a lot of respect and admiration for men and women who have unique personal style, like the three students profiled in “Style Stories” (page 28), because as trends come and go, their style—be it preppy, laid-back, or flashy—doesn’t change. Fashion and beauty trends go in and out of style as quickly as fall changes to winter in Syracuse. Some trends have lived long and continue to prosper (“The Life of Leather” page 30), while other trends from seasons past are resurrected and find relevance with fashion culture once again. Classic 1920s glamour (“Putting on the Ritz”, page 18) is one of those trends, and sophisticated lace, art-deco patterns, and flirty fringe are all officially à la mode. Other trends, like the belief that only the super-skinny can pull off designer clothing
(“Skinny Minnie”, page 16), aren’t as aesthetically pleasing or widely accepted. I don’t consider myself a trendy person, and I’m pretty sure other people don’t consider me particularly trendy either. Ironic that I am the editor of Zipped? Probably. But I’m not going to pretend to be a flawlessly put-together fashionista when I’m most certainly not. Don’t get me wrong—I do love fashion. I follow fashion industry news religiously, read personal style blogs daily, and generally enjoy dressing up for a night out. But I don’t feel like I’ve successfully cultivated a distinct personal style, and that’s fine with me. It’s a work in progress. Sincerely, Kelly
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BUSINESS & COMMUNICATIONS Ilyse Shapiro Publisher Jessica Laurello Advertising Director Zachary Weiss Public Relations Director Krista Johnson Public Relations Director Kalyn Conley Associate Public Relations Director
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REST, RELAX, AND REVIVE YOURSELF AFTER WORKING HARD ALL SEMESTER WITH THESE MUST-HAVES FOR A REJUVENATING WINTER BREAK.
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AN À LA MODE MUG Unwind each night home by sipping on a charming patterned mug of delicious tea or hot cocoa. Mix a bit of honey into your green tea for a healthy yet sweet drink, or show your holiday spirit and indulge in some peppermint hot cocoa with a few mini marshmallows. Polka dot mug: Christmas Tree Shops, christmastreeshops.com
TV SHOWS TO WATCH & REWATCH After a semester of hard work nothing beats mindlessly watching TV for hours over winter break. Take advantage of this obscure concept know as “free time” and watch episode after episode of your favorite shows until you drift off to sleep. As soon as you catch up with all the current episodes on Hulu, try revisiting classics like “Friends” or “The O.C.” Past seasons of your most-beloved series never get old. DVDs: Best Buy, bestbuy.com
PRETTY WINTER POLISH With finals over and second semester far from beginning, you can stop nervously biting your nails and start beautifying them instead. Winter nail polish shades are often richer, darker and a bit more glamorous than fall shades. Opt for a glistening navy color with flecks of glitter, or a more metallic, dark blue nail lacquer like Butter London in Bluey to instantly enhance any outfit.
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Nail polish: Butter London in Bluey, sephora.com
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A WARM BLANKET Whether you plan to cuddle up with your best friend, significant other, or favorite pet this winter break, stay cozy with a sheepskin blanket. Even if it’s just you and “How I Met Your Mother” season 5, a warm throw will help combat the cold during any TV or movie marathon. Berkshire Blanket offers a variety of colors and patterns – everything from fur to sequin. Just don’t forget to pack your blanket of choice for the trip back to snowy Syracuse in January. Blanket: macys.com
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A REAL GOOD READ Seattle, 1933: A mother works the nightshift during a freak snowstorm in May, leaving her three-year-old at home in his bed. When she comes home, her son has vanished. Fast forward almost 80 years later, to another storm on the same day. A journalist is assigned to report on this “blackberry winter,” and discovers that she shares more with the woman than she could have known. Sarah Jio’s new novel, Blackberry Winter, is captivating, heart wrenching, and uplifting. It’s the perfect read to relax with over winter break Book: Barnes & Noble, barnesandnoble.com.
