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Classic
Fashion
Old and new trends mingle on campus
this fall
By Ebony
M. Moore
The Shorthorn Scene Editor
Fashion magazine “A” lists
and red carpet critics say the fall 2004 fashion season mixes modern
style with classics, from grandma’s family heirlooms to your
favorite pair of jeans and a new velvet blouse.
The new trends in tweed clothing, green accessories and fur incorporate
spring’s feminine camisoles with a twist of boyish style to
create a fresh and clean look for the fall. There’s plenty
of style to go around. Guys also have a lot to choose from in stripes
and pastels.
Ponchos are a must-have this season. They
come in a variety of styles and colors that make them an available
addition to any wardrobe.
English junior Patreece Dade wears a black and white poncho, a pair
of her favorite jeans, black boots and polishes the look off with
a black and white printed purse.
“I see going to school as going to work,” Dade said.
“I’m a bargain shopper, but I try to look cute for a
budget.”
Dade said she doesn’t buy things
based on brand names, preferring to shop at discounted shops like
Marshalls and Ross Dress for Less. Her outfit cost about $50.
“I try not to look like everyone else. I try to make the fashion
my own,” she said.
At times fashion takes a little creativity
and cannot be purchased in stores. Nursing freshman Nikki Clark
cut the sleeves from an old sweater to create her light grey leg
warmers. She completes the look with a denim miniskirt, an American
Eagle tank top worn underneath a gray top from Urban Outfitters,
pink shoes, a pink scarf from the Gap and matching pink cell phone.
“I wear whatever is warm and
matches for the day,” Clark said.
She bought the $100 outfit before she came
to college and started living on a student’s budget.
Some students use current trends as basis for their fashion choices,
but pre-med junior Malaika X uses fashion to express a political
message.
“Africa is beautiful despite the ideology presented. I’m
proud of my origin,” she said.
Her grandmother wore the leather jacket
in the ’60s, her favorite bell-bottom jeans and purse were
used by her mother in the ’70s, and X now pairs them with
a light sweater. She wears her hair in its natural state with tinted
sunglasses purchased from a second-hand shop.
“The ’60s and ’70s were
a time when African people portrayed pride for themselves, and I’m
bringing that back,” she said.
The university’s diversity allows students a glimpse at global
fashion popular in other countries.
“I bought my jacket in Tokyo,”
English freshman Taro Waggoner said. “I bought it for 8,000
yen, which is about $90. My pants were purchased on sale at Express
for about $25.”
For students, sales can mean the difference between getting that
new outfit or sticking with comfortable favorites for another year.
“Money is scarce in college, so I
can appreciate a sale,” he said.
Most men may not follow fashion magazines
and red carpet accessories like some women do, but guys on campus
can incorporate business casual dress into everyday class wear.
Coordinating a beige Perry Ellis shirt and light tan pants with
brown sandals, marketing sophomore Bryant Robertson displays a touch
of professionalism. “I have a kind of laid-back style,”
he said.
Texas cyclist Lance Armstrong’s yellow bracelets made accessorizing
for charity fashionable this year. Sigma Chi fraternity sold the
bracelets to benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
“I think it’s for a good cause,” said Keith Brown,
an education sophomore and supporter of the foundation, which benefits
cancer patients. “It’s also a catching trend on campus.”
Wearing a beige corduroy jacket, one of the stylish fabrics for
this season, hip cuffed jeans and green stilettos, Jeenah Reidl
incorporates several of this fall’s fashion trends into her
outfit to create a look all her own. “I just wear whatever,”
the biology junior said modestly.
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