Tag: Fashion Column

Color-blocking has been a consistent trend in the past couple of years, and it appears it’s here to stay for this autumn/winter too. BCBG Max Azria, Lacoste menswear and Celine all feature deep colored color-blocking in their autumn/winter 2012 collections. This week’s spotlighted fashionista, Rachel Kartan PZ ’13, shows her

TSL: What’s your name and school? Jennie Xu SC ‘16. TSL: What are you wearing? JX: My wedges are by Michael Kors, my shirt is H&M, my jeans are from American Eagle and my watch is from Swatch.  TSL: Who is your favorite designer? JX: Bethany Cosentino from the band

TSL interviewer Ava Tunnicliffe PZ ’16 (AT): What’s your name and where do you go to school? Frankie Clarke (FC): Frankie Clarke PZ ’16. AT: What/who are you wearing? FC: My shirt is from a brand called Public Library but I don’t remember where I got it, my skirt is

Capes, though they’re the ultimate chic cold-weather clothing, might make the uninformed think of superheroes or vampires. And yes, while vampires and superheroes are quite popular nowadays (Twilight, Green Lantern, Iron Man, anyone?), the fashion cape puts all those costumes to shame. You might ask, where on earth did this

Impeccably designed clothing at affordable prices? Yes please, sign me up. While designers are sadly still charging an arm and a leg for original pieces, affordable retailers like Target and H&M provide the fashion-obsessed with designer collections that we can feasibly purchase. Starting with a collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld in

With Halloween drawing nearer, I’m sure more than a few of you are scrambling to find costumes. You could go to the Halloween pop-up store in Montclair and purchase an itchy costume titled with an awkward pun, but where’s the originality in that? And really, spending 50 bucks on a

What do you think of when you hear the word vest? Maybe you’re like “Pshh, vests? And let my arms be cold? No, thank you.” Or maybe you just think of the ugly holiday sweater vests that your great Aunt Mildred wears to family gatherings. Yuck, don’t you put that

For a lot of women at the 5Cs, the words “fashion” and “casual” are synonymous. Obviously, the motto “Fashion is Pain” doesn’t fly here. Just in the first few weeks of the semester, I have witnessed several skirts slightly smaller than a postage stamp and a multitude of revealing crop-tops,