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If you are searching for the happy, comfy medium between a pair of bulky Ugg slippers and thin fuzzy socks, try slipping on a pair of mukluks. Sold in an array of different colors and tribal prints, these slippers fit snug around the calf and reach just beneath your knee. The slipper-sock hybrid is perfect for shuffling to the to the kitchen from the couch over winter break. Mukluk slippers: Amazon.com
CLASSIC WINTER CANDLES
Fill your house or apartment with the aroma of iced gingerbread cookies, hot cider, or fresh evergreens to get in the mood for the holidays. Fragrances like hot buttered rum, salted caramel, and twisted peppermint also make great holiday gifts. Watch out though, the sweet smell of a cinnamon sugar donut might have you craving a whole dozen. Bath & Body Works: Bathandbodyworks.com
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A MOISTURIZING MASK Harsh wind and frigid temperatures can make even the smoothest and supplest skin dry, irritated, and flaky. Applying a moisturizing clay mask is an easy way to revive your complexion while relaxing on the couch. Treat yourself to a facial at your hometown salon and spa or doit-yourself with inexpensive masks from your local Ulta or Sephora. Korres Mask: Ulta.com
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DARKER TOSS YOUR TRADITIONAL HUES THIS WINTER AND OPT FOR A SEDUCTIVE BLOOD RED OR DRAMATIC DARK CHERRY LIPSTICK SHADE PHOTOGRAPHER: MEGAN O’MALLEY MAKEUP ARTIST: KELLY BUCCI MODEL: ALARA BASUL
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CARRY ON COUNTLESS INTERNSHIPS AND A KILLER RÉSUMÉ HELP, BUT WITH SUCH STIFF COMPETITION AND SO FEW JOB OPENINGS, PATIENCE AND PERSISTENCE ARE KEY TO LANDING A JOB IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY POST-GRAD. By Chris McPherson
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ondays through Fridays last year, Emily Longeretta woke up and hopped on a train to Manhattan at 9 a.m. She would arrive at Elle magazine’s midtown office and go straight to work in the accessories closet. A Syracuse, N.Y. native and SUNY Oswego 2012 graduate, Longeretta traded half of her senior year to take an internship at Elle in fall 2011. It was her job to organize and prepare countless shoes and bags for the editors to easily sort through when they needed to choose accessories for photo shoots. “Sometimes it took five or six hours [to organize the closet] because there’s just so many items,” Longeretta says. After that, she began to complete her routine of administrative tasks and running errands. Some days she made copies, while others she spent picking up and dropping off samples. “You’re on the train running around the city with these heavy bags of shoes,” Longeretta says. “It’s hard work.” But the hard work was
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worth it. Looking back on all her other jobs, Longeretta credits her internship at Elle as being one of the most important experiences of her career. Eight floors above Elle’s accessories closet, Oluwaseyi Lamidi spent the past summer as an intern at Marie Claire, starting just a week after finishing her junior year at SUNY Oswego. “I can look at a pair of shoes and know which designer made them,” Lamidi says. “Before this summer, I didn’t know one thing about designer clothes.” Lamidi says that all jobs have their pros and cons, but her internships always taught her new things while giving her the opportunity to network with a variety of people in the fashion industry. Both Longeretta and Lamidi developed relationships with the staff at the magazines where they worked and maintained those relationships long after their internships ended. “I know if I am ever in the area, I can go say hello and catch up with my old boss,”
Lamidi says. “She even offered to help me connect with PR companies after I graduate.” Longeretta—now five months out of college—has yet to land her dream job, but she continues to work towards it. Currently, she is a communications analyst for Citibank, while also working as an associate editor covering celebrity news for YourTango.com, a digital media company. Her internship at Elle didn’t lead to a job offer, but Longeretta understands why: there are an abundance of qualified candidates vying for a limited number of open positions. Though Longeretta had originally hoped to enter the fashion public relations field, she now writes and edits for Citibank as a full time employee. For most post-grads like Longeretta, any job—even if it isn’t the job they envisioned having—is better than no job at all. Danielle Emig graduated from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 2012. She moved to New York City from Oregon in hopes of breaking into the fashion communications industry. At the time, she did not have a job or a place to live. “It’s been difficult,” Emig says. “But I had to make this happen.” Emig accepted an unpaid internship at Stylecaster, a fashion website, in the fall of 2012. She works under the beauty director and writes content for the website, while juggling a job at Victoria’s Secret and a job as a bartender. She says it is difficult working as an unpaid intern, but would rather continue to work for free and gain experience than stay at home doing nothing. Every experience could lead to a job. It can be costly for fashion companies to hire a full time employee. Landing a job as a freelancer might be the best option for soon-to-be graduates looking to break into the industry. Kevin Warner, a former Vogue photo intern and Parsons The New School for Design grad, knows a bunch of friends who have gotten hired as freelancers, not full-time employees. “No one really has money in fashion right now,” Warner says.
a fashion company. For now, Warner—like most postgrads—takes things one day at a time. While it may be irritating, taking another internship and working other jobs to make ends meet might be the best-case scenario for an aspiring fashion editor, photographer, or PR rep. Michelle Morgan, a recent University of Iowa graduate, spent her fall and spring semesters working in a sports bar to save up money so that she could intern during her summer and winter breaks for major fashion magazines, including Vogue, W, and Cosmopolitan. “I knew what I wanted, and was willing to work hard to get there,” Morgan says. After graduating in 2012, Morgan accepted an offer from W to work as a freelance fashion assistant. While it may take some time, it clearly isn’t impossible to find a job in the fashion industry as a newcomer if you work hard, persevere, and have some patience. As a freelancer, you do get paid hourly, but unfortunately you don’t receive benefits because you aren’t considered a full-time employee. Being a full-time employee would be ideal, but freelancing, and maybe even interning again, won’t be the end of the world if you are a recent graduate looking to start a career in the fashion industry. In fact, it might be the perfect way to get your fashionable foot in the door.
LANDING A JOB AS A FREELANCER MIGHT BE THE BEST OPTION FOR SOON-TOBE GRADUATES LOOKING TO BREAK INTO THE INDUSTRY.
Warner landed an internship with photographer Annie Leibovitz through networking, and hopes to do the same for his first full time job. He recently met with his former supervisor at Vogue, who helped him to scope out potential photo positions. Someday he hopes to be an editorial or advertising photographer for
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ZIPPED SHOWCASES AVANT-GARDE, HANDCRAFTED PIECES BY SU’S TALENTED STUDENT DESIGNERS WITH CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY FROM POPULAR STORES AND BOUTIQUES.
PHOTOGRAPHER: MEGAN O’MALLEY HAIR, MAKEUP, AND STYLING BY: DANI HAYGOOD, CHRISTINA RIGGIO, AND ALEXA SANTOS MODEL: JILL GENNACO
white and silver detachable collar, made by Sarah Rozansky ; large cuff, made by Dana Weingarten; two pinky rings, made by Dani Haygood; spike necklace, Topshop; earrings and matching ring, Some Girls Boutique; ring, Ellie Mia Boutique; three line etched bangles, Forever 21; spike cuff, stylist’s own
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aqua stone necklace, three beaded Buddha head bracelets, gold and yarn bracelet, & gold geometric rings, all made by Kara Lubsen; three gold carved rings, made by Julianna DiMarco; gold earrings, black and gold necklace, bangles, & gold organic sculpted ring, Ellie Mia Boutique
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statement necklace with fur, made by Hollis Daniels wood cuff, bowl cuff, wood rings, gummy bear ring, gold stone ring, eraser multi-finger ring, & Buddha head necklace, all made by Kara Lubsen stone pendant necklace, made by Julianna DiMarco leather wrap bracelet, made by Tatiana Krenitsky two copper rings, made by Dani Haygood ZIPPED |
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bowtie, made by Amy Patch; baby head collar, made by Dani Haygood; gold necklace & constellation cuffs (Virgo and Leo), Ellie Mia Boutique; wine cork cuff, made by Kara Lubsen; red yarn fantasy pendant necklace, made by Maria Matsuura
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beaded statement necklace, made by Casey Winston; oval pummus stone bracelets (blue, green, red), made by Jill Gennaco; gold and opal structural ring, made by Kara Lubsen; silver joint knuckle ring, Etsy (etsy.com); earrings, silver rings, & bangles, Ellie Mia Boutique
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skinny THE DISNEY CHARACTERS YOU KNOW AND LOVE ARE STRETCHING AND SHRINKING TO SUPERMODEL PROPORTIONS FOR BARNEYS NEW YORK’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY WINDOW DISPLAY. BARNEYS SAYS THE SLIM DOWN IS FOR THE SAKE OF FASHION, BUT SOME SHOPPERS AREN’T BUYING IT. By Arielle Franklin
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rnate window displays are of the grandest and greatest holiday traditions for major designer department stores throughout New York City. Since the 80s, the creative team at Barney’s has constructed some remarkable displays. In 2007, the innovative Green Holiday promoted “fabulously fair trade fashions and sustainable swag,” and included Rudolf the Recycling Reindeer, made from recycled tin cans and bottle tops. Last year, Gaga’s Workshop showcased a Gaga-theme tableaux featuring her personal boudoir, made entirely out of hair, and the Gaga Machine, in which Gaga was morphed into the figure of an embellished motorcycle. Gearing up for the holidays this August, Barney’s announced its plan to collaborate with Disney on the renowned display. In celebration of Minnie Mouse’s 84th Birthday, “Electric
Holiday” features a 3-minute clip of Minnie dreaming of herself wearing a Lanvin dress—as a 5’11, size 0 supermodel on a runway. Disney and Barney’s both face a tremendous amount of criticism due to the clip’s distortion of Minnie and some other favorite Disney characters, like Daisy and Daffy Duck. Minnie’s makeover has edged activists to rise. Of the loudest is Ragen Chastain, writer, dancer, and body image activist from Los Angeles, Calif. Immediately after reading Barney’s and Disney’s plan for the display, Chastain started a petition on change. org, entitled “Barney’s: Leave Minnie Alone.” “Young girls look at external factors in their environment to figure out how they feel about their bodies and what they believe they should look like,” says eating disorder counselor and specialist, Melissa Carman, PhD. “Parents don’t want their little girls to have more pressure to meet this unattainable Photoshopped ideal,” Chastain says.
Young girls are constantly “bombarded with images of this unrealistic body type..
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Young girls are constantly “bombarded with images of this unrealistic body type that most people in the world are not going to have,” Carman says. Chastain’s petition reveals jaw-dropping statistics from the National Association of Anorexia and Associated Eating Disorders: 69 percent of girls in 5th12th grade reported that magazine pictures influence their idea of a perfect body, and 47 percent of girls in grades 5th-12th admitted they wanted to lose weight because of these magazine pictures. On Nov. 1, only a month and a half after Chastain posted it, the petition summoned 140,000 signatures from fans, disappointed to see their favorite Disney characters morphed into unrealistic, stick-thin caricatures. The petition aims to become part of an ongoing movement to change what the public considers beautiful. At the onset of criticism, Barney’s creative director Dennis Freedman told Woman’s Wear Daily it was “necessary” to make the characters thin. Freedman also feels the media has brought too much attention to the situation, since Minnie remains in her original frame for the majority of the clip. On Oct. 12, the same day Chastain’s petition reached 90,000 signatures, Nidia Caceros Tatalovich, director of corporate communications and public relations at Disney, released a joint statement from Barney’s and Disney defending the campaign as a “playful interpretation of the fashion world.” Tatalovich says, “The video concludes with Minnie returning back to her classic self, happily wearing a Lanvin designer dress.” The original press release failed to mention that, and it was not until Oct. 23 that images of the final scene were released. While most have interpreted Minnie’s dream as a demonstration that even Minnie feels unhappy in her own skin, Barney’s further attempts to justify the situation. “Viewers will recognize the Minnie they know and love,” Tatalovich says. “The reality is Disney’s Minnie Mouse proves that true fashion lovers come in all styles and sizes.” Barney’s and Disney claim that Minnie doesn’t actually transform from her small, stout self to a skinny Minnie; her dreams of fashion, much like the fashion aspirations and dreams of all shapes and sizes of women, do.
This same year, Disney experienced a similar situation that quickly gained notoriety in the press: its game “Habit Heroes” at Disney World. In the game, visitors battled “bad habit characters” like the “Sweet Tooth” and the “Snacker.” The game launched as part of Disney’s effort to encourage a healthy lifestyle and habit. However, it only succeeded in reinforcing cruel stereotypes about people who are overweight. Chastain was a major player in the removal of Habit Heroes. Even with an excuse for her transformation, the campaign still reinforces the idea that a rotund Minnie must downsize to a rail-thin, wispy figure (whose ankles are actually too small to carry the weight of her own body) if she wants to wear high fashion clothing. The fashion industry has long depended on 5’11 and size 0 supermodels – a body mass index that is classified as anorexic. The absence of sensitivity “assumes that in [Minnie’s] fantasy, she would want to look thinner,” says Carman. Barney’s is far too insulated by its established position in the fashion world to yield to criticisms. The company’s statements imply that Barney’s prefers to remain blind to the harm that this campaign could potentially inflict on both children and adults. When a prominent cartoon character like Minnie transforms to an unrecognizable skeleton of her former self, the character’s biggest fans become disillusioned and can no longer relate to the character they once loved. It further broadcasts the skewed message that “this is what I should be like, and this is what should be important,” says Carman. The campaign was designed on the basis that fashion is fun, and something that appeals to all ages, according to the initial press release. Regardless, if the Lanvin dress did not look good on the original Minnie, the creative directors should have found a new character to model the clothing. Barney’s should encourage girls seek designers who design clothes that can adapt to all body types, says Chastain. Ultimately, Disney has a tremendous influence on the minds of young children. It is Disney’s responsibility to promote healthy body ideals and a realistic standard of beauty, something it fails to do in this year’s Electric Holiday.
“. .everybody wants to be skinnier in order to look better in a nice dress.”
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Flashy fringe, lady-like lace, and art-deco accessories are as stylish now as they were in the 1920s.
PHOTOGRAPHER: MEGAN O’MALLEY ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHER: ALTAN JAMES STYLISTS: DANI HAYGOOD AND ALEXA SANTOS MAKEUP ARTIST: TINA FERRARO HAIR STYLIST: KELLY BUCCI MODELS: EMMA VAN WAGENBERG, CHRISTINA MELORA, MITCH MASON
On Christina: jumpsuit, Modern Pop Culture; pearl necklace (worn as belt), vintage On Emma: black dress, Nasty Gal; thigh highs, Victoria's Secret; necklace, vintage; shoes, BCBG On Mitch: tux, Zara; tie, Tommy Hilfiger
LEFT PAGE On Emma: black dress, Nasty Gal; thigh highs, Victoria's Secret; necklace On Mitch: tux, Zara; tie, Tommy Hilfiger RIGHT PAGE On Christina: lace leotard, Modern Pop Culture; fringe shorts: Annie Creamcheese (Washington, D.C.)
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LEFT PAGE On Emma: art deco dress, vintage; coat, Fashion Plate (Houston, TX); necklace, vintage RIGHT PAGE On Christina: dress, Urban Outfitters; jacket, Annie Creamcheese (Washington, D.C.); headband, J. Crew; necklaces, vintage; shoes, Sam Edelman On Emma: romper, Bloomingdale's; sheer black shirt, Forever 21; headband, Urban Outfitters; necklace, vintage; shoes, Target On Mitch: vest, Express; suit, Forever 21; tie, Tommy Hilfinger
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On Christina: dress, Urban Outfitters; fringe lace shirt, Forever 21; vest, Rockit (London); jevwelry and headband, vintage; knit socks, Steve Madden; clogs, Vince Camuto
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WHAT SEPARATES TRENDSETTERS FROM TREND FOLLOWERS? THREE STYLISH STUDENTS DISCLOSE THEIR PERSONAL STYLE PHILOSOPHIES,ICONS, AND INSPIRATION. By Diana Pearl
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THE THRIFTER With a wardrobe full of funky prints and oversized sweaters, it’s hard not to notice junior art video major Keaton Fox walking in platform sneakers across campus, wearing a large oatmeal colored sweater layered over a floral print blouse, tucked into a pair of leopard print pants. Wide rimmed glasses frame her face, completing her unique look. Fox began shopping in thrift stores when she was in middle school. Her parents made it clear that she and her siblings had to work to make their own money in order to buy what they wanted to buy – including clothing. A distaste for shopping in regular department stores and boutiques led Fox to shop in thrift stores, where she discovered style at a discount. Fox learned early on that successful thrifting takes patience and thorough exploration from store to store. She went to countless thrift stores and began to unearth clothing that became wardrobe staples. “You have to search, and you have a mission,” Fox says about her thrifting excursions. “It makes shopping easier when you have a goal.” Fox developed a penchant for the flashier items in thrift stores, like sequin shifts and bold-colored basics, which were originally difficult for her to pull off. “When I started getting all the vibrant stuff at thrift stores, I would mix it together, but not well,” Fox says. “It was definitely a learning experience. I still do go for the flashy stuff at thrift stores. I like getting things that are different—I try to keep it weird.” Fox mixes the loud, quirky pieces from her youth with more neutral, relaxed garments that attract her now. Her outfits effortlessly strike the perfect balance between eccentric and relaxed. Fox never spent too much time focusing on cosmetics. But in recent years, she’s developed one beauty trademark: lipstick. “I may be wearing really comfy clothes, like t-shirts,” Fox says. “But I wear lipstick everyday so I still feel somewhat nice.”
THE FASHIONISTO Mike Emer sports a pair of brightly colored pants with a floral print button down—for the junior advertising major, vibrant colors and punchy patterns are the name of the game when it comes to his personal style. “I like to go beyond stripes in terms of pattern,” Emer says. Emer credits his sister, Emily, as being a main influencer of his love for patterns. Emily works for Marimekko, and exposed him to the brand’s colorful and elaborate patterns when she started working there. Other members of Emer’s family contribute to his clothing choices as well. His mother, a former interior
designer, helped him develop his vibrant personal style with the assistance of her design-oriented eye. “Everyone’s mom buys them clothes, you can’t really stop that,” Emer says. “But she always immediately knows what goes with what and helps me to not go too crazy.” Emer’s go-to shopping spots are familiar stores like Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, and J.Crew. He acts on instinct when shopping for new clothes. “If I can just look around a store, whatever pops out to me at first is what I’ll go for,” Emer says. A “Best Dressed” winner back in high school, Emer says his eye for style began to sharpen early on. He branched out from many of his peers by not caring about blending in with the crowd, and instead trying to cultivate his own clean, polished look. “I was always more concerned about looking presentable,” Emer says. “And that mentality has stayed with me today.”
THE CLASSIC PREP Sophomore public relations and art history major Natalie Allyn defines her style in one word: classic. You can catch her on campus sporting tasteful and refined looks: dark denim tucked into brown riding boots, paired with a neutral blouse under a navy Ralph Lauren blazer and a Keaton Fox chunky statement necklace. “A lot of the pieces that I have I think are things that you probably could have worn 50 years ago, and you can probably wear 50 years from now,” Allyn says. Among these classic pieces, Allyn likes to give her timeless looks a modern and youthful twist with texture and bright colors. Allyn’s fashion taste stems from an early age. Growing up with three sisters, she’d always gravitate towards girly garments. Although she has always cared about fashion, Allyn didn’t develop her personal style until early high school. She credits a good friend, who moved from Massachusetts to Allyn’s hometown in Michigan, with introducing her to preppy, New England style. “I didn’t even know what J.Crew was before I met her,” Allyn says of her favorite store. Today, Allyn finds her style inspiration in many different places. She looks to the people around her as well as fashion blogs (Pink Peonies, Atlantic-Pacific, Penny Pincher Fashion, and Bows and Sequins are her favorites) for inspiration. Her style icons are women who personify elegance and sophistication, like Kate Middleton and former first lady Jackie Kennedy. Allyn fuses her love for timeless pieces with certain emerging fashion trends to keep her wardrobe classic yet current. “I pick and choose what trends I’m going to follow in accordance to what fits with me,” Allyn says. “I would never put a feather in my hair, but I like colored bottoms. Trends are a good way to keep your clothes current, but you need to incorporate your own style as well.”
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Coco Chanel (always a fearless, fashion risk-taker) designs the 2.55 leather-quilted shoulder bag, a classic that thousands of style-conscious women will continue to clamor for decades later.
REBELS AND ROCKERS REJOICE: LEATHER IS REMERGING AS A WARDROBE STAPLE. ZIPPED REVISITS LEATHER'S ROUGH AND TOUGH REBELIOUS ROOTS. By Tina Ferraro
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Kate Moss and Johnny Depp, “it couple” of the 90s, step out for a night on the town in matching black leather jackets. Grunge goes down in history as sexy.
Leather apparel and accessories sales increased by 71 percent this year, according to the Leather Apparel Association.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar slaughters demons wearing her signature skintight, red leather pants in the TV show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Fighting forces of evil has never seemed so chic.
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Rihanna, decked out in heavily lined eyes and a leather studded corset, shows off her newly discovered badass side at the 2008 American Music Awards.
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Casting aside her cardigans and knee-length skirts, Sandy gets frisky sporting a black leather catsuit in the hit movie “Grease.”
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Ryan Gosling, getaway driver and mystery man, wears brown leather gloves in the movie “Drive.” Men’s fashion editors are obsessed—male models in motorcycle gloves appear in countless editorial spreads.
Michael Jackson battles bloodthirsty zombies in his iconic red leather jacket emblazoned with the letter M in the “Thriller” music video.
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Legions of leather looks turn up on the Fall 2012 runways, most notably at Givenchy, Proenza Schouler, and Versace.
